Litza was raised in southern Colorado. Initially, she trained as a visual artist and studied Fine Art at the University of Colorado. Having danced seriously since the age of 12, she gradually shifted her focus from illustrative art to performance. After completing an undergraduate degree in Performance Studies, she received her master's degree in Choreography, Ethnochoreology, and Dance Theory from the University of Surrey in 1995.
Career
Early work
Litza created her first professional piece of choreography at the age of 16. In 1996, she choreographed and performed Position Over Eyes, the first piece with her company Litzabixler Performance. She created three more pieces for the company; So Low, Moving Stills, and Pistola Junta before closing the company to focus on her film work.
Other work
Other work includes NVA'sSpeed of Light; a large site-specific piece featuring choreographed runners in light suits that opened the Edinburgh Festival in 2012,[7] as well as choreography for numerous adverts[8][9] and music videos.[10] Litza worked with Ministry of Sound to create her own fitness DVD in 2006.[11] She also writes and paints and is a certified Creativity Coach.
Upcoming Projects
Litza has written an original musical screenplay and is currently working on a Gothic horror novel and a children's adventure screenplay.
