Behnaz Farzami is a creative producer based in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland and the founder of Uptown Downtown.

Since 2011, she has built a practice grounded in trust, long-term relationships and making good ideas happen.

Behnaz works across performance, theatre, dance, media production and live events, shaping ambitious concepts into experiences that feel considered, connected and alive.

Through Uptown Downtown, she produces work that is bold, practical and creatively strong, projects designed not just to exist, but to move, travel and grow beyond their first stage.