“Isabel Cruz graduated from l’École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec. She currently works with Margie Gillis as part of the Legacy Project as well as with Diana León and Paco Ziel as part of Vías Company. Her creative background has evolved through the years, including dance and music performance. Isabel is also interested and enjoys playing with choreography, design, painting, and photography, all of which she does for her own pleasure, as well as to serve her community. Isabel aims to reach a profound knowledge of dance’s breathtaking language in order to convey her feelings, ideas, and emotions through the practice, and consequently reach a level of communion both with herself and as a consequence with the audience.”

One of my main objectives is to be available; to be in service of the message the piece itself wants to be expressed. When interpreting and creating I’m mainly interested in the intention, after that I try to rejoice in the voyage where the piece takes me, in other words, the architecture that builds into it. Light, design, music, jazz, textures, architecture are elements that intrigue me. In addition to dance, what truly inspires me is the proposal of life through the present and its millions of scenarios, smells, colors, textures and sounds. 

I am curious to work with nature, inside and outside the theater, I am intrigued to collaborate with it. I enjoy exploring and interacting with external landscapes as a result of my internal state. I find a deep curiosity in nature's way of moving and I enjoy being surprised by internal and external forces that move through me and with me. In my practice, I like to perceive the studio as a space of reflection and transmutation. 

In a collaborative process, my aim is to foster a space where mutual sharing and learning flourish, embracing the diverse paths and truths of each individual. Grounded in respect, intimacy, vulnerability, curiosity, and play, I perceive these as the pillars that allow the team to delve into a collective journey. I’m interested in getting to know what I can offer through my artistic process and how it evolves being influenced by my surroundings while letting the essence remain. I believe each member of the team brings a unique cultural background, and I find it very enriching to witness how these backgrounds intersect and bloom. I perceive collaboration as an opportunity to discover the harmonies of sound and color that emerge from the collective voice. I see the team as a mirror reflecting a continuous inner realization, a journey of growth and discovery as life creates through us.

 

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