Yaron Lifschitz (born 30 March 1970) is an Australian director most notable for his involvement in the circus arts.

[1] He was the founding Artistic Director of the Australian Museum's theatre unit, Head Tutor in Directing at Australian Theatre for Young People, and has been a regular guest tutor in directing at the National Institute for Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in Sydney since 1995.

Lifschitz is currently the artistic director and CEO of Australian contemporary circus company, Circa.

[4] Of his family's time in Cape Town, Lifschitz is quoted as saying “It was an interesting enclave ... We weren’t observant.

He then applied to the prestigious Graduate Directing Program at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Kensington, Sydney.