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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Theater & Film Director
  • Yale, CalAarts
  • From New York, NY, USA
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About Me

ABOUT ME:
"Curiouser and curiouser..."
Always learning & creating.

I'm a theater director, visual artist, and aesthetic interventionist seeking to infuse the everyday with spontaneity and play. I studied theater and political science at Yale and immersive design at CalArts. I consider myself both and intellectual and a goofball.

As a director, I create meaningful experiences that inspire people to engage differently with one another and the world. recent projects include an interactive performance installation in an abandoned mansion, a theatrical adaptation of the film Amélie staged in a tent, and a play about climate change staged in a 2,000 square foot loft in brooklyn. I paint, play capoeira, do yoga, meditate, and write.

Originally from New York, I lived and ran a theater company in Buenos Aires, Argentina for several years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am fascinated by the many different ways that people live, and I love intimately getting to know interesting people and their unique lifestyles when I travel. I believe that community is essential, and that one can develop community across borders.

Interests

figure drawing, portraiture, muralism, mask-making, visual journalism, jewelry design, all kinds of street art,

  • arts
  • singing
  • theater
  • performing arts
  • design
  • street art
  • body art
  • dancing
  • capoeira
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • painting
  • drawing
  • magic
  • music
  • journalism
  • language exchange
  • urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

Spontaneous live music in intimate quarters makes me giddy to be alive! magical realism reminds me that reality is perception.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived and traveled in a van in South America.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn about music - language, theory, rhythm, song, dance. i'm fascinated by ethnomusicology.

i'm always seeking teachers and collaborators in the fields of puppetry, maskmaking, muralism, and jewelry design.

i can share my knowledge of yoga, art, spanish, writing, and all things theatrical

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to draw your portrait or paint you a mural!

I also love redesigning spaces and making people's homes feel more artful and inspiring. And can cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Colombia, France, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United States

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