STORYTELLER + ACTOR +ARTIST +WELLNESS PRACTITIONER

JACQUI DU TOIT is an international theatrical performer and storyteller from South Africa. She has a B.A in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town and has been working extensively as a professional actress, storyteller and arts educator.Her experience covers a wide range of fields including writing, directing, acting, movement and puppetry. Her passion and perseverance for performance arts have taken her to many destinations and festivals around the world, including performing with an African circus that toured Canada in 2008.Jacqui now resides in Ottawa, Canada where she is the Co-owner of The Origin Arts and community centre and serves on the board of directors for the Great Canadian Theatre Company. An active arts educator within the community and surroundings, Jacqui thrives on sharing the knowledge of storytelling and theatre with women and youth. Jacqui performs theatre, dance and African storytelling with her company 8thGeneration Storytelling, travelling across Canada and her home country, South Africa.Jacqui was nominated for Outstanding Female Actress, Prix Rideau Awards 2017 and Best female actress for the Capital Critics Awards 2017 for her production, THE HOTTENTOT VENUS - UNTOLD, which she wrote, directed and performs in.