Bianca Tufford is a GTA based Costume Designer and Costume Technician.
Bianca was Lead Costume Designer at Shakespeare by the Sea in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for their 2019 and 2018 seasons. Prior to that, she worked as Assistant Costume Designer for their 2017 season. During her tenure with the company, she designed the costumes for six productions, most recently The Wizard of Oz, Love's Labour's Lost and Henry V.
Bianca's unique designs are supported by her passion for understanding both the visual and practical components of costuming, having a strong understanding of every part of the costuming progress, starting from design to pattern drafting and sewing to fitting garments. Bianca is passionate about learning and mastering as many costuming techniques as possible, most recently, building a 3D printer in order to design and create costume elements without limitation.
She has a degree with honours in Costume Studies from Dalhousie University.