Ashley Menestrina

(she/her) - performer in 5

Ashley Menestrina is a movement artist, performer, teacher, and choreographer. Her repertoire of solo works: Always a Creature , The Human Condition: Absent Presence, and Combative Echoes have been performed in eight countries and received numerous awards from festival juries. Since moving to Seattle in 2021, Ashley has created a new work titled, Taking Space, thanks to Velocity Dance Center’s Bridge Project program. This creation was performed at SIDF and Gonzaga University where she also commissioned a new work for their repertory company. Additionally, Ashley has worked with Anna Mlasowsky for the Amazon A.I.R program, Emily Schoen Branch, and Maia Melene Durfee in collaborative processes. @ashleymenestrina