Mariana Valencia
Mariana Valencia (born 1984) is an American contemporary multidisciplinary artist. She was honoured as the "Outstanding Breakout Choreographer" at the 2018 Bessie Awards.
Early life
[edit]Valencia is of Guatemalan descent, and was born and raised in Chicago during the 1980s. She received her BA from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA in 2006..[1]
Career
[edit]Mariana Valencia was a Whitney Biennial artist (2019)[2] and a Movement Research Global Practice Sharing artist (2016/2017)[3] Her work has been commissioned by the Baryshnikov Arts Center,[4] The Chocolate Factory Theater,[5] The Whitney Museum,[2] and Performance Space New York.[6] She is a founding member of the No Total reading group, and was the co-editor of Movement Research’s Critical Correspondence from 2016-2017.[7] Mariana Valencia published two books, Bouquet and Album in 2019[8]
Awards
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- LMCC Extended Life Grant (2020)
- Bessie Award for Outstanding Breakout Choreographer (2018)
- Jerome Travel and Study Grant (2014-2015)
- The Foundation For Contemporary Arts Award to Artists Grant (2018)
Residencies
[edit]Source:[7]
- AUNTS
- Chez Bushwick
- New York Live Arts
- ISSUE Project Room
- Brooklyn Arts Exchange
- Gibney Dance Center
- Movement Research
- Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
References
[edit]- ^ Burke, Siobhan (2020-01-07). "What if a Dance Piece Were Actually Funny? Or Super Sad?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ a b "Mariana Valencia: Futurity | Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ Studio, Familiar (2020-12-10). "Mariana Valencia". Movement Research. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ Libbey, Peter (2020-09-17). "Baryshnikov Arts Center to Commission New Online Works". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "Mariana Valencia Bouquet". Chocolate Factory Theater. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "AIR | Performance Space New York". 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ a b "2020 Solo Artist: Mariana Valencia | On the Boards". www.ontheboards.org. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ Jakab, Gillian (2019-07-09). "Mariana Valencia's Album and Bouquet". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "Mariana Valencia, Extended Life 2019". LMCC. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
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