Merián Soto's fusion of choreographed and improvised movement transforms everyday life experiences, memory and history into innovative work that bypasses preconceived notions of the form. For more than 30 years, she has been creating and presenting solo, group and collaborative pieces across the US and internationally. Her approach to choreography is a metamorphosis of the purely physical and mundane through intense somatic awareness and practice. Soto's choreography is grounded in post-modern structures she calls “energy modes,” improvisational structures for accessing emotionality, expression, and expanded consciousness  through physical directives.  Her precisely sequenced energetic transitions elicit powerful performances 
 
Merián Soto/Performance Practice

 
Merián Soto is one of the Founding Artistic Directors of Pepatián, the Bronx-based, multi-disciplinary Latino arts organization. In that capacity, she developed, curated and produced numerous projects featuring new works by emerging Latino dance and performance artists.
 
Bessie Award winner Merián Soto's work has been presented across the US and internationally since the mid '80s. She is Associate Professor and MFA Coordinator of the Department of Dance at the Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.

Merián Soto is  a PennPAT Roster Artist
Photo: Steven Schreiber