{"id":15,"date":"2023-11-27T09:09:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T15:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-06-13T10:40:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:40:58","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b16ad781 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b16ad781 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8849-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8849-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8849-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8849-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8849-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8849-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8849-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by: Martha Slaven (2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">My life mission is to create platforms in the performing arts that empower immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">My journey as an artist began as a dancer from a very young age. My favorite style is jazz, but I also love ballet, salsa, bachata, modern, West African dance, and contemporary. I began to familiarize myself with theater when I took Theater in the International Baccalaureate program at Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa. Ever since then, I have found and cemented my passion for storytelling through the performing arts, where I combine dance, theater, and poetry to create a symbiotic artistic experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">It is essential to me to continue researching elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the performing arts and other social causes such as the climate crisis. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46\" style=\"width:674px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/cis-pmoreraquesada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1690\/2023\/12\/IMG_8887.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by: Martha Slaven (2022)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Mi misi\u00f3n de vida es crear plataformas en las artes esc\u00e9nicas que empoderen a los inmigrantes, las personas LGBTQ+ y las personas de color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Mi camino como artista comenz\u00f3 como bailarina desde muy peque\u00f1a. Mi estilo favorito es el jazz, pero tambi\u00e9n me encanta el ballet, la salsa, la bachata, la danza moderna, danza de \u00c1frica Occidental y la contempor\u00e1nea. Comenc\u00e9 a familiarizarme con el teatro cuando tom\u00e9 el curso de Teatro en el programa de Bachillerato Internacional en Waterford Kamhlaba UWC de \u00c1frica del Sur. Desde entonces, encontr\u00e9 y consolid\u00e9 mi pasi\u00f3n por contar historias a trav\u00e9s de las artes esc\u00e9nicas, donde combino danza, teatro y poes\u00eda para crear una experiencia art\u00edstica simbi\u00f3tica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Para m\u00ed es fundamental seguir investigando elementos de diversidad, equidad e inclusi\u00f3n en las artes esc\u00e9nicas y otras causas sociales como la crisis clim\u00e1tica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My life mission is to create platforms in the performing arts that empower immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color. My journey as an artist began as a dancer from a very young age. My favorite style is jazz, but I also love ballet, salsa, bachata, modern, West African dance, and contemporary. 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