Taja Will is a non-binary, chronically ill, queer, Latine(Chilean) adoptee. They’re a choreographer, somatic therapist, and Healing Justice practitioner based in Mni Sota Makoce. Taja’s approach integrates improvisation, somatics, text and vocals in contemporary performance. Will’s artistic work explores visceral connections to current socio-cultural realities through a blend of ritual, dense multi-layered worldbuilding and everyday magic. Taja’s coaching practice includes consulting with individuals, organizations, and communities in the context of workshops, conflict mediation, somatic sessions, disability justice and access training, and organizational culture process. Taja is committed to working for healing and liberation of Black, Indigenous and people of color and radical care work for folks with chronic illness and disabilities.

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Likes to talk to artists about: Radical care webs, creative practice, tailoring projects to abundant and realistic scale, healing from oppression, rhythms of play-work-hustle-rest, plant medicine, talking to ancestors, somatic modalities for daily wellness, unapologetic queer realities, and all the ways we can reshape systems and art making!

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PHOTO: Nanne Sorvold