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Education •

A.PASS, advanced performance and scenography studies, post-master. Brussels, Belgium. (September 2013)

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MFA in Dance and Minor in Latina/o Studies. Choreographic Thesis Project: sweat Department of Dance & Department of Latina/o Studies. University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign, U.S. (May 2012)

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BA in Dance and Women Studies, Interdisciplinary Program. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Magna Cum Laude. (May 2009)

Selected Works

 

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taller de nada/workshop on nothing, 2 week open-studio and exhibition at the main gallery in The Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico. In collaboration with Siriol Joyner (Wales), Karen Langevin, Nelson Rivera, Elizabeth Robles, Nicole Delgado, Eduardo Rosario. Special guests: Adriana Garriga-Lopez & Bernat Tort. Santurce, PR. (May 25June 7, 2015)

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barrioescapes: Alto del Cabro, 22 min. walking audio-tour, as part of parada 16 ½ commissioned by Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (MAC), in collaboration with Karlo Andrei Ibarra, Pepe Álvarez and Karen Langevin. Santurce, San Juan. (February 2015)

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a guide to immobility, dance with sculpture by Elizabeth Robles. Presented as part of PLANETARIUM OUTPOST Gallery, Ridgewood NY. This project was made possible in part thanks to El Serrucho, a grant from Beta-Local. (October 2014)

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residuo, dance with ‘marley floor’. Sound score: Roy Guzman. As part of PLATFORM 2014: Diary of an Image by DD Dorvillier at Danspace Project, NYC. (June 2014). Presented at Spring Studio Series, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA & 16a Edición de la Muestra Nacional de Artes, Museo Arsenal de la Puntilla San Juan, PR. (March 2015)

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los presidentes pisan, o conmemorando lo invisible, o quiero ser una iconoclasta sexy. [the presidents step on, or commemorating the invisible, or I want to be a sexy iconoclast.] A self-portrait series of touristic intervention with the presidents’ statues. El Paseo de los Presidentes, San Juan, PR. (January 2014)

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farewell, solo with salt and a radio: reinterpretation of Julia de Burgos’ poem Farewell from Welfare Island (1953). Teatro Julia de Burgos, commissioned by el Museo de Historia, Antropologia y Arte. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. (February 2014)

 

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dancefloor, photographic and sculpture exhibition as part of the artistic research presentation DISPLACEMENT. Produced by A.PASS. Brussels, BE. (September 2013)

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sweat, thesis project, an archive of gestures, labor, and intimacy of women living under U.S. military presence in Vieques, and Panama. Performed by six dancers. Sound by Eduardo Rosario. Studio Dance I, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (March 2012)

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Open Studio: we cause circles, (4hr) improvisation practice as performance: performance as practice in collaboration with Renée Archibald. Flagg Hall 309, Art Studios. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (February 2012)

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Please Don’t Feed the Dancers, (17hr) in collaboration with Kathleen Kelly. Two female dancers separately prepare for a performance. Exploring the various personal rituals in the context of an object-like installation movement improvisation becomes a means for endurance. Level 5, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (October 2011)

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Diary Projects, Urbana-Champaign, IL o Nu(yo)rican, 10 days of alter-ego cultural drag of Puerto Rican identity. (September 2011) o 7 days of disavowal: to only communicate in Spanish while wearing an apron of the United States flag. (October 2010) o Diary of a “pava” in the Midwest: to wear a pava (Puerto Rican hat) for 7 days, and document people’s reactions and comments. (September 2010)

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Miss you-nivel, solo. DanceWeb Marathon. ImpulsTANZ# 28 Vienna International Festival, AT. (August 2011)

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Medusa tambien baila (Medusa also dances), choreography for four women. Studio II at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (April 2011)

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I am/ Yo soy in collaboration with Monica Lopez, a movement/text exploration of the Latina experience. Performed as part of The Master(s) Pieces, at The Armory Free Theatre, Champaign IL. (April 2011)

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Hairprint, (3hr) dance installation exploring the remains of violence against women through movement. As part of Read Between The Legs: She's In There, A Fundraiser for R.A.C.E.S (Rape Advocacy, Counseling, and Educational Services in Urbana). At Indi Go Artist Co-Op, Champaign IL. (February 2011)

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Honeymoon in Puerto Rico, a 4-minute video-advertisement against domestic violence in Puerto Rico. (December 2010)

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elsewhere, a site-specific dance in collaboration with the Astronomical Society at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. A four-hour performance at the observatory with artist Nicholas Duran. (October 2010)

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Menos Cuerda (Less Sane), a solo work performed as part of Nueva Contextura, a curated event featuring emerging artists at AREA: Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas Puerto Rico. (July 2010)

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Soplo: Expediente Capitolio, 12hr performance-activism with Soplo Site-Specific Collective. An invitation to dialogue after a rampage of police brutality interrupted a peaceful manifestation by students, and activists. The action of sitting in front of the capitol was inspired by Marina Abramović’s The Artist is Present. San Juan, PR. (June 2010)

Performance • DWR VIVA, movement-practice performance in collaboration with Siriol Joyner at 2Penrhiw, Abercych, Wales. (October 2013) & Casa Cultural Ruth Hernández, Rio Piedras, PR. (June 2015) • guía para perderse, improvisational practice performed with Karen Langevin. Casa Cultural Ruth Hernández, Rio Piedras, PR. (October 2014) & (April 2015) •

 

A Catalogue of Steps, by DD Dorvillier (2013-2014) -

Manifestation Extension Sauvage, Château de la Ballue, Bazouges-la-Pérouse & Festival JUNE Events, Atelier de Paris Carolyn Carlson. France. (June 2014)

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PLATFORM 2014: Diary of an Image Platform. Danspace Project, NYC. (May-June 2014)

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Festival entre Cours et Jardin, Dijon, France. (November 2013)

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there, there by Jennifer Monson. February Dance Concert, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (February 2012)

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Montain Deux by Nicholas Duran. Studio Fall 2011, REDCAT, Los Angeles, California. (November 2011)

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Retrospective as a Mode of Production, Xavier Le Roy. Three-day performance as part of the open exhibition of the workshop under the same title. ImpulsTanz Festival, Vienna, Austria. (July- August 2011)

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Mountain Duet by Nicholas Duran. One-day marathon performed by invitation of Prof. Viveca Vazquez at the Theatre Department, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. And public sites: Plaza Cristobal Colón, Plaza Salvador Brau, and El Morro (National Monument) at Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. (May 2011)

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Flesh, by Renee Archibald. Studio II, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (April 2011)

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Closure for Blood, Gutters for Veins: A ChoreoComic Collaboration, by Cynthia Oliver. February Dance Concert, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (February 2011)

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Hope You Like It’, an improvised dance and theater piece facilitated by Kirstie Simson. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (December 2010)

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Improvisation with Hiperprismas: musicians Lorraine Finkel and Eduardo Rosario, as part of SonoMACLab, live sound laboratory. Museum of Contemporary Art, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (November 2010)

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A black crow flew over the sleeping dog at midnight, by Kirstie Simson and Michele Rizzo. November Dance Concert, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, IL. (November 2010)

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COLAB, a cooperative laboratory for collaborations between musicians, dancers and engineers. Concert of collective improvisations with Kirstie Simson. Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL. (December and September 2010)

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Other People, site-specific piece by Nicholas Duran. Urbana, IL. (October 2009)

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Lo último en la avenida, a site-specific work by Soplo Collective, presented as part of the International Week of Dance, in the street in front of the Francisco Arriví Theater. San Juan, Puerto Rico. (May 2009)

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Hincapié: 10th Anniversary Dance Festival, director Petra Bravo. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Works by: Jesus ‘Pito’ Miranda, Anamaria Amador, and Petra Bravo. Teatro de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. (March 2009)

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Dancing gender? by Sally Silvers and Viveca Vázquez. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. (November 2008)

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El poema de la ideas lógicas, based on Emmy Noether’s life. Directed by Rey Andujar. Teatro de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Humacao. Produced by Programa ADVANCE Institutional Transformation, National Science Foundation. (April 2007)

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Dancer, Hincapié Modern Dance Company, Petra Bravo, director. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. (February 2007- May 2009)

Teaching •

Professor, Contemporary Dance Levels III & I Undergraduate. Universidad Sagrado Corazon, Santurce, PR. current. (Fall 2015)

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Visiting guest artist. Dance courses: Composition, Improvisation and Modern Dance. Theater and Dance Department, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. (March 2-6, 2015)

 

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Workshop “Impacto ambiental: ciclos más causa y efecto”, based on the exhibition Drawn In To the Light by Osvaldo Budet & Shonah Trescott. Programa Enlace: Museo / Escuela Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, San Juan. (January 2015-present)

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Contemporary Dance Teacher (all levels) Escuela Elemental Pedro G Goyco. Convivencia Creativa y Ciudadana, Alianza Extramuros, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. (September-November 2014)

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Body + Art Research Practices Workshop for Colectivo 3 & 4. Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico, San Juan. (March 2014)

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Teaching, Dance Department, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2010-2012) -

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Dance 100 Global Crossroads (Introduction to contemporary dance and traditional dance forms in the world), Dance 100 Introduction to Contemporary Dance history and practice, Modern Dance I and Beginner Ballet for non-majors students.

Teaching Assistantship, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. -Assistant to Prof. David Coyoca course 242 Latina/o Literature, Latina/o Studies Department. (Fall 2011) -Assistant to Prof. Philip Johnston, Dance 100, an introductory course to Contemporary Dance history and practice. Dance Department. (Fall 2010)

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Creative Movement as Empowerment, Centro Femenino de Rehabilitación “Cecilia Orillac de Chiari. (Female prison) by invitation of La Defensoría del Pueblo, Panama City, Panama. (June 2011)

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Creative Movement, Espacio de Encuentro de Mujeres, feminist organization, Panama City, Panama. (June 2011)

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Creative movement for children and teenagers. Utopia, Art Summer Camp, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (June 2009 and 2010)

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Teaching Assistant, Inclusive Modern Dance Class (Down Syndrome and Special Needs Youth). Danzactiva Dance School, director Paulette Beauchamp. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. (August 2008- May 2009)

Apprenticeship

 

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Assistant to DD Dorvillier. A Catalogue of Steps Workshop. ImPulsTanz #30- Vienna International Dance Festival, Vienna, Austria. (August 2013)

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Assistant to Cynthia Oliver. Contemporary Technique Intermediate Level. Department of Dance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (Spring 2012)

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Assistant to Jannelle Burns. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a Bacchanal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (November 2010- March 2011)

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Production Assistant and Translator for Jennifer Monson and DD Dorvillier during RMW(a) and RMW and workshops in San José, Costa Rica. (March 1-8, 2010)

Conference Presentations •

Encounter in Panama Performance and Interpretation of Bodies in Movement, presented at the Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies XII Conference, University of London, United Kingdom (November 2011) & Tinker Workshop on Pre-Dissertation Field Research, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign. (October 2011).

Awards| Grants |Residencies

 

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Resident Artist at La Practica, Beta Local, San Juan, PR. Current (September 2015- May 2016)

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The Boricua Fellowship with curator Sharmyn Cruz for ACRE Residency, Wisconsin, US. (July 2015)

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Global Midwest: In TOW Group led by Jennifer Monson, Residency at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (July 2015)

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Dance Residency at Hostal Casa Culebra, Culebra, PR. (June 2015)

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El Serrucho, a grant from Beta-Local. San Juan, PR. (October 2014)

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2Penrhiw Dance Residency with Siriol Joyner, Abercych, Wales. (October 2013)

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The Master’s Project Travel Grant, awarded by the Graduate College. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (January 2012)

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Dance Department (2009-2012) - Wanda M. Nettl Prize for Student Choreography, Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship, Graduate Travel Conference Award, Vannie L. Sheiry Memorial Dance Scholarship for outstanding performance, Competitive Scholarship for Summer Dance Project

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Graduate Travel Conference Award, given by the Latina/o Studies Department. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (November 2011)

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Artists’ Travel Grant, awarded by Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (August 2011)

 

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danceWEB Scholarship Program 2011. ImPulsTanz #28- Vienna International Dance Festival, Vienna, Austria. (July- August 2011)

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2011 Tinker Fellowship for Summer Research in Latin America, for the research project, The Border-Body: History of Panamanian Women as Choreography. Awarded by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (April 2011)

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Spring 2011 President’s Research in Diversity Travel Award, awarded by the Office of the President. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. (April 2011)

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Creative Residency Mount Tremper Arts, Mt. Tremper, NY. (May 2010)

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Graduate College Fellowship for Underrepresented Students, Urbana-Champaign. (August 2009-May 2010)

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Myrna Casas Award, Facultad de Humanidades. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. (May 2009)