We were lucky to catch up with Enrique Villacreses recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Enrique, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I believe that everyone was born with preset talent that had been genetically inherited and the others skills are the ones learned as time passes by with experience. I learned what I do because of my stubbornness to give up, openness to any ideas and possibilities to try something different. That’s what got me pass the long stressfull training to catch up to the other people that were in the field longer that I was. Trying and experimenting with different creative tools to build my own world by myself or in collaboration with others artists alike. Knowing what I know now, the only thing I would change is to how to block out negativity and learn how to let go mentally and physically earlier in my process. I do feel like this got in the way multiple times that delayed my improvement but eventually I got out of it.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I am a Miami-based dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker. I am a recipient of the “Dance Miami Choreographers’ Program.” My works have been supported by Dance Canvas, Inter-American Choreographic Institute, Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Miami Light Project, and Pérez Art Museum Miami. My works have been presented at ScreenDance Miami Festival 2022: Special Edition, 305 & Havana International Improv Fest, Ferst Center for the Arts, ScreenDance Miami Festival, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Virtual Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler, Lehman Theater, Miami Theater Center, The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, Mobile Dance Film Festival, Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Dance Magazine, Contact Quarterly, The Kampong, and on the Dancemakers: New Works series at New World School of the Arts. I co-directed and edited a music video for Boston-based DJs, producers, and label owners named Soul Clap. I co-directed and co-edited Ballet Flamenco La Rosa’s Flamenco Granaíno: An original Flamenco Work created by Ilisa Rosal, in collaboration with Javier Martos.

I performed works by Natasha Tsakos, Robert Battle, Mark Morris, Ohad Naharin, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Merce Cunningham, Eduardo Vilaro and others. I performed with Miami City Ballet, Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Inter-American Choreographic Institute, National Water Dance, Fluxus Haus, and Momentum. I am an alumnus of Armour Dance Theatre, and hold a BFA from New World School of the Arts/University of Florida.

I am a member of Miami Movement Collective, a group encompassing Miami based dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, actors, singers, writers and musicians interested in building network and opportunity through community. I am a founding member of the collective and provides artistic direction and creative partnership opportunities for the group.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

I strongly believe that the best way to support artists is by showing up to their events, exhibitions, performances, showings, and even donating arts organization/individual artists for the creation of a new work. Showing up to these things, whether free or paid, supports any artists by giving back to us so that we can continue giving back to the community.

Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

I’m just surprised this is still a relevant topic.

Contact Info:

• Website: enriquevillacreses.com
• Instagram: friesh
• Other: Our collective company website: miamimovementcollective.org

Image Credits
Destiny Diaz, Liliana Mora, Mateo Serna Zapata, Jorge Parra, and Kael Baez.