A Master's Thesis by Amanda Raquel Dorval, 2023 – 2024
(All photography by Amanda Raquel Dorval) I traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico between 23 and 28 July, 2023, to observe the annual Fiesta de Santiago Apóstol which takes place over a week in the nearby Afro-Puerto Rican town of Loíza. It was important for me to travel to Loíza for my … Continue reading Research Trip to Loíza, Puerto Rico, July 2023
I spent the summer of 2023 (in between my first and second years as a graduate student at NYU’s Kevorkian Center) carrying out the practice-led portion of my project. My main goal for the summer was to complete the practice-led creative portion, which involves the creation of four vejigante costume/mask looks which I will then … Continue reading Documenting the creative process