about us
r e s p i r a
To take a breath.
Our breath is the first sign of life when we arrive in this world. As life continues, we often hold our breath or block the fullness of an embodied breath daily without even realizing it.
r e s p i r a is inspired by the ancient wisdom in yoga, prānāyāma, the liberating practice of actively remembering to breathe mindfully, intuitively, and presently.
r e s p i r a,
born in 2026, is a performing arts company founded by artista Priscilla Marrero, focused on uplifting and producing radical storytelling through interdisciplinary performance, inclusive of dance, music, film, and visual arts, as well as offering educational programming for the community at large, one embodied breath at a time.
our purpose:
1. To create, produce, and present interdisciplinary, ie. visual art, film, music, and dance performances.
2. To build holistic, equitable, and inclusive partnerships both in production and educational programming, online and in person.
3. To curate programs centered on building communities, storytelling and supporting diverse marginalized communities.
4. To invite independent artists/educators/healers to share their practice with our communities.
our vision and values:
respira productions aspires to support artists, projects, and programs that build bridges, conversations, healing, and embodied joy.
We believe in collaborating, partnering, and producing projects that build equity, social justice, mindfulness, yoga, nature awareness, embodiment, social-emotional learning, diversity, intergenerational, and inclusive communities.
meet respira
