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Motus Theater’s Collaborating Musicians

The ReMINDers are a rare and remarkable musical duo with undeniable magical chemistry, The ReMINDers transcend the bounds of expectation to uplift and entertain. They seamlessly blend razor-sharp rhythms and raw, soulful vocals with reggae-tinged hip-hop beats to highlight their relevant and inspiring messages. The couple shares a partnership in both music and life as Samir and Aja have been married for over a decade. The ReMINDers have been recognized and applauded for their work internationally through concerts, tours, music awards, and TV and radio appearances. They have shared the stage with artists such as Nas, Big Boi, and Ms. Lauryn Hill.

Motus Theater UndocuAmerica Monologists

Armando Peniche was born in Puebla, Mexico, and raised in Denver, Colorado. When he is not working as the Partnerships & Project Manager for Motus Theater, he is developing children's books featuring diverse characters with fun, empowering storylines; working on his first graphic novel exploring global warming; and running an initiative of his own called "Leámos Juntos" which provides local businesses with books for children to read while at their establishments to nurture a reading habit for families. His proudest achievement happened 12 years ago when he became a young father.

Alejandro Fuentes-Mena was born in Valparaiso, Chile, and grew up in San Diego, California after the age of four. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Through Teach for America, Alejandro was one of the first two DACAmented teachers in the nation and is now in his sixth year of teaching in Colorado. He is the founder and Chief Programs Director of Radical Arts Academy of Denver (RAAD), a K-8 charter school with an arts-based/community-responsive model opening in 2023.

Victor Galvan was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and raised in Denver, Colorado. For the past 15 years, Victor has helped shape immigration policy in the state of Colorado. Notable policies include ASSET, which provides in-state tuition for undocumented students in Colorado, the expansion of the Colorado Road and Safety Act, giving more undocumented people access to licenses in Colorado and Virginia’s law which made it illegal for police to utilize ICE warrants to hold immigrants in custody based on Immigration status. Victor led the walk-outs in 2017 as the Trump administration tried and failed to end the DACA program championed by thousands of undocumented youth across the country and created through an executive order under the Obama administration in 2012. He was recently hired as the Strategic Partnership Manager at Protegete and will be building strong networks and coalitions that will foster the development of Latinxs voices to bring diverse solutions to environmental justice and conservation movement.

Motus Theater UndocuAmerica Project Strategist & Performance Host

Tania Chairez is a queer, undocumented immigrant with the privilege of DACA who was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. For the past decade, Tania has prioritized her passion for the intersection of immigration and education as a grassroots community organizer and as an educator in secondary and post-secondary spaces. Watch her TedX Talk on being Undocumented and Unafraid, share her journey in the local documentary Five Dreamers, and uplift her monologue titled “Listen to Your Heart” in the Shoebox Stories podcast from Motus Theater. Tania received a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and M.Ed. from Grand Canyon University. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and Joy as Resistance, and advises the state of Colorado via the New Americans Advisory Committee. Tania is the Founder & CEO of Convivir Colorado, a nonprofit that uses the power of storytelling, artistic expression, and community building to engage 6th through 12th grade immigrant, refugee, and first-gen students in self-empowerment and leadership development. -last updated April 2023.

Motus Theater Artistic Director 

Kirsten Wilson, is the Artistic Director, founder and visionary of Motus Theater. She is a narrative artist, editor and master teacher in the field of autobiographical monologue work. She has created several award-winning multi-media performances exploring history through the lens of race and class. She excels in supporting individuals in writing compelling narratives aimed at opening hearts and minds. Her work has been featured in media as diverse as Theater Magazine, Washington Post, NPR, FAST Company Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Latino USA, and USA Today. 

MOTUS THEATER’S SHARED HISTORY ACKNOWLEDGMENT & ACTION

Motus is committed not simply to acknowledging the stealing of indigenous land and the labor of racialized people, but to taking meaningful action to create a new, more equitable, and life-sustaining future for everyone in our country. As part of these actions, Motus creates performances that illuminate foundational patterns of exploitation in U.S. history, and shares autobiographical stories that disrupt false and dehumanizing narratives used to justify inhumane, racist, and exploitative policies. Motus Theater also provides 10% of the costs we pay in theater rental to the Native American Rights Fund (NARF).

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