VICTOR POKINKO
Born and raised in Ottawa, ON, Victor Pokinko is an arts leader, theatre-creator, and award-winning producer who is committed to carving out and supporting space for new, inventive, multidisciplinary work to be developed, explored, and shared. As the Executive Producer of Bad Hats Theatre, he brings a keen creative eye to the work he produces. Working together with Fiona Sauder and Matt Pilipiak, he has stewarded the growth of the company from a small collective into a leader (or at least a well-known agitator) within the Family Programming sector.
He is also the Creative Producer for Bad New Days, the Producer for J Mar Electric, and has produced with companies across the country such as The Cultch, Soulpepper Theatre, Luminato Festival, ARC, Globus Theatre, Theatre Rusticle, Pea Green Theatre, among others, having the pleasure of collaborating with renowned artists like Candy Palmater, Martha Ross, John Millard, Tomson Highway, Kent Monkman, Jeremy Dutcher, Colin Mochrie, and Buffy Ste Marie.