PATRIZIA FERLISI

Patrizia, a Canadian dance artist, educator, and entrepreneur, is a passionate advocate for arts education. Her unwavering dedication to honing her craft and promoting the arts, mainly through education, has been a defining aspect of her life's work. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Choreography and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance. As a dancer, Patrizia has worked with renowned companies & choreographers such as Cirque Du Soleil (Delirium Tour), Mia Michaels (Delirium), Travis Wall (Bell Gala), Creativiva (Caribbean), Kafi Pierre (Toronto Jazz Festival), Cadence Contemporary Ballet (City Connect), Roberto Campanella (The Jazz Cracker), Debra Brown (Pan Am Games), Newton Moraes Dance Theatre (Brazil Tour), Conteur Dance Company (Re- Connect), and Larchaud Dance (Gridlock). Throughout her career, she has had the privilege of touring Brazil, the U.S., Europe, & the United Kingdom as a performer and choreographer. In addition, she has choreographed shows in Turks & Caicos with Creativiva Inc. At this time, Patrizia's career focuses on her dance studio, Zdance Movement Inc., and her master classes in schools and colleges throughout Toronto and the GTA. She has been a faculty member at Centennial College since 2016, teaching and creating courses for jazz performance and technique, dance history, and career management. She worked at George Brown College from 2015 to 2019. Patrizia lives with her two children and husband. She loves nature, yoga, travelling and spending time with family and friends. She aims to inspire