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Updated 4/12/2022

Danza Orgánica

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Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

About DO:

Founded in 2007 by Afrotaíno artist Mar Parrilla- Danza Orgánica is a Boston based dance theater company whose work is centered around equity, social justice, and decolonization. With dancers from Borikén (so-called Puerto Rico), Kiskeya (so-called Dominican Republic), Mexico, and Spain- DO brings forth a multiplicity of experiences with the common themes of migration, decolonization, and the embodiment of a liberated future.

DO's programming includes performance, education (Dance for Social Justice™), and our annual festival We Create. We honor our right to express our BIPOC experience, joyfully reimagine ourselves in liberated BIPOC bodies, and leave a legacy that sheds light upon an untold side of history.

 

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Mar Parrilla
Job Title: Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer
Phone: (718) 288-9096
Address:
30 Atherton Street
Boston, MA 02119

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2007

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2007

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Residency - Other
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Curriculum Development
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Audio or Video Recording
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Consulting - Curatorial Services
  • Consulting - Organizational Capacity
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Film Showings
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Community Arts
  • Exhibitions
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 50

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Native American Tribes
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • French
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Dance Alliance, Tony Williams Dance Center, Dance Complex, Green Street Studios, Jose Mateo Ballet Theater

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Dance Alliance, Tony Williams Dance Center, Dance Complex, Green Street Studios, Jose Mateo Ballet Theater

Awards

Awards:

  • Awarded a Creative Development Residency at Jacob's Pillow. February 20-26, 2017.
  • Recipient of New England Dance Fund, awarded by the New England Foundation for the Arts, 2016
  • Selected as Luminary Artist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Neighborhood Salon 2016-2017 (by nomination only)
  • Recipient of scholarship for the Urban Bush Women Summer Leadership Institute, 2016
  • Recipient of New England Foundation of the Arts' Creative City Grant, for the project: Running in Stillness, 2016-2017.
  • Recipient of a Festival Programs Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council towards the annual festival: We Create! Celebrating Women in the Arts, 2016.
  • Space Grant at Tony Williams Ballet, 2015-2016; Featured at the Boston Neighborhood Network program: Around Town- for the festival We Create: Celebrating Women in the Arts, 2015; Green Street Studios company residency, 2014-2015
  • Creative City Grantee/Alum Network
  • Recipient of Brother Thomas Fellowship, 2017
  • Recipient of Next Steps Grant (tBf) 2018
  • Recipient of LAB Grants (2017, 2018)
  • Awarded a Creative Development Residency at The Yard, 2017
  • New England Dance Fund Grantee/Alum Network
  • Danza Orgánica awarded the Outstanding Community Arts Collaboration Award in Dance, from Arts/Learning. 2019.

Education

Education:

  • African Dance (different styles), Afro Brazilian/Samba, Afro Caribbean, Ballet, Bomba y Plena, Capoeira Angola, Contact Improvisation, Dance Improvisation, Drama/Dance Theater, Dunham Technique, Experimental Dance, Flamenco, Jazz, Modern, Salsa, Taiko Dr
  • M.A. Dance/Dance Education, January 2004, New York University - NY, NY; B.A. Modern Languages May 1998, University of Puerto Rico - San Juan, PR; Training: African Dance

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - English as a Second Language
  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Mathematics
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Dance
  • Media
  • Theater

Certifications and Training:

  • MA in Dance Education, NYU
  • Massachusetts Certified Dance Teacher K-12

Fee range:

$100 - $10,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - English Language / Literacy
  • Arts Integration - English as a Second Language
  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Mathematics
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Dance
  • Media
  • Theater

Certifications and Training:

  • MA in Dance Education, NYU
  • Massachusetts Certified Dance Teacher K-12

Fee range:

$100 - $10,000

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Open space suitable for dance.

Fee Range:

$5,000 - $100,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

12