Elizabeth is the founder and artistic director of Artists’ Play. She has performed and curated “Artists’ Play …a Cabaret!” for the last five years which lead her to experiences such as becoming a part of comedy troupe Show ‘N’ Prov and working with various independent painters, musicians and dancers.
Hailing from Manitoba, Elizabeth was trained classically at the Brandon School of Dance, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet and was mentored by the likes of Arnold Spohr. She was introduced to Jazz and the styles of Bob Fosse at JazzArt in Kentucky, modern at Grant MacEwan, furthered her versatility at Banff Center of Fine Arts and then graduated from the George Brown Dance Diploma Program where she studied under Ballet Jorgen.
Elizabeth has performed with Corpus, Parahumans Dance Theatre, The International Tango Festival, and with independent choreographers such as Siona Jackson and Tanya Crowder. She has choreographed musicals with the likes of Neelin High School, Artists Against War and Stage Hanna. She has shown her own work at the Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFida), Atlantic Fringe Festival, Squiggfest and the Toronto Fringe Festival 2008.
In her teaching experience she has traveled to England and toured with Parahumans Dance Theatre, lead by Dave Wilson, where she facilitated workshops for children in public schools. The schools ranged in class levels in both age and societal class levels. Elizabeth has had the opportunity to work for Arts for Children and teach dance in public schools throughout the year and was the dance instructor in the AFC Arts Adventure camp in 2007. Presently, Elizabeth is Artistic Director of her own dance school where she is the instructor of children and adults in ballet, jazz and creative movement. Elizabeth is also the director and choreographer for her own company Artists’ Play Dance Theatre.