Linda and Steve on a field trip to an opening in Las Vegas happened upon the Lulu Gallery, we ran into Adriana Chavez and our lives might never be the same. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G human and we could have talked to her for days. Let Adriana explain:
Adriana is a Queer, Latinx clown with Spanish, Portuguese, and Indigenous Mexican roots. They were born and raised in California and are based in Las Vegas, Nevada. They perform a character named Juan Chico, inspired by their family's tender and messy men: the drinkers, the dreamers, the cheaters, and mustached karaoke singers. Through Juan Chico they find their culture and connect to family. Through Juan Chico, their identity forms, and while using the lens of play, they find belonging. Nostalgia, myth, metaphor, magical realism, the ridiculous, the sacred, and the profane inspire them. Most of all, they make performances and digital media that encourage empathy, compassion, imagination, and connection.
Adriana has performed and exhibited in multiple spaces locally, nationally and internationally. They have been an artist in residence at the Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Mystery Ranch in Searchlight, Nevada, the Lookout Arts Quarry in Bellingham, Washington, and Z-Forge in Hudson, New York. Adriana has worked as a Teaching Artist for the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, as well as the Sprat Program in partnership with Core Academy. Adriana holds a Master of Fine Arts from Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre.
Find out more at: http://www.adrianachavezphotography.com/
We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did recording it.
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