Natalia Munoz Durango

"It's time to reclaim our inherited birthright to embody and tell our personal & collective stories."

Natalia is currently a recipient of the 2019 Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellowship at CCCADI (Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute.) In addition, Natalia is strongly committed to bringing participant centered arts programming that is inclusive to communities that have been underrepresented and historically oppressed as a tool for healing and social change. Her framework focuses on using the power of Theater in Education, Dance and Storytelling to unlock the potential of young people to develop their creative competencies to collectively connect and find their personal voice to become leaders within their communities. Natalia has participated in multiple projects using arts as a vehicle for social change and as a powerful tool for healing and self-expression. Some of her community projects include: INSITU Site- Specific Dance Festival/ New York, Iniciativa Colibri/ Nicaragua, Theater of Oppressed/ Guatemala, Imagine action apprenticeship Colombia and Tools of imagine action among others. Natalia currently teaches literacy through drama, theater in education, creative Movement, bilingual drama classes and storytelling, serving pre-k, elementary, middle and high school students throughout the New York City Public school system. In addition to her love for arts education Natalia loves riding her bicycle around Brooklyn, taking long walks in nature, and making her favorite food: “arepas” (Colombian corn-cakes).