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Arts leadership, cultural management, music programming, cultural heritage, gender studies and the arts as a tool for development and social change.
About
Daniella Cura is a cultural manager, curator and feminist music researcher born in Barranquilla, Colombia. In a career spanning more than 10 years, she’s played a leading role in major Latin American festivals and cultural projects. She has published three books and several articles on topics such as music and feminism, popular music and cultural heritage.
Innovating in
cultural management,
artistic programming &
Leadership in the arts
Daniella holds a degree in Liberal Arts in Social Sciences with a Master’s degree in Artistic Leadership and Cultural Management from Colorado State University. She also has musical studies with an emphasis on composition. All the projects she has led have contributed to positioning the work of talented artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, attracting new audiences and opening new spaces for their artistic work. Below, you will find a selection of her most important projects and publications.
Esther Forero
la caminadora
In December 2019, she published “Esther Forero. La Caminadora,” a book that explores the life and music of Esther Forero and other female artists, contributing to discussions of feminist musicology in Latin America.
Jazz al Parque 2022
From 2020 to 2022, Daniella worked as the artistic curator of the Jazz Al Parque Festival, one of the largest jazz festivals in South America, organized by the city of Bogotá.
Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
In 2018, with the support of the Mingus Institute, Daniella Cura and Cesar Gómez co-founded and directed this music collective based on legendary musician Charles Mingus’ vision of fusing North American jazz and Colombian tropical music.
Jazz Mutante
A transmedia project that traces the history of the Festival and its impact on the development of Bogota and Colombian jazz.
Female Big Band of Bogotá
The 2022 edition of the Jazz Al Parque Festival was the birthplace of the first Bogotá Female Big Band, a big band entirely comprised of female jazz and Colombian popular music musicians.
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The transmission of the book release presentation from the Sala Música of the Parque Explora in Medellín.
Rafa, el duelo y yo.
Jazz al Parque completes its artistic lineup and announces activities
Esther Forero: much more than 'the Bride of Barranquilla'
Ep. 49 – What is Feminist Musicology?
The lives and deaths of Abelardo Carbonó
Daniella Cura, curator of the Jazz al Parque Festival in Bogotá, Colombia
