Sofia Elena Borsani

Sofia Elena Borsani, born in Genoa, studied acting at the Zurich University of the Arts and at the Rostock University of Music and Drama. During her master's degree, she was engaged at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, where she worked with Lily Sikes, Barbara Weber, Bram Jansen, Jan Bosse and Herbert Fritsch. She was invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen with Stefan Pucher's production of "Ein Volksfeind". From 2016, she was engaged at the Lucerne Theater, where she worked with Nina Mattenklotz, Sylvia Sobottka, Julia Wissert, Victor Bodo, Ene-Liis Semper and Tiit Ojasoo, among others. She has been working as a freelance actress and voice-over artist since 2019. She also teaches as a guest lecturer in Bachelor and Master Theater at the Zurich University of the Arts. Borsani is a winner of the Armin Ziegler Foundation scholarship. She was invited to the 2021 Cannes Film Festival with the short film "Über Wasser" (Jela Hasler).