Artist-Researcher.
Working at the hyphen.
Joe Salvatore is an artist-researcher who creates theatre and video projects from interview-based data, found media artifacts, and historical events.
He believes that performance can disrupt preconceived notions and challenge and change both collaborators and audiences. Critics and audiences have described his work as “engrossing and illuminating,” “courageous,” and “an incredible bit of truth.”
Recent Projects

SERVICES
1–Research
2–Analysis
3–Coaching
Project support from conception to dissemination.
Filled with sample research questions, interview protocols, script excerpts, and staging tips, Creating Ethnodrama explains the “whats,” “whys,” and “how-tos” of using ethnodrama as a qualitative arts-based research methodology.
"Salvatore shares an insider’s perspective on ethnodrama, demonstrating pedagogical acumen and deep knowledge of theatre as an art form."
– George Belliveau, University of British Columbia, Canada
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