Monserrat A. came to the a performing arts center in Richmond when she was five. Ten years later, she is a committed artist.
“I am a dancer and a theater artist - period - because I do visual arts at school and I write poetry as well.”
“My family is from Mexico and Spanish is my first language. I still feel that speaking English is a little difficult, even though everyone says I speak ‘proper’. I think being an artist helps me improvise the language barrio thing...