I am a dancer and choreographer with studies in dance, visual arts and cinema. The starting point of all my research processes is Fragility in its different manifestations - between resistance, violence and displacement. My work leads me to explore other possible meanings to this pejoratively feminized concept. Moreover, being Franco-Mexican and having grown up in a hostile environment has led me to confront violence and to try to understand how to talk about the body in a country where bodies disappear. Together with Nadia Lartigue, we founded the Biblioteca Itinerante de Coreografía - a compilation of publications on contemporary choreography that are difficult to find in Mexico. I am a member of the ensemble ¡miércoles! along with the Chilean musician Nicolás Jaar. I also collaborate with the Collectif V.I.D.D.A in the creation of the trilogy Des pas si présent, this project aims to address the question: What were our first sounds? drawing inspiration from the Mixtec language Tnu’Dau. Since 2021, I contribute as a curator to Yuntindudi, an art space located in the Mixteca Alta region of Oaxaca, in Mexico. With Natalia Huerta, we co-manage Colectivo Circular, a cross-border project that seeks to empower people through art and psychosocial activities. During the last few years, I have dedicated myself to researching the possibilities of the choreographic documentary, a concept still unknown, in its possible manifestations through video, performance and text. The work consists in exploring the possibility of providing alternative artistic tools that question the patriarchal and colonizing structures that surround us. I also teach research and creative laboratories in performance and visual arts; always with the urgency to generate a deeper approach to the possibilities of resilience of the body from performance interventions in contexts of vulnerability and diversity. Moreover, I have received grants from the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes en México (FONCA) on multiple occasions; among them I would highlight my participation as a dancer in the Centro de Producción Danza Contemporánea (CEPRODAC) between 2011-2013; the Jóvenes Creadores programme that I received in 2015 to create the Project «Pièce de Résistence» and with which I was named emerging performing artist of the year by the magazine la Tempestad. In 2016, I received support from the BBV Bancomer Foundation to do the Festival4x4, a project that I produced for four consecutive years. In 2019, I was granted by the Jumex Foundation to finish my postgraduate studies in film at the Sorbonne School of Arts in Paris, France. My choreographic practices and performance projects have led me to collaborate in diverse geographies such as Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, France, Spain, United States, Italy, Holland, Hong Kong, Jordan and India.
References:
https://feministeconomicsdepartment.com/projects/hologram/
https://atlasofemotions.org/#actions/anger
Three of Cups:
In tarot, the Three of Cups symbolizes hospitality and is seen as an invitation to celebrate, signaling the end of a crisis. Often, this card depicts three women raising their cups in unison, their arms intertwined in such a way that it becomes difficult to discern one from another, suggesting a time to share experiences. Recently, Lu Chieregati* introduced me to an alternative interpretation of this card, where a figure, drenched in water, is depicted sweating honey. This serves as a metaphor for the generous essence of being, highlighting that giving opens the door to receiving. It suggests the act of expelling toxicities through kindness. The card combines support, hospitality, and generosity, prompting us to reflect on what we receive and its origins. It presents the opportunity for detoxification, aiming to foster states of being that allow us to navigate our days from a more compassionate standpoint.
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