Jesús Muñoz (he) is a dancer, choreographer, educator, percussionist, and MFA candidate at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Born in Mexico, Muñoz functions within the contexts of Mexican Folkloric, Afro-Cuban, Cuban Folkloric, Cuban Popular, Cuban Contemporary, Ballet, Modern, and Jazz Dance and Latin Percussion. Through movement and experimental musical making, his research proposes a reclaiming of non-dominant aesthetics of native and vernacular cultures to integrate, alienate, and harness new ways of performativity: “I create music, I write and recite poetry, I sense my body, I question the foreign sense of human flesh, and augment my capacity to transcend on stage.”

Jesús Muñoz (èl) es un bailarín, coreógrafo, educador, percusionista, y candidato a una maestría en el departamento de baile de la Universidad de Colorado, Boulder. Nacido en México, Muñoz trabaja dentro del contexto de la danza folklórica de México, danza Afro-Cubana, danza folclórica de Cuba, danza popular de Cuba, danza contemporánea de Cuba, Ballet, danza Moderna, Jazz y percusión Latina. A través del baile y composición musical experimental, su enfoque se basa en la reclamación de estéticas vernáculas y nativas no dominantes para integrar, enajenar, y utilizar nuevas maneras de performatividad: “Creo música, escribo y recito poesía, siento mi cuerpo, cuestiono el sentido de la carne humana extranjera, y aumento mi capacidad de trascender en el escenario.”

Virtual Studio Tours are 30 min interactive programs that explore local contemporary artist studios. Artists take viewers behind the scenes of their studio practice with insights into their processes, inspirations and artwork. Moderated by BMoCA’s Associate Curator of Community Engagement this Instagram Live series is an initiative to support local artists and give viewers the opportunity to take a closer look at art practices and ask questions to contemporary artists.