Elena Velasco
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performance and production through mind-body synthesis

director-choreographer. 

artist-activist.

arts administrator.

yoga and movement specialist centering wellness and truthful living.

Summer flow, summer healing.
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Learn more about my journey as a 200-hr RYT on my Yoga Instructor page.
JUST MISSED: 
Woman on Fire by Marisela Treviño Orta
​Helen Hayes Recommended
"This masterful ghost story explores the intersection between border politics and identity...Though set over two decades in the past and based on a play written over two millennia ago, Woman on Fire is profoundly relevant to the current moment." - Eileen Miller, DC Theatre Arts
​https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/04/28/buried-secrets-unburied-souls-woman-on-fire-stuns-at-creative-cauldron/

"A Haunting Exploration of Identity and Empathy..." - Laurie Sara Oliver, DC Trending.
https://dctrending.com/blog-1/2025/5/6/woman-on-fire-at-creative-cauldron-a-haunting-exploration-of-identity-and-empathy

"Visually striking and emotionally charged…challenges audiences to confront the borders within themselves…invites us to listen more closely, to act more courageously…" - Teniola Ayoola, MD Theatre Guide.
https://mdtheatreguide.com/2025/05/theatre-review-woman-on-fire-at-creative-cauldron/
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Featuring Lenny Mendez. Lighting design by Lorenzo Henriquez; Projections design by Julian Kelley, Costume design by Nyasha Klusman, Set by Margie Jarvis. Photography by William T. Gallagher.
FEBRUARY FEATURE:
Read about the directing approach for NATIVE GARDENS at NextStop Theatre in the BroadwayWorld interview here.
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Directed by Elena Velasco. Featuring (L-R) Nicole Halmos and Gabriel Alejandro (also in cast - Cristina Sanchez and Matthew Pauli). Set design by Jack Golden; props by Marty Bernier; costumes by Ilyana Rose-Davila y Maria Davila; lighting by Hailey LaRoe; stage managed by Grace Rodriguez.
"In NextStop Theatre’s iteration of this play under the direction of Elena Velasco (of whom I am becoming a huge fan this season), the incredible cast makes this show sing." - Anne Valentino,  MD Theatre Guide. 
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