from Chicago y Uruguay and has held residence in Baltimore for the past 4.5 years. Studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, majoring in Fiber Arts, concentrating on Fashion and Culture. Additionally,studied music in the jazz department at the Peabody Institute as part of her Music and Culture Minor. Elisa’s costumes are made of recycled materials, using techniques acquired during an apprenticeship with Cat Chow in Chicago and time at MICA. Recently performed in Bilboa and Uruguay. In the latter, she initiated “La Casa Encantada,” a starting-off for the project “Subsuelo” — a performance series curated by Brazilian Biennale artist Martin Molinaro. An immersive night of performances both composed and improvised, conceived by el Nucleo, a collective of artists who share a vision of performance art as interactive and challenging forms of social communication. She continually challenges established ideas about art by abstracting it from gallery settings and putting it into direct social spaces like bars, streets and rooftops. Has been working on burlesque-inspired works introducing sideshow audiences to less traditional acts like the participatory experiences of her work.
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