1. ALICIA KAPLAN RIVAS
Director/Teaching Artist
E-Mail: Danisarte @ aol.com
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS- NEW YORK CITY: (PARTIAL LIST 1992 – 2013)
The Rampa: Our Heaven and Hell (Ella Veres) JBLCC & The Gypsy Film Festival
The Last Dance of the Laughing Hyena (Sonia S. Schwartz) JBLCC
The Pirate’s Woman..A Romance in Old San Juan(S.Fredrick) Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
Sabroso hasta el último buchito (Sonia Suárez Schwartz) Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
Un Encuentro Fugaz (Sonia Suárez Schwartz) (A.C.E. Nom.) Julia de Burgos Latino CulturalCenter
Passing Judgment (Jason Ramirez) The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
Perez and Martina (Pura Belpré) – for children- The Ottendorfer NY Library
(A Puerto Rican Folktale Theatre Workshop & Presentation) El Museo del Barrio, JBLCC (12 seasons)
Antesala de La Muerte (Lucia Taveras) Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
Isabel Rising (H. Brummit): Concert Version The Dramatist Guild
Recovery Blip or Double Dip (Imagine Festival) The Ottendorfer NY Library
(A series of theatrical pieces on poverty & unemployment)
Herencia de Amor y Sangre (A Legacy of Love & Blood) The Lower East Side Museum Theatre
(Arnaldo Rodriguez) Natives Theatre, Julia de Burgos LCC
Entwined Lives /Vidas Entrelazadas Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
A series of one-act plays in English and Spanish based on the
experiences of Latino immigrants
Portraits of Passion/Retratos de pasión theatrical series Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
A series of plays and performance pieces in English and El Faro Community Theatre
Spanish, based on the lives and poetry of Sor Juana La Casa de la Herencia
Inés de la Cruz, Julia De Burgos, Alfonsina Storni,
Gabriela Mistral, and Salome Ureña de Henriquez
Alicia in Wonderland (based on the book by Lewis Carroll) Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
Sunday Costs Five Pesos (Josephine Niggli) Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center
Amor En Blanco y Negro The Latin American Theatre Ensemble
(Love in Black and White by Julio Mathias)
Judit (Rolando Steiner) The Latin American Theatre Ensemble
If Only I Could Be……. The Museum of the City of New York
(a musical fable for children by S. Crisan) The Latin American Theatre Ensemble
Union Settlement Association
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Mayer School of Fashion Design: Commercial Acting Techniques & Career Development (Bilingual)
Latin American Theatre Ensemble: Creative Acting Techniques, Speech & Personal Development,
Dance Movement, and Productions with/ for Children, ages 6 thru 14 (Bilingual)
Danisarte: Producing Artistic Director, Stage Director, Choreographer and Teacher (Bilingual & Multi- Generational)
of Acting, & Creative Movement. Audience Development and Public Relations.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Fluent Spanish, some French, German, Italian, Certified Interpreter (Spanish-English), Acting & Dance Teacher, Choreographer,
Public Relations and Audience Development professional.
AFFILIATIONS
SAG-AFTRA, Equity, Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors. (acting resume on request)
Founding Board Member of the Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center,
Founding member of The East Harlem Council for Cultural Arts and Tourism, Directors’ Lab West
STUDIES
La Universidad Catolica, El Ballet Nacional, Nina Novak, Paul Antillano (Venezuela)Center for Stanislavsky Art, Uta Hagen,
the Latin American Institute, Salem Ludwig, Harkness Dance (N.Y.)
AWARDS: Joseph C. Riley Service Award from the Screen Actors’ Guild, Best Actress Awards from A.C.E (The Association of
Latin Entertainment Critics of N.Y.) Palmas de Oro Award, Diplôme de Medaille D’Argent from the Societé Académique
D’Education et D’Encouragement of France. Awards from the Mexican Government, H.O.L.A., Premio Arte & A.C.E. Awards
as Producing Artistic Director of Danisarte: Professional Achievement in Theatre.