JULIANA PONGUTA was born in Bogotá, Colombia, she is a dance maker, performer and educator whose works and practices explore the relation between imagination, creativity, instinct, and  recently, being an immigrant in USA. Her dance education and performance engagements have taken her to Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Cuba and United States. “Finlandia”, a theater work created by the art collective "La Montón", co-founded by Juliana, was performed at the Festival Buenos Aires Danza Contemporánea 2016. She currently co-leads DC Movement Research, she is part of Nancy Havlik’s dance performance group, and Dance Exchange invited teacher and performer.

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