Leila Ghaznavi is founder and creator of Leila and Pantea Productions, a multidisciplinary theater collaborative that combines puppetry, physical theater, arial acrobatics, and animation for unrestricted story telling. She has toured her unique works across the country and around the world, winning Five Stars from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her original work 'Silken Veils'. She has a MFA in acting from the California Institute of the Arts, is a graduate of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theater, and the Helikos school. She is a recipient of the Jim Henson Foundation and noted artist of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Puppetry Conference. Her work as been called: "Magical and Enchanting! 5 Stars!" The Scotsman "Captivating" - Jane Henson, Co-founder of the Muppets "Deeply political without being didactic, 4 stars!" Broadway Baby