Dulce & Marianna Escobedo Muñoz

Born and based in Tijuana, Mexico, sisters and dance artists Dulce & Marianna Escobedo share their home-town pride and discuss their respective artistic trajectories - including on co-founding the Conservatorio de Danza México, an institution committed to inclusion and to bringing their community closer to dance.

*Closed captions & subtitled version of this interview coming soon.

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Dulce Instagram: @TijuanaDanza
Marianna Instagram: @Mariannaesdanza

 

Dulce Escobedo Muñoz is a choreographer, dancer, and performing artist based in Tijuana, Baja California. Dulce has a degree in dance from the Gloria Campobello School of Dance, previously directed by Professor Margarita Robles Regalado. She has trained at some of the most prestigious dance schools and institutions from all over the world including schools in the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Spain, Italy, Israel, among others. In addition to extensive knowledge in the performing arts, she has a degree in International Relations, which has allowed her to develop as cultural bearer and curator for various international dance projects, including serving as a founder and director for the Festival Internacional de Danza Veinte Once, a stand out among her presenting work, for which she received support from México’s National Endowment for Culture and Arts (FONCA) in 2019. She is also the Founder & Artistic Co-Director of and Teacher at the Conservatorio de Danza México, an independent art space whose mission is to offer professional, multidisciplinary training to dancers in Tijuana. Her choreographic inquiries have led her to create dance projects for the camera and venture into the world of street art. Her choreographic work has appeared in noteworthy international stages, including in Mexico, Cuba and the United States.

Marianna Escobedo Muñoz is a Founding Director of the Conservatorio de Danza México located in Tijuana, Baja California. She has a degree in dance from the Universidad de las Américas, in Puebla, Mexico. Since 2015, she has served as the Operations Manager for Producciones Escobedo, where she has staged dance works and galas involving a roster of international dance companies including Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (Havana, Cuba), Teatr3s (Barcelona, Spain), Ballet del Noroeste de México, Joffrey Ballet School, and the Lombard Twins (NY, US). She directs the Festival Internacional de Danza Veinte Once and is a member of the International Dance Council (CID), an umbrella organization bridging all forms of dance in all countries of the world that is part of UNESCO. In addition, she has started exploring dance filmmaking with the support of training from Douglas Rosenberg and Ximena Monroy. Marianna also has a Masters in New Documentary Photography from LABASAD Barcelona School of Arts & Design.

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