MATADORA 

MATADORA is a devised choreographic work by INSÉKTA that began with the question: what does rage look like in the body? The work traces the emergence and mutation of suppressed Latiné rage — a force of dignity, agency, and self-possession. Developed through multiple iterations in Chicago, MATADORA summons an archetype that refuses domestication. Support from the Chicago Dancemakers Forum will allow INSÉKTA and collaborators to deepen the choreographic language and visual world as the project moves toward its first full-length premiere in Fall 2026. “Nos llamaron salvajes porque sabían que no podían domarnos.” — INSÉKTA

*MATADORA is partially supported by a microgrant from “New Dances / New Horizons”, a program of Thodos Dance Chicago. The project is fiscally sponsored by Synapse Arts.

Artist Bio

INSÉKTA (Camila Rivero Pooley) is a Venezuelan–Peruvian director, choreographer, and performer based in Chicago whose work moves between dance, physical theatre, and visual culture. Shaped by migration and cultural multiplicity, their work draws from Latiné Futurism, femme mythologies, and absurdism to create grotesque and exaggerated physical states where the body becomes creature, ritual, and spectacle.Their projects include MATADORA, a devised choreographic work unleashing Latiné rage, and DEMBOW, a movement practice bridging contemporary dance and Latin social rhythms. INSÉKTA’s work has been presented at SPACES Gallery (Cleveland), Blow Up Film Festival (Chicago), Experimental Forum (NYC), and FAE Lima (Peru). Learn more insekta.art