Lisa Parra is a New York based choreographer and performer. Her work has been presented in New York at Center for Performance Research, Movement Research, New Dance Alliance, Triskelion Arts Center, Green Space, and Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. Internationally, her work has been presented in Portugal at Centro para os Asuntos de Arte e Arquitectura in Guimaraes, Fábrica de Movimentos in Porto, and DVIR CAPa in Faro; at the Performática Dance Festival in Puebla, Mexico; in Spain at Gracias x Favor festival at the Teatro Pradillo in Madrid, Bilbao Eszena in Bilbao and in Barcelona at the IDN Festival. Lisa is currently an Artist in Residence at Movement Research, supported by the Mertz-Gilmore foundation. She has also received additional support by Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center in Troy, NY, Centro de Artes Performaticas do Algarve in Faro, Portugal, Media-Lab Prado, Teatro del Canal in Madrid, and at Bilbao Eszena in Bilbao, Spain. In addition to her own work, Lisa works with artist Daniel Pinheiro on an ongoing research project LAND that focuses on network performance and embodiment. And, has performed in works by Karen Bernard and French theater artist Pascal Rambert.
