Artist Spotlight: Julianna Massa

This spotlight features Julianna Massa, an artist and educator based in Albuquerque.

ABQ Dance Connect started an Artist Spotlight Series to feature dancers, movers, and creators in Albuquerque. This series is aimed to introduce and connect artists to their ABQ community. If you are interested in being a part of this series, please email info@abqdanceconnect.org or DM ABQ Dance Connect for more information.

Julianna Massa (she/her or they/them) (@juliannamassa) is an artist and educator based in Albuquerque, NM. She has performed with artists including Donna Jewell, Kelsey Pascich, Takehiro Ueyama, Miguel Gutierrez, AGA Collaborative, Francesca Harper, Jacqueline Garcia, Lawine Torren, and others. As a dancer, Julianna is interested in reimagining our relationships with one another through shared embodied experiences. Her work centers around the act of witnessing and holding space for the messy, imperfect negotiations that happen when bodies move together in space. In her teaching, Julianna uses somatic and improvisational practices that invite participants to enter spaces as their full selves. Currently, Julianna is working in the Community Engagement department at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and is looking forward to presenting choreography and performance with other interns and staff.

Find out more about Julianna at her website: juliannamassa.wordpress.com