Marielis Garcia

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MARIELIS GARCIA
WHAT I AM DOING NOW...
Spring 2025 into Summer—Here we go!
Classes at UNCG are wrapping up, and I've absolutely loved teaching Ballet 300 and Choreography: Craft 1. This semester has been full of creativity and exploration, especially as a UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts Innovation Hub Fellow. Along with three colleagues, I worked on developing a syllabus for an interdisciplinary course that’ll be taught experimentally in Spring 2026.
I also created a new study with six UNCG students called Joules upon Joules, Unwavering. The piece explores energy and repetition, touching on the contrasting ideas of the "rat race" and striving for something more.
Now, I’m ready to dive into summer! I’ll be teaching a University Dance Appreciation class and, thanks to a Dean’s Research Grant, attending a dance professionals workshop at the American Dance Festival called Physical Practice with Netta Yerushalmy.
I’m also heading to Jacob’s Pillow as an Anne and Weston Hicks Choreographic Fellow, where I’ll be deepening my dance-making practice with guidance from Risa Steinberg, Robert Moses, and an inspiring group of fellows.
Feel free to reach out if you’d like to connect.
As always ( but feels especially potent these days), life is moving fast—good and bad. Let’s be kind to ourselves and each other.
xo,
mg
This was updated April 30, 2025
This now page was inspired by Derek Sivers.