Olisa Enrico is an artist, educator and administrator who believes in the unique power of  art to cultivate community and culture. Olisa spent her childhood writing music and performing, traversing genres and rooting in hip hop as her primary form of expression. She branched out to theater and found passion for the power of story to reveal and heal. A performing artist who prioritizes connection to emotional, spiritual and cultural truth, Olisa writes, produces and performs in a multidimensional magical manifestation of each moment. 

She earned her BFA in Theatre Performance Magna Cum Laude and an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy with a dual focus in Both Acting/Directing and Voice/Speech. She specializes in the use of Ritual Poetic Drama Within the African Continuum and Archetypes for the Artist. 

Olisa is a board member of The Conciliation Project (TCP). We engage the community in courageous conversations to undo oppression that is woven into the fabric of this complex nation.

Olisa Enrico is an artist, educator and administrator who believes in the unique power of  art to cultivate community and culture. Olisa is the Artistic and Executive Director of www.Asetheatre.org, a collective of Black Womxn artists whose mission is to engage the community in the art of storytelling through cultural practice and performance. Olisa is Co-Director of Arts Education and a teaching artist at www.Artscorps.org, igniting the creative power of young people. Olisa alo provides performances, professional development, curriculum development, consultations and workshops through her business www.PraxisEssentials.com. She is a certified practitioner of Ritual Poetic Drama Within the African Continuum and Archetypes for the Actor. Olisa believes that artists and art are vital to the state of culture and society and shares her soul through performance and cultural practice. Olisa engages collaboration, in relationship, and community.