Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla

Yolanda Cesta Cursach Montilla is an independent curator and formerly the Curator of Performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Her practice is defined by working closely with local and international artists at every stage of investigation, creation, and touring, and building collaborative environments that center community and partnerships. Yolanda is a recognized knowledge leader about artists in Ibero-Latin America, Europe, and Sub-Sahara Africa. She is a Practitioner with Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation; a Facilitator of Moving Forward Dialogues at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at Florida State University; a mentor for Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artists; and Chair of Programming and Structure for Bodies of Work Festival of Disability Arts and Culture. She is a former Hub Site for the National Dance Project of New England Foundation for the Arts and Chair of International Programs and Board Member of National Performance Network. Panel service includes The McKnight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Creative Capital, MAP Fund, and USArtists International.