Amanda Saucedo
Amanda Saucedo, of Mexican-Ukrainine descent, is a native of Chicago. She is a Company Dancer and Resident Teaching Artist at Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater.
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Amanda Saucedo, of Mexican-Ukrainine descent, is a native of Chicago. She is a Company Dancer and Resident Teaching Artist at Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater. Amanda started her dance training with a Mexican Folkloric group in her youth. She continued on with Spanish dance, along with studying Ballet and Modern at Northeastern Illinois University. Amanda has performed internationally as well as nationally alongside local Chicago festivals and arts organizations. She continues to partake in collaborative work in hopes to inspire and share her art with others.
For this project, she is accompanied by musician (Armando Quintero, of Mexican descent) and they explore the different stages of life through an experimental lens.
About the Performance
This project focuses on presenting the stages of death, transition, and rebirth as something to be celebrated and normalized. Amanda fuses Spanish and Modern movements to the traditional sounds of Armando’s guitar as it combines with experimental music. A poem by Chicago-based Mexican artist, Dulce Maria Diaz, also makes an appearance. These artists focus on highlighting their skills by staying connected to their cultural roots.