Manuela Agudelo

(PERFORMER) is a Colombian dancer and choreographer who uses traditional folk dance such as cumbia as well as street styles from the city where she grew up in, NYC. Her focus is her matrilineal ancestors and how she can tell the story of powerful women through movement. She has a degree in Performance Art and another in Social Justice from CUNY Baccalaureate School for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies. She is an activist advocating for black and brown liberation through the medium of dance and community organizing. She is currently a dancer for Kim Elliott Dance.