About Mar

Award-winning choreographer Mar Parrilla is the founding Artistic Director of Danza Orgánica. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she moved to New York City where she pursued a Master's degree in Dance Education from New York University. Mar is a Luminary Artist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. She is a proud recipient of several grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Boston Foundation. Parrilla was awarded a Creative Development Residency at Jacob's Pillow, and a Brother Thomas Fellowship by the Boston Foundation. Parrilla’s work has been featured at Jacob’s Pillow, The Yard, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, among others. Most recently (2019), Mar was awarded an Outstanding Community Arts Collaboration Award in Dance from the Arts/Learning Organization.

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