Liesel Badorrek

Liesel Badorrek is a Creator (director, writer, performer) based in Sydney, Australia and working across Drama, Opera, Cabaret, Theatre for Young Audiences and Site-Specific Performance. She is a passionate believer in the capacity of art and culture to both enrich and transform lives when it is inclusive and relevant. She believes that everyone has the right to participate in the creation of art and that new work should tell the stories and explore the concerns of a contemporary audience. As the founder and director of Loose Canon Arts for eighteen years, Liesel created new work for productions that toured extensively through Asia and the Middle East, accessing audiences of all ages, varied religious and cultural backgrounds and in diverse and unusual performance spaces. Liesel has created a large body of work for young audiences as well as Cabarets, Performance Installations and bespoke theatre for public events. Her career as a Director has seen her develop multiple new works, including international collaborations as well as working across both theatre and opera with projects ranging from one-person fringe shows to large-scale outdoor operas.