Performer, Playwright, & Facilitator
Alia Ettienne is a theatre writer, actor, performer and facilitator who was born and raised in Toronto, ON. Ettienne is of Afro Caribbean descent which often influences her performances and writing. This also factors into her current work as Head Facilitator of the Sankofa Storytelling and Spoken Word Program. She graduated from the Sheridan College Performance Program and since then has gone on to study Creative Writing as well as Arts and Entertainment Marketing. In addition to this, she is both a member of the Workman Arts and VIBE Arts Artist Roster.
Ettienne aims to create art for social change. Her first solo piece, YellowZoned premiered in The 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival and then remounted as a part of Hamilton's premiere Mental Health Theatre Festival MindPlay. This led to her being featured in Hamilton’s Views Magazine on two separate occasions. In 2017 Ettienne founded the workshop series Chill N Do Art geared toward Black and Indigenous women. The workshop aims to overlap wellness with creative DIY activities. Most recently, she started the Creative Coping Kits Initiative, an initiative that she started to support Black and Indigenous single parent families.
In addition to her work within the community art landscape she is currently working on her second full length piece Allow For Release: The Xiety Complex.
