Arash Baqipur is a first-year M.F.A. in Theatre candidate with a specialization in live design and production at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a storyteller with backgrounds in film and architecture and has collaborated in several short and feature films as a production designer/set and costume designer. Most recently, they have been working as a projection/video designer for theatrical productions as well as live performances. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2023), Cruising for Emotional Connection (thesis performance, 2024) and Blood at the Root (Studio Series, 2024). He also served as an assistant media designer for Sunset Baby (Signature Theatre, 2024). Baqipur holds a B.S. in Architecture and a M.A. in film from the University of Tehran.