Huerta Urbana Santa Helena

 

Una huerta urbana ubicada en el barrio La Perseverancia en la ciudad de Bogotá desde el 2007, y los puntos de encuentro e intersección con el campo de las prácticas artísticas contemporáneas. Partiendo de la historia de la huerta y de su fundadora Elena Villamil, se relatan propuestas realizadas conjuntamente con diversos artistas, relacionadas con la ecología de los alimentos, las tradiciones culturales alimenticias y los procesos culinarios.

Location: Carrera 5A # 31-40, Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia.

Huerta Urbana Madre Tierra

Ubicada en el Parque Portugal de Chapinero, Claudia y vecinos armaron una huerta dentro del Parque. Se trata de una huerta comunal que es mantenida y visitada por los vecinos del barrio, quienes a través del cuidado del suelo, protegen una comunidad.
Cualquier persona puede acercarse a participar, sembrar y llevarse lo que guste, porque, según su cuidadora Claudia, la tierra para quien la trabaja.

Credits: Foto del Instragram de la Huerta Madre Tierra

Location: Carrera 4a #58 – Parque Portugal, Chapinero, Bogotá, Colombia.

Huerta Siquie Bacatá

Ubicada en la Biblioteca Virgilio Barco de Bogotá, esta huerta urbana creada en julio de 2022 es un espacio de resistencia agroecológica que honra la memoria ancestral Muisca a través de su nombre (“camino de agua”). Bajo el cuidado de Mauricio Londoñ, Sergio Cárdenas de Oro, Cristian Moreno y Alejandro Cruz, en conjunto con vecinos de la zona la Huerta Siquie Bacatá combina agricultura sostenible (cultivos asociados, banco de semillas) con prácticas artísticas (cianotipias, serigrafías botánicas). Funciona como aula ambiental viva donde se realizan talleres de ilustración, construcción de pacas digestoras y laboratorios urbano-rurales, promoviendo la soberanía alimentaria y el tejido comunitario.


Location: Avenida Carrera 60 # 57 – 60 – Biblioteca Virgilio Barco, Bogotá, Colombia.

Finca Micaela

 

Alexandra Arias, María Isabel Orjuela, Laura Arias y Giraldo Quiroga son los agricultores urbanos que lideran la Finca Micaela. Un espacio biodiverso donde cultivan alimentos, mantienen un apiario, custodian plantas medicinales y preservan semillas nativas en colaboración con el Jardín Botánico. Allí transforman sus cosechas en alimentos y productos naturales como tónicos, bálsamos y cosméticos, manteniendo una economía familiar sostenible mientras protegen los saberes tradicionales.

Location: Calle 158 # 110-15, Avenida Corpas, Suba, Bogotá, Colombia

Elena Villamil

Maria Elena Villamil es agricultora urbana, creadora de suelo, campesina de ciudad y cocinera transformadora de Santa Fe (Bogotá). Nacida en La Perseverancia y radicada hace 24 años en San Martín Centro, descubrió su conexión con la tierra al cuestionar el origen de los alimentos. Sin experiencia previa, inició cultivando tomates en su patio y, tras capacitaciones del SENA, se convirtió en pionera de la agricultura urbana en su localidad. Promotora de la Red de Agricultores Urbanos de Santa Fe, combina sus saberes de cocina profesional con innovaciones agroecológicas. Su casa-huerta es un laboratorio vivo donde demuestra que la soberanía alimentaria es posible en la ciudad.

Créditos de fotografía: https://bogotamihuerta.jbb.gov.co/

Abuela Blanca Nieves

La abuela Blanca Nieves es mujer indígena sabedora, médica tradicional y partera perteneciente a la Comunidad indígena Muisca de Suba, del gran valle de Muyquyta. Guardiana ancestral del territorio Muisca de Bacatá y palabra mayor del Consejo de Mujeres de Suba. Hija de la Madre Laguna, nació en la Laguna Sagrada de Aguascalientes, donde creció entre huertas, humedales y quebradas cristalinas que alimentaban a su comunidad con peces como el capitán y animales como los curíes. Testigo viviente de la memoria ecológica y social de Suba, sabedora medicinal y defensora de los espacios sagrados Muiscas, lucha por la recuperación de los Pusmuyes (sitios ceremoniales), la protección de las aguas y el derecho a sembrar medicina ancestral. Su voz encarna la resistencia por la soberanía alimentaria, la memoria del agua y la reconstrucción del tejido sagrado entre humanos y naturaleza.

Programa Distrital de Estímulos

El Programa Distrital de Estímulos (PDE) es una de las estrategias de fomento para el sector artístico, creativo, cultural y patrimonial de Bogotá. Este programa integra los esfuerzos de la SCRD, IDARTES, IDPC, OFB y FUGA, con el propósito de fortalecer los procesos y las iniciativas privadas desarrolladas por agentes artísticos, creativos, culturales y patrimoniales. Esto se hace a través de convocatorias públicas o reconocimiento de la excelencia de procesos y trayectorias relevantes en el sector.

La oferta del PDE se compone de un conjunto de convocatorias dirigidas a tres tipos de participantes: personas naturales, personas jurídicas y agrupaciones. Estas convocatorias promueven el desarrollo artístico, creativo, cultural y patrimonial desde la sinergia entre disciplinas, lenguajes, áreas, géneros, técnicas, prácticas u oficios. Esto incentiva la multidisciplinariedad, la interdisciplinariedad y la transdisciplinariedad.

El programa cuenta con distintos ámbitos de implementación que fomentan diálogos y articulación entre enfoques, líneas estratégicas y áreas, con el fin de activar y fortalecer más espacios, comunidades y actores del ámbito cultural. De esta manera, estos espacios pueden convertirse en focos de expansión cultural para la revitalización de barrios y comunidades.

Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte de Bogotá

La Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte (SCRD), perteneciente al Sector Cultura, Recreación y Deporte, es un organismo del Sector Central con autonomía administrativa y financiera, creado mediante el Acuerdo 257 de 2006 del Concejo de Bogotá. Su razón de ser, como cabeza del sector cultura, recreación y deporte, es liderar la formulación e implementación concertada de políticas públicas en arte, cultura, patrimonio, recreación y deporte, así como la transformación y sostenibilidad cultural y deportiva de la ciudad.

Testimonial – Anonymous – Incubator

“Finding and renting a rehearsal studio when creating choreographies has been a significant burden, so Leimay’s incubator program was very helpful in my creative process.
The studio is in a convenient and trendy location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The studio with a sprung floor and a beautiful ceiling window was like my dream rehearsal studio.
The staff at Leimay was very friendly, supportive, efficient, and quick to respond to any of my questions.
Thanks to Leimay’s Incubator program, I could develop my practice of body movement and Zen meditation relationships.”

Remain Anonymous testimonial. 2024

Testimonial – Nikki Theroux

“Leimay’s Incubator Program gave me the gift of patient time. This program truly honors process over production, and this value enabled me to dive deeper into what really makes me curious as an artist. I feel like I have a much stronger and clearer idea of my own creative voice after this residency.”

Nikki Theroux, 2025

Studio Birdhaus

Brandon Perdomo is an interdisciplinary artist fascinated with self-reflection and alterity, which serves as the engines for his work in photography, videography, performance, sculpture, installation, and socially engaged intervention.

Perdomo’s work in public & oral history interviewing as a social practice provokes a reclamation of narrative power, featuring narratives concerned with the experience of being in a body, and often a negotiation as other, with focus towards questions of race, place & history, and sexuality & gender.

Perdomo received his B.S. in Sensory Studies & Application (Interdisciplinary) from SUNY Fredonia, and M.A. in Oral History from Columbia University. Perdomo is a three-time awardee of the DCA Art Fund Grant (Staten Island Arts, NYC). He has presented in various venues in New York including the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art – Snug Harbor Cultural Center, The Alice Austen House, Socrates Sculpture Park, Chinatown Soup, Coney Island USA, The Halls At Bowling Green, and SI MakerSpace. Further project participation and collaborations have brought him to the Watermill Center in New York, HERE Arts Center in New York, CAVE home of LEIMAY in Brooklyn, Teatro Munganga for Butoh Festival Amsterdam, Burlesque Imitates Art in New Orleans, and DfbrL8r Gallery in Chicago.

Merhnam Rastegari

Mehrnam Rastegari is a prominent Persian musician, award-winning film score composer, singer, violinist, and master Kamancheh player, who brings Persian music in new directions by combining it with rock and modern fusion styles. Her performances have taken her to international stages, including some of the most prestigious festivals.

Kanami Kusajima

Kanami Kusajima is a dancer, performing artist, and choreographer originally from Japan. She received a BFA degree in Dance from SUNY Purchase College in 2020. She has performed in dance works by various choreographers, including Francesca Harper, Yoshiko Chuma and Ana Maria Lucaciu. Since November 2020, she’s been performing at Washington Square Park and known as “Let Hair Down,” a performer who combines live painting and improvisational dance. Her unique style of performing art drew the attention of different media, such as Voice of America, New York Magazine, The Guardian, AM New York, and PIX11 News, among many others.

Emilija Berga

Emilija Berga (she/her) is an artist from Latvia. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2021 majoring in contemporary dance choreography in Latvian Academy of Culture. After that she worked as a part of collective ”SIXTH” in Latvia, as well as spent time in residencies and internships in Latvia, Amsterdam, New York, and other countries. She has been working both as a dancer and choreographer, and currently is studying a master’s in Fine Arts in Parsons School of Design in New York City. Her practice spans from dance and choreography to photography, video, and installation work with a focus on embodied ways of making.

Kaila Bulé

Kaila Bulé is a New York City-based singer, poet, songwriter, and drummer deeply rooted in Afro-Dominican and Afro-Caribbean traditions. The daughter of cultural ambassadors Toné Vicioso and Nina Paulino—practitioners of Afro-Dominican roots rhythms—she was raised in a vibrant musical legacy, including her mother’s 15-year-long festival, Quiskeya en el Hudson. Kaila has performed as a vocalist and percussionist across the diaspora,
mastering Palo, Bomba, and Plena traditions.

A sought-after voice for Black and Indigenous liberation movements, her poetry and activism reflect a lifelong dedication to organizing and ancestral reverence. As an auricular activist, herbalist, and holistic health practitioner, Kaila channels her spirit and artistry toward collective liberation, sacred justice, and divine freedom.

Marco Buccelli

Marco Buccelli is a Neapolitan-born producer, composer, and drummer based in New York. He produced Xenia Rubinos’ critically acclaimed albums Black Terry Cat and Una Rosa, as well as highly regarded records for Giovanni Truppi, including Tuo Padre, Mia Madre, Lucia, which competed in the Sanremo Music Festival (2022). Additionally, Marco reimagined the work of legendary Italian artist Fabrizio De André on Nella Mia Ora Di Libertà, featuring esteemed performers Vinicio Capossela and Mauro Pagani. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a seasoned performer, Marco has toured internationally, appearing at prominent venues such as Lincoln Center, MoMA, the Pitchfork Music Festival, North Sea Jazz, and the Montreal Jazz Festival.

His commissioned compositions include collaborations with acclaimed visual artist Alex Da Corte and the film score for Straighten Up and Fly Right, produced by Armando Croda and Lindsey Cordero.

Anthony Carrillo

Anthony Carrillo hails from a proud Puerto Rican musical heritage. With a career spanning over four decades, he has graced prestigious stages worldwide, performing and recording with renowned artists such as Eddie Palmieri, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Paul Simon, and Harry Belafonte. An integral member of acclaimed Puerto Rican groups like Batacumbele, Descarga Boricua, and the metal band PUYA, Carrillo has been hailed by Palmieri as “the best bongocero in the universe.” In 2023, he was honored by Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives in San Juan for his cultural contributions and role as a global musical ambassador. Carrillo plays exclusively on MOPERC percussion instruments and collaborates with craftsman Francis Mercier to develop MOPERC’s Puerto Rican and Cuban percussion series.

Juta

Music for Naked Water.

Wayne Horvitz

Wayne Horvitz is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and ’90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He is noted for working with John Zorn’s Naked City among others.

Kazuhisa Uchihashi

Kazuhisa Uchihashi is a Japanese guitarist involved in free improvisation music. Born in 1959 in Osaka, Uchihashi began to play the guitar at age 12, playing in various rock bands, though he later studied jazz music. In 1988 he joined the band the First Edition, and in 1990 formed the band Altered States.

Tim Keegan

Tim Keegan is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Vocalist and principal songwriter with Departure Lounge since 1999, Keegan has recorded and performed with various bands and as a solo artist.

Merzbow

Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists.

Fred Hatt

Lighting works for Nation of Compassion 2

Testimonial – Lemon Guo, Stanford Residency

“LEIMAY is such an incredibly passionate, dedicated, and creative group of artists that brings life to any collaborative environment. We were so lucky to have them in residency with us at Stanford.”

– Lemon Guo, 2024

Testimonial – Jess, A Meal Work in Progress

“I am always appreciative of how LEIMAY creates performances that activate their audiences. We are approached and respected as curious, full-bodied people who are there to share in a collective moment.”

– Jess, Audience member at A Meal Work in Progress, 2022

Testimonial – Akiko Nishijima, Alius Bodies WIP

“LEIMAY and CAVE have been creating art projects for many years that are open to the community. They are always independent, supportive, and challenging something new.

Last month when I saw LEIMAY’s new work-in-progress, their stance stayed the same but the work has deepened!

I’d like to support LEIMAY just like they support us in the community. It is a gem.”

– Akiko Nishijima, 2021

Testimonial – Peggy Resnick, Alius Bodies WIP

“I was in the audience at CAVE Home of LEIMAY when Krystel Copper and Masanori Asahara gave their all in Alius Bodies (work in progress) by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya. I felt I was watching an Egon Schiele painting come to life. Krystel and Masanori created a three-dimensional moving and living sculpture whose every movement was so deeply felt. What an incredible experience!”

– Peggy Resnick, 2021

Testimonial – Audience member at Hurleyville Arts Centre, Alius Bodies

“I know you said, don’t try to make sense of it, and so of course, the entire time I was trying to make sense of it. . . I had a whole script in mind that was happening. Basically, a birthing of these beings. . . And they started to communicate a little bit. So then when the monkey [song appeared]. . .What is that? Because they’re in the primordial soup! It was interesting to try not to make sense of it, and then to have my mind blown by that!”

– Audience member at Hurleyville Arts Centre, 2019

Testimonial – Audience member at Hurleyville Arts Centre, Alius Bodies

“A lot of the movements were unfamiliar to me, they weren’t reminiscent of anything else, but at the same time, like with the words, it wasn’t just gibberish, it wasn’t, ‘Oh, just do something that no one has seen before.’ In a way, It was very intentional. So, how do you create movements that were so unfamiliar and so intentional?”

– Audience member at Hurleyville Arts Centre, 2019

Testimonial – Alessandro Anglani, Watermill Summer 2019

“I would say that this type of work is developed on two levels: the first, given by the strong image that is created, is the first impact that hits the public. These almost alien beings, despite being perfectly recognizable as human bodies, which are found inside this showcase, like observatory animals, that try to stand upright but are punctually dragged by the sand to the bottom, certainly generate a strong emotion for the spectator, along with a whole series of reflections that are not “explained” and are not didactic. The second level is from the inside perspective: the dystopian environment definitely requires a great deal of psychological concentration and physical control, but it is equally interesting because it connects you to a more intimate self. It is very easy to slip into memories and feelings that belong to a life that we often forget in our daily routine. Personally I refer to my childhood and to the relationship with the earth, with sand. In all this the use of the voice increases the distance with respect to reality, using words that do not exist and enhancing this “alien” effect. In essence, an experience for those who assist and those who participate that’s unique.”

Testimonial – Sorin Prodea, Watermill Summer 2019

“In terms of the performance, it was an amazing opportunity to perform such a piece of work. It was hard to do it, but it was so rewarding. Plus, working with all the amazing people that were involved during it, was an amazing and fun experience. I’m glad I did it and I’m grateful for the trust that they had in me to perform it.”

– Sorin Prodea, 2019, Correspondences

Testimonial – Megan Kendzior, Team/Ensemble

“Working with the brilliant family of LEIMAY artists is such an honor! They are the hardest-working and most brilliant beings, and it’s such a joy to support this community through my administrative and advocacy labor. I always feel valued as a whole human in our work together and I’m so inspired by the LEIMAY entanglement. I know that your support of this community would make such a difference!”

– Megan Kendzior, 2021

Testimonial – Ricardo Bustamante, Team/Ensemble

“LEIMAY can be seen as a safe oasis of artistic creation where artists of all identities can express, develop, evolve and visualize their creative, educative, and community based artistry.

The space exists as a testament to the importance of art as a pillar for the growth of society. You can see its merit in the quality of LEIMAY’s artistic and educational work; that which always embodies a unique aesthetic accompanied by deep concepts that are always relevant to the social reality and leave you with a lasting message.”

– Ricardo Bustamante, 2020

Testimonial – Masanori Asahara, Team/Ensemble

“I love dance. Personally, in this moment (of pandemic), I am thinking more about dance in a social way. I am thinking about traditions. People pray through dance. People connect to nature through dance.

We (LEIMAY) are good translators from art to nature and society. We observe, we listen to material, to empty space, to timing, and to the different energies of that space and time. We have a good ear to listen, and we can translate that. There is a lot of meaning in that, not only one world.

We have potential! For me, LEIMAY has space. Space for me to use my sense and go through my energy, where it is directed and translated.”

– Masanori Asahara, 2020

Testimonial – Polina Porras Sivolobova, Team/Ensemble

“LEIMAY breaths art and life into everything we do. I enjoy the creative spirit in everything, and I appreciate our values and work ethic, and our dedication to craft, art and creativity. Led by amazing human beings, LEIMAY builds and maintains community.”

– Polina Porras Sivolobova, 2020

Testimonial – Jennifer Montoya, White Studio Rental

“I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your space, it is my favorite in the city. I love the setup and the good vibes I get every time I work in the studio. Thank you.”

– Jennifer Montoya, 2013, Touch Theory 

Testimonial – Maggie Marguerite Studios / Georgina Richardson, White Studio Rental

“The Studio has been great. I’ve had some wonderful portraits shoots in the space – which is so unique, clean, organised and in the heart of cool Williamsburg (and around the corner from my house which is also helpful ;)) I love the look on people’s faces when they first walk in and say “wow!!!”. The booking process is super fast and easy too.”

– Maggie Marguerite Studios / Georgina Richardson, 2013, Photography

Testimonial – Daniel Ellis-Ferris, White Studio Rental

“…Hopefully we will get to work in your beautiful space again in the future! We really enjoyed the acoustic and the atmosphere of the place. We can tell that great things have happened in there :)”

– Daniel Ellis-Ferris, May 2013, Theater

Ecstasy Mule

Ecstasy Mule humbly considers itself to be a blues band in the tradition of Derek Bailey, Eugene Chadbourne and Fred Frith. It is made of Casey G andLen37.

Yael Gaathon

Yael Gaathon is an Israeli – Danish actress and butoh dancer.
She completed her acting studies in Israel in ’93, after which she joined the internationally acclaimed Itim Theater Ensemble. During her work with the Ensemble Yael was introduced to butoh and received regular butoh training.
In 2002 Yael moved to Denmark, where she established her company Blue Cliff and began to choreograph and direct solo and group pieces.Throughout the years she has been giving butoh workshops, as well as training and teaching actors and dancers in film, the state theater schools in Denmark, private theater schools, the Danish Actors Association, and in various dance and theater training programs. Yael is currently based in Aarhus, Denmark.

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