Key Awards

  • Adelaide Fringe Festival BEST DANCE in the 2020 Weekly Awards  for "Catch Jazida"
  • Canberra Critics Circle ACT Arts Award in 2022 for "Exotic Hypnotica"
  • Outstanding Performing Arts Award in the 2021 Canberra Local Business Awards for Jazida Productions
  • "Entertainer of the Year" in the Miss Burlesque Australia Grand Final 2016

"A face that you couldn’t tear your eyes from" -21st Century Burleque

"Inventive Jazida brings the crowd to its feet" - City News Magazine

“One thing you can count on with this performer is that Jazida's skills are as undeniable as they are awe inspiring” - Theatre Travels

"Top burlesque from a pint-sized, high-energy dancer with a wicked sense of theatrical fun" - BMA Magazine

"She redefines the nature of strip" - Australian Pride Network

"Burlesque artist extraordinaire, Jazida, has seemingly endless skills" - Australian Stage

"Lightning rod burlesque artist Jazida"- The Age

Other Titles and Accolades:

  • ACT Minister for Arts Creative Council Board Member
  • Voted in the Top 50 most influential burlesque industry figures globally 3 years in a row in 21st Century Burlesque Magazine (#46 in 2020, #32 in 2021, #42 in 2022)
  • Burlesque Hall of Fame (Las Vegas) performer
    Movers Shakers and Innovators, 2018 and online for Virtual Hall of Fame in 2020 and 2021
  • Nominated for ACT Woman of the Year 2020
  • Nominated for Lifeline Women of Spirit  2021 (ceremony postponed)
  • Finalist for Canberra Local Business Awards for Outstanding Performing Arts 2021 and 2022 with both Jazida Productions AND Flazeda
  • Nominated for Rubik3 Canberra Women of Business in the categories of Best Social Impact, Best Small Business, and Business Woman of the Year 2021
  • Finalist for the Canberra Local Business Awards in for ACT Business of the Year 2020 with Jazida Productions
  • Miss Burlesque ACT 2016
  • Baby Bombshells 2016 as part of the Australian Burlesque Festival
  • Burlesque Idol Canberra 2015
  • #ACTtitalator (best Burlesque in the ACT) at the My Hashtag Awards at the Sydney Burlesque Gala 2016 
  • Nominated for Biggest Contribution at The Busties (the Australian Burlesque Industry Awards) 2017
  • #CapitalTerritoryTitalator (best Burlesque in the ACT) at the My Hashtag Awards at the Sydney Burlesque Gala 2017
  • Nominated in the TOP TEN across Australia for the following categories at The 2018 Busties (the Australian Burlesque Industry Awards): Best Solo, Most Supportive, Most Glamorous and Outstanding Contribution
  • #ACTtitalator (best Burlesque in the ACT) at the My Hashtag Awards at the Sydney Burlesque Gala 2018

 

Jazida's Biography

Jazida is a queer and culturally diverse entertainer, producer and dance teacher based on Ngunnawal Land in Canberra. 21st Century Burlesque Magazine says “I will not forget her any time soon” and listed her in the Top 50 most influential burlesque industry figures across the globe for the past 3 years in a row.

Jazida is recognised as one of Australia’s premiere burlesque performers, having performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, headlined at the Perth International Burlesque Festival in 2019, featured at the Australian Burlesque Festival 2019, headlined/taught on the Australian Burlesque Cruise 2020, and currently being a headlining member of the Finucane and Smith Collective, regularly touring shows across Australia over many years.

Her creativity, professionalism and dedication to her craft has seen her with many awards and accolades. She won the Canberra Local Business Awards for Outstanding Performing Arts in 2020, her solo show "Exotic Hypnotica" won the Canberra Critics Circle ACT Arts Award, her feature show “Catch Jazida” won Best Dance at the Adelaide Fringe Festival Weekly Awards, she won Miss Burlesque ACT in 2016, was nominated for ACT Woman of the Year in 2020 and is currently a member of the ACT Minister for Arts Creative Council.

As well as being a performer, Jazida works to elevate alternate performing arts and support the industry by producing shows through her production house, Jazida Productions, and delivering artist professional development programs through her Alternate Performing Arts Hub, Flazéda. She is the creative director and founder of Jazida’s Fabulous Fan Dancers, is the current producer of Miss Burlesque ACT, current producer of Apprentease ACT, and the co-director of the Australian Burlesque Museum.