Andrea Muñiz

Andrea Muñiz (b. 1997, she/they) is a Boston-based (Massachusetts and Pawtucket Land) dance artist and movement researcher from San Juan, Puerto Rico (Taíno Land). Their work is raw and dynamic rooted in relational dynamics of tension, intimacy, and resolution. Curiosity toward rigor and pleasure are developed through improvisational investigation of emotional and kinetic responses. Andrea is interested in the intersections of embodiment and connection to self, others, and the stories we tell.

Their performance and collaboration credits include projects with Abilities Dance Boston, Amelia Estrada, Boston Dance Theater, Danza Orgánica, Dara Capley, The Gold Dust Orphans, Jessi Stegall, Laila Franklin, and El Taller Juvenil de Andanza. While an undergraduate student, Andrea had the opportunity to perform works by Robin Aren, Ron K. Brown, John Chin, Tommy Waheed Evans, Tommy Neblett, and Kate Weare.

Their choreography and improvisation have been presented at MELLE's “WIP”, the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Modern Connections' "DIP", Danza Orgánica’s “Melaza Movie Series”, JP Porch Fest, NACHMO Boston, and MEET. Andrea is a 2021 and 2023 NEFA New England Dance Fund recipient. They were also a 2023 - 2024 Dance Lab resident at the Boston Center for the Arts.

Andrea has taught in the Boston community through Midday Movement Series, Ballet Rox, and Abilities Dance Boston's Community Outreach Program. They are a current teaching artist at Contact Improv Boston. They participated in Mass Cultural Council’s Creative Youth Fellowship and were a 2022 YDW Mentor at Bates Dance Festival. During the summer of 2023, they hosted Summer Community Contact Jam in Jamaica Plain.

Andrea holds a B.F.A. in Contemporary Dance Performance from The Boston Conservatory and is an alumna of Andanza Escuela de Danza Contemporánea. They have completed additional training through the Bates Dance Festival (ME), Danza Contemporánea de Cuba (CU), The Field Center (VT), and TransFormation Danse (MTL).