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Giada Dobrzenska Del Drago was born in Ireland and raised in Canada. She lived and trained at Canada's National Ballet School for several years then graduated from Brentwood College School as the Valedictorian with a B.C scholarship for the arts. She studied Fine Art: Film & Video at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London; graduating with a joint BA Honours in Fine Art : Film & Video. Whilst at college, Giada was cast in a leading role on Germany's longest running and most popular Soap Opera, Lindenstrasse. Giada learnt to speak German for the role of Patricia Wolfsson appearing from 1996-2009. She simultaneously worked in film and television production from MTV to Channel 4 in London as well as filming behind-the-scenes and being the personal assistant to filmmakers Joshua Oppenheimer and Jeremy Wooding. In 2000 she founded Little Wonder Productions for creative ventures in film, fashion and event production. She launched with a limited edition clothing label collaborating with graffiti artist Jinja Rox on theatrical catwalk shows to present their "Artwear" of customised denim and designer vintage pieces. In 2001 Giada directed and executive-produced the multi award-winning short film Mon Amour, Mon Parapluie. She has produced and directed Independent feature films, documentaries, short films, music videos, advertising campaigns, video-art and night club live-performance visuals. Her films have screened at over 30 international film festivals and won several awards. In 2004 Giada founded Kitsch Palace Records for which she wrote, produced and sang two alter ego albums and made videos, touring a multi-media show to art galleries and nightclubs in Europe and the USA. She also wrote/performed with and made music videos for other artists/bands. In 2007 Giada was commissioned by The Third Millenium Foundation to create music and a live performance piece for The Ship of Tolerance launch at the opening of The Venice Biennale D'Arte. In 2008 Giada was selected to be the Artist in Residence at The Gershwin Hotel, NYC where she produced and presented a series of interviews with NYC artists and musicians, entitled "A.I.R-NYC". She also starred in an Anton Perich film "Gigi at The Gershwin" and acted in/exec-produced indie film "Trooper". That year she trained as a yoga and meditation teacher at The Prana Yoga College and gained a scholarship to train as a Life Coach with The Visionary Leadership Corporation. These experiences changed her perspective and approach to life and creativity. In 2012 She wrote, directed and produced "I LOVE LONDON/Walk With Me?" a Guerilla film shot over 48 hours, featuring a large cast of creative talent. In 2014 she began researching and filming a documentary entitled "The Sound of Healing" and in 2015 she founded Sage & Strong Experiences for wellbeing and creativity workshops/retreats. In 2019 she produced "Love & Art at The Venice Biennale" together with her husband. From 2020-2022 She produced and presented award-winning pandemic podcast "TLC : The Light Conversations". In 2023 She produced "Cacaoistas" a film about ceremonial cacao made in Peru. She continues to develop, co-create and present conscious content (films, documentaries and podcasts) through Kind Spirit Media.