Zach Laliberte is a multi-faceted artist living in the sunny city of Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN, where he attended a performing arts high school before making his venture north to Chicago. He earned his Bachelors degree in theatre at Columbia College Chicago in 2003. In the years since, he has gone on a national clown tour, attended the International Festival of Alternative and New Theatre (INFANT) in Novi Sad Serbia, and worked to create the Tonkawa Theatre Tribe (TTT) and The Chicago Physical Theatre Institute (CPTI). He released an independently produced live album, Skeletons of Songs, in 2007, with the help of his good friend, filmmaker Joe Burke. Zach has made many friends around the world studying under Keith Johnstone at the Loose Moose Theater Co. in Calgary, performing at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, and collaborating with some of his favorite artists in Chicago such as the Neo-Futurists and Kapoot Clown Theater. Mr. Zach also worked as an artist-in-residence in collaboration with The Vittum Theater teaching Art, Music, Theatre, and Improvisation in Chicago public schools. He also is an artist-in-residence for the Atlanta Workshop Players every summer, teaching Mask, Clown, Breakdancing, Physical Theatre, and the Art of Play. Since moving to L.A., Zach has co-founded the Los Angeles Center for Creative Arts with filmmaker Lysandra Petersson, with whom he also produced the bimonthly live performance event Art Bazaar. In 2010, he released the music video for "Daydream"(Skeletons of Songs), and music videos for two more songs are on the way in 2011. He has performed his music at the Viper Room, House of Blues, Rainbow Room, and many more venues.
Whether making music, making masks, writing scripts, or improvising, Zach Laliberte continues to strive to create new and innovative works of art while collaborating globally.
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