Mariadela Belle Alvarez

Honduran born, Philippine and USA raised, Mariadela  Belle  Alvarez is a  Los Angeles based performing artist shaped and molded by 10 years of creating, performing, and teaching throughout Philadelphia.  A soulful storyteller, Alvarez creates dance theater and facilitates educational engagement at the intersections of activism, culture, and community organizing.  Her choreography has been presented by the Painted Bride Art Center, Asian Arts Initiative, and PGM ONE, to name a few.  Teaching credits include Swarthmore College, Temple University, Spelman College, and several K-12 arts education nonprofits; for which Alvarez was recognized by the Bartol Foundation for her leadership as a Teaching Artist.  Alvarez received her early training at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts and earned her BFA in Dance from Temple University.