Debbie "Balance" Celis

Festival Participant

Balance would describe herself as having creative A.D.D. She studies fashion design at George Brown College and freelances as a makeup artist, stylist and rights activist. A second generation Filipino raised in Scarborough, Balance uses her poetry as a way to bridge herself closer to her culture. She has performed at various open mic nights in the city and has been featured at Kapisanan Arts Center and Feed Your Mind. Balance is a member of the Toronto based Filipino Canadian Youth Aliance (UKPC/FCYA), The Justice for Jeffrey Coalition, and From The Bamboo Poetry Collective.