Artist Spotlight: Laura Elaine Garrett

Here is another Albuquerque artist we are proud to present in the ADC Artist Spotlight series - Laura Elaine Garrett!

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.

Laura Elaine Garrett (she/her) is originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is currently working as the Co-Artistic Director and the Ballet Instructor at Moving Arts Española. She is a graduate from Goucher College (2020) where she earned a BA in Dance and Spanish with Cum Laude honors. She is a dedicated choreographer, dancer, videographer, and curator. Her work, Junto a ti, was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Brooke Pierce Award in the Fine Arts and was chosen to perform in the American College Dance Association’s National Gala. In March of 2020, she directed, produced, and curated an art gallery and performance entitled “Mujeres Fuertes”. For this production, she brought together Latina artists and performers from Baltimore to showcase their work centered on the theme of honoring influential Latina women from history. As a performer, she has danced in works by Karole Armitage, Charlotte D’Amboise, Iyun Harrison, Kevin Jenkins, Ann Reinking and Yin Yue. Now, as a leader at Moving Arts Española, Garrett continues to explore how dance is a tool to empower and uplift voices who are far too often overlooked.

Junto a ti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Q0MWSNtRM

Mujeres Fuertes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcTnAsDKVio&t=3s