Báez, Josefina

found: Dominicanish, c2000:t.p. (Josefina Báez) p. 71 (Josefina Báez (La Romana, Dominican Republic/New York); actress, dancer, writer, educator)

found: Magdalena Aotearoa www site, Dec. 3, 2002:(in 1972, Josefina came to New York ... in 1986 she founded the Latinarte/ayombe troupe ... has been teaching theatre and creative writing in New York City public schools since 1984 ... faculty member of CAL (Creative Arts Laboratory) at the Teachers College, Columbia University)

found: Wikipedia, 21 June 2018(Josefina Báez (La Romana, Dominican Republic/New York), actress, writer, director and educator, is the founder and present director of Ay Ombe Theatre Troupe (established 1986). She was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic and moved to New York when she was 12 years old. Baez is best known for her performance texts Dominicanish, Comrade, Bliss Ain't Playing and Levente no. Baez describes herself as "a performer-writer-educator-director whose work explores the present and its encounters with the past and future." Baez has been involved with multiple theatre festivals, and travels globally conducting Ay Ombe workshops and theatre retreats. She often writes about her bi-lingual and bi-cultural experiences.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefina_Baez