Esmé Olivia grew up in occupied Tiwa Pueblo lands known as Albuquerque, NM to a Mestiza Mexican-American mother & Dutch-Jewish father. Her blood is a peace treaty she honors through prayers of dance, poetry & song. After competing on the 2005 National Poetry Slam Champion team, she received her BA from Hampshire College in multi-disciplinary performance & arts-based education. She works as a movement, theatre, music & teaching artist with Dancing Earth Creations, an Indigenous contemporary performance company. She has also taught with The Identity Project, the New Mexico School for the Arts, the Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA), and CSU East Bay. She plays in the duet La Luna Rose, and also with Grammy-award winner Chris Berry. Her main instruments are voice, guitar, and percussion. For more videos and to get on the mailing list for notice of upcoming music releases, please visit EsmeOlivia.com.
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