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Research Trip to Loíza, Puerto Rico, July 2023

Research Trip to Loíza, Puerto Rico, July 2023

  (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

Documenting the creative process

Documenting the creative process

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