I always tell people that the main thing that drives my interests and motivation is culture. I love my job because I love working with people, more specifically working with all types of people that come from different backgrounds. I have grown up with a large family and multiple different cultures that define who I am and what I’ve learned about the world. My family is almost completely Brazilian, I speak Portuguese fluently and I visit the country once or twice every year. My dad’s side is originally Italian immigrants who came to Brazil, my mom’s parents teach Italian in Brazil and I have Italian citizenship. I was born in Shanghai, China, moved to the U.S. when I was three years old and so far have lived in two wildly different states. My mom speaks six languages and I speak three. If you want to work with me, I strongly suggest being prepared for how much you might hear me talk about languages and the world. I would also suggest being eager to teach me about any other world or traveling experiences that you might have stored in your brain. 

Another large part of my world includes a lot of queer experiences. I believe that art would not be art without some sort of queer or LGBTQ+ influence. Being a queer artist can be hard, but it has also shaped me as a person. I believe that all types of love and human connection are beautiful, and I would like to work with people who feel similarly. The concept of queer joy is one of the biggest influences on my life today and on my art and interests. I hope that the world can share this sentiment with me and be similarly influenced and inspired by this view. 

Some things that I am interested in include: Integrated media and projections, lighting design, sound design, production and stage management, scenic painting and artistry, live music management and design, dance, opera, and more related fields. I want to expand my knowledge of technical theater and grow into the type of artist that I aspire to be and admire.