Joëlle Antonia Santiago Tomalá de Solórzano
(b. New York, NY)
Choreography
2025. tank dance. XPosed Gallery on The Chelsea Highline. New York.
2025. PROCESSION. Fondation des États-Unis. Paris.
2025. sea change. Kates-Ferri Projects Gallery. New York.
2024. sig other. Fondation des États-Unis. Paris.
2024. being as one. Blackbox Music Ensemble x Roulette Intermedium. New York.
2023. being as one. Blackbox Music Ensemble x Clark Art Institute. MA.
2022. another route demands. Blackbox Music Ensemble x Chelsea Piers. New York.
Movement Direction | Film | Commercial
2026. Atelier Yuchang. The Blanc NYC.
2025. Cité Universitaire International de Paris Centennial Film. dir. Antoine Bretilliard. Paris.
2025. PROCESSION x Naima Djoudi. Paris.
2022. eulogy for 6r | CitéSHORTS Festival du Court Métrage. Paris.
Writing
2026. “Doing First”, In Conversation with Jodi Melnick and Sara Mearns | CULTUREBOT
Forthcoming. “Setting and Resetting: The Trisha Brown Company at BAM” | Dance Arts Journal
Forthcoming. "The Shimmer of Not Knowing: In Conversation with John Jasperse | CULTUREBOT
Forthcoming. “Narcissister’s Voyage Into Infinity at NYU Skirball” | The Whitney Review
2026. “The Cinderellas of Contemporary Cuba: Ana Alpizar’s Film Norheimsund”| IMPULSE
2025. “PLZ Just Ask: TIDES by John Jasperse for La Mama Moves! Festival” | CULTUREBOT
2025. “Loving Marie in Albert Camus’ L’Etranger” | Paris Institute for Critical Thinking
Grants | Awards | Residences
2023-24. Fulbright Scholar, Harriet Hale-Woolley Award for the Arts. Paris.
2023-25. Artist in Residence. la Fondation des États-Unis. Paris.
2024. Axis Dance Company Choreographic Fellow. Berkeley, California.
2020. Nominee, Barnard Bold Award honoring philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs. New York.
Teaching | Mentorship
2023-Present. Fellowships Mentor In Residence. Barnard College of Columbia University. New York.
2023- Present. Adjunct Faculty. Pre-College Dance Program, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. New York.
2023. Interim Director. Pre-College Dance Program, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. New York.
Press
2023. “Another Remarkable Year for Barnard’s Fulbright Scholars” | Barnard College Magazine.
Education
2020. Barnard College of Columbia University, B.A. in Dance. Cum Laude. New York.
2026-Present. Université de Toulouse. Coursework, French Language. Toulouse.
Early Studies Joëlle began her training in the studios of NYC— Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center— and the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Future Dancers and Dancemakers Program. At Barnard College, Joëlle studied with Jodi Melnick, Katie Glasner, Dr. Seth Williams, and Dr. Janet Jacobsen (2020). Continued study: The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Sidra Bell Dance New York, Gallim Dance, Anne Bogart’s SITI Company, PERFORMA Writing Live.
Full CV available upon request