Evelyn Tejeda
Evelyn Tejeda (she/her), originally from the Dominican Republic, is a Dominicana's Got Talent Semifinalist and a Founding Member of the Contemporary Dance National Company of the Dominican Republic, directed by Marianela Boan. She has toured internationally, performing at festivals around the world. Evelyn was awarded for her choreography Imposible Explicar at the Grand Prize of Dance Quisqueya and recognized at SoloCoreografico USA 2021. She has been invited to prestigious festivals such as FIDCDMX 2021 in México, UNION PDX 2021 in OR, XVII Encuentro de Danza Ecuador, Bates Dance Festival USA, and EDANCO Dominican Republic. Additionally, she was invited by choreographer Maura Morales for a residency at her company in Germany and by French choreographer David Milome to perform in 2014, followed by a one year contract in 2022, touring through France, Luxembourg, and Martinique. In 2024, Evelyn premiered her new solo piece 0.4mm, touring festivals like UNION PDX in Portland, OR, won First Prize in the International Contemporary Competition 10 Sentidos in Spain, as well as performing at Battery Dance Festival NYC, International Dance Festival EDANCO in the Dominican Republic, and West Dance Festival NYC.
During her time in residence, Evelyn will continue the development of Temporary Flesh.
About Temporary Flesh
Temporary Flesh utilizes the common chair as an extension of the body, transforming movement into an exploration of existence and identity. Through intricate choreography, the work poses existential questions: Where do we come from? Who created us? Are we merely vehicles for cellular survival? Reflecting the artist’s personal story, as well as collective histories and undefined futures, each chair in the performance symbolizes temporality, carrying its own unique stories, memories, and histories of the past, present, and future.
Image courtesy of Evelyn Tejeda