Valentina Baché Rodríguez (they/them) was born and raised in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. At 15, they skipped high school, moved to Massachusetts to attend Bard College at Simon's Rock, and obtained an associate degree in Biology and dance. Then, with a deep yearning for more dance, they moved to NYC to attend Hunter College for a BA in Dance, graduating in 2020.
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Their works have been featured in events throughout New York, including Movement Research at Judson Church, the Kaye Playhouse, BK Art Haus, New York Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center, and Recess, and their pedagogy will be shared at Performance Space New York April 2024. Current Gallim's Moving Artist Residency Recipient. Has also performed with "The Young Boy Dancing Group, Martha Graham Company and is a current member of "Company Redacted." In addition, they have been working on designer-made hand-woven art, "Raspaditos," only using second-hand/deadstock fabric and scissors to create genderless, sexy, and versatile clothing that can be danced in.
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Valentina is constantly rediscovering their ancestral bodily archives to best inform how change happens within the body first, through recognizing and witnessing profoundly effective energies such as rage, discomfort, and sorrow. They showcase the power of pleasure and joy through resilient, stubborn, and unbounded honesty.