Alexis Milligan

Canadian actor, movement specialist and director Alexis Milligan practices and teaches a diverse range of work from theatre and film to movement direction and puppetry. Currently, she is the resident Movement Director at the Shaw Festival, host of the “Let’s Get This Shaw on The Road” podcast, and the director of the ground-breaking Theatre of Medicine program, created in partnership with the Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Alexis is a much sought after teacher and educator in communication and leadership. Her unique approach blends the arts and science by sharing knowledge through experiential learning – which simply means doing things Power-Point free. She holds a diploma in Classical Performance from George Brown Theatre School, a diploma in University Teaching from Renaissance College, and a master’s in interdisciplinary studies, combining the performing arts, communication, education, and neuroscience, from the University of New Brunswick.  Currently, she is an adjunct-professor at the University of Toronto – Mississauga Drama Studies program.

She has served as consultant for the Canadian Medical Protective Association, and sat on the steering committees for the Canadian Network of Imagination and Creativity and the Atlantic Centre for Creativity, as well as host of the “Finding Creativity” podcast. Alexis is a regular guest teacher at The European Association of Urology, NYU Tisch School for the Performing Arts, The Verbier Festival, Dalhousie University School of Nursing, and University of New Brunswick, School of Nursing.