Mar Galeano

Mar Galeano is a visual and performance artist from Paraguay. They instill elements of photography, dance, and theater to create visual koans. For 8 years, Mar’s been part of Teatro Studio Sur Repertoire, where they studied acting and performed numerous plays. Mar performed in the LEIMAY’s garden series In Illo Tempore Vignettes. They’ve danced in Lucy Kerr’s while you were away, The World of Wrestling, and I Feel The Earth Move, presented at The Brooklyn Museum, LEIMAY’s Cave, IDIO Gallery, The MATCH (Houston), and MILK+Cereal (Austin). Recently, Mar acted in the original productions of Fairy/Tale and a man ought to … Continued

Catalina Santamaria

Catalina Santamaría (Vice President) is a film artist and producer at CUNY TV, where she creates overall network strategy, plans content, and collaborates with award-winning directors such as Alan Berliner in New York and Caridad Sorondo in Puerto Rico since 2015. Her work as a director, producer, photographer, and editor has garnered awards world-wide. Select films and awards include: UMBRELLA HOUSE, LUMINESCENCE, EXCEPT MY SOUL…, “El Espejo”, DERAIL, and SQUATTERS/OKUPAS.

Thea Little  

Born and bred in NYC, is a Brooklyn-based performer, choreographer, musician, composer, and director. She performs solo works that are influenced by performance art and music, and she choreographs collaborative group dance-theater works. She has presented her music compositions and choreography throughout the United States, Belgium, Austria, France, and England. Thea has been composing music since she was 5 years old and she has made music for her own choreography as well as for Joya Powell: Movement of the People Dance Company, Gerard and Kelly, Karen Harvey Dances, and LEIMAY. In 2005 Thea was Music Director to Shen Wei Dance … Continued

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson (Honorary Board Member) is the Theater Director at the Watermill Center.

Jose Rivera Jr.

José Rivera, Jr. (President)  is a Puerto Rican – American multimedia performing artist, direc- tor & choreographer based in Brooklyn, NY, merging techniques in performance, fashion, technology, visual art, and theater techniques. NYC: OF CAKE & VANITY (NYU,The PIT), Mad Forest (Radu), ACTING: the first 6 Lessons (Creature Cho- rus), Spring Awakening (Dr.VonBrausepulver), the displacement Project & Qual- ia-Gardens (LEIMAY), Emily Dickinson OUTERSPACE! (Bushwick Starr). Choreo & Direction: Bohemian Lights (LiveSource/HERE), Miami is Sinking (Dixon Place), In the Heights, Passing Strange,The Girl Who Was Plugged In, Songs for a New World. José works admin at CAVE home of LEIMAY. BFA, … Continued

Polina Porras

Polina Porras Sivolobova (Treasurer) is a visual/performing artist of Mexican and Russian descent who has worked as a promoter, fundraiser and public relations official. She has a business management degree from Univ. of Texas at El Paso and received an Entrepreneurial Certification from Queens Economic Development Corporation in 2017. Polina started on staff in 2016 and joined the Board as Secretary in 2022. As a former bookkeeper and financial associate at LEIMAY, Polina understands the organization’s ethos and structure, and is able to contribute this knowledge to the growth and future of LEIMAY.