Joelle Aquiles Gonzalez is a Brooklyn-based production designer, drafter, model builder, and artist originally from Miami. Her work focuses on creating responsive and dramaturgical contexts for live performance, ranging from community-centered theatre to circus. Because she is both a designer and a builder, she oversees every stage of production from the initial concept to the physical fabrication. This helps her ensure that the artistic vision stays intact as it becomes a tangible and logistical reality.
Her practice is shaped by her Venezuelan heritage and her identity as a trans woman, and she approaches every project with a blend of historical research and a modern urgency for storytelling. She enjoys the challenge of balancing tight budgets and rigorous timelines to craft inventive stages and solutions that truly empower performers. She appreciates you taking the time to look over her portfolio and looks forward to working together on an upcoming project.
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