About.
Shanice Stanislaus is an award-winning actor and comedian.
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Her comedy-clown show 'Mail Ordered' is the winner of 3 Canadian Awards; the Pick of the Fringe award (Vancouver), Patron's Pick Award (Toronto) and the Jester's Cap Emerging Artist Award (Calgary) and was nominated for the 'Artistic Risk' award at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. She also made her debut at the New York Comedy Festival 2024 with her comedy-clown show $$$.
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Select international theatrical credits include: Dance to Death (El Festival Del Grec Barcelona), The Brides (David Glass Ensemble), Where Are You? (Wild Rice), The House of Bernarda Alba, (Flamenco Sin Fronteras), La Mariposa Borracha (Gateway Theatre), Insert Clown Here (Parlous Theatre Toronto) and All My Parents Are Asian (Majong Mafia Comedy Toronto). She has trained and worked with French master clown Philippe Gaulier and the contemporary clown theatre company, Spymonkey(UK).
Shanice is a creative entrepreneur and the founder of Creatives Inspirit, a Singapore-based creative arts company dedicated to bringing more clowning and play to communities worldwide. She has taught clown and play-based dance workshops with Clown Gym (NYC), International Schools Theatre Association (UK), Wild Rice, and the Singapore Repertory Theatre. She has been featured in Channel News Asia, Resonate Magazine, Straits Times, Intermission Magazine, Class 95FM and many more.
Awards.
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Award Winner: Patron's Pick, Toronto Fringe Festival (2023)
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Award Winner: Jester's Cap Emerging Artist Award, Calgary Fringe Festival (2023)
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Award Winner: Pick of the Fringe, Vancouver Fringe Festival (2022)
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Nominee: Artistic Risk Award, Vancouver Fringe Festival (2022)
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100 Youth Founders: Sandbox Somerset x National Youth Council (2022)
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Yale-NUS Alumni Arts Development Grant for the Performing Arts (2019)
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Singapore representative for New Prague Dance Festival:Winner of Best Physical Theatre group (2013)
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Singapore representative for New Prague Dance Festival: Best Folk and Most Popular Group (2013)
Press.
“One of the funniest and sharpest fish-out-of-water entertainments since Sacha Baron Cohen waved an American Flag as Borat”
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(Glenn Sumi, Parton and Pearl Toronto)