Christopher Hibma
Christopher (“Topher”) Hibma is the Global Director for Videos for Change, Topher is also the Founding Chair of Zoukak Theatre’s Board of Trustees and a Senior Consultant for Ettijahat-Independent Culture (both located in Beirut, Lebanon).
In his role as the Director of Sundance Institute’s Theatre Program, Christopher built one of the world’s leading brands and most diverse rosters of international multi-hyphenate artists while working with the Luma Fondation in France, the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival in Egypt, the Rolex Mentors & Protégés Initiative in Switzerland, the Office of the King Mohammed VI and Dar al-Ma’mun in Morocco, the Kampala International Theatre Festival in Uganda, Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and the Nairobi Musical Theatre Initiative in Kenya.
Topher is a member of Creative Capital’s National Advisory Council, an organization that invests in artists to shape the future and the Guild of Future Architects, a refuge for people shaping an inclusive & prosperous world. He has consulted with The Apollo Theater, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Guthrie Theater, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, IDEO and others. He lives with his husband and daughter in Minneapolis.