Sunset 60 Minutes

River Coello is a Guayaquil-born cultural weaver—writer, translator, performer, facilitator, speaker, and researcher—based in Orlando. Their practice connects seemingly disparate fibers, thematically and modally, to reimagine richer relationships to ourselves, each other, and our world. Drawing from Andean wisdom, in their transgressive body, their work weaves grief with hope, moving us away from colonialism toward greater personal alignment, collective empathy, and environmental responsibility. Learn more about their work at rivercoello.com.

Sarah Meek (they/she/he) is a multidisciplinary artist passionate for storytelling pieces surrounding social justice issues. Sarah recently graduated from DePaul University with their BFA in Theatre Arts. They have worked on many devised pieces including Algorithm, a piece focused on AI, influencers and the consequences of capitalism, and Memo, a movement-forward piece dedicated to exploring domestic intimacy in collaboration with art pieces by Selva Aparicio. They are very excited and honored to be a part of such a magical process!

Carolina Migli Bateson, actress and theatrical creative.

Following her training as a classical dancer at Accademia Domenichino da Piacenza Dance, she graduated in acting at the prestigious Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 1995. As a young actress, she worked in Ireland, England, and France from 1995 to 2004, delivering acclaimed performances in productions such as Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” and “The Merchant of Venice”, Checov ’s Uncle Vanya” and “Three Sisters”, as well as Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s “The Open Couple”.

In 2004, she returned to her native Italy, where she pursued a Master’s degree at Teatro Due in Parma, “The European Actor between Theater, Dance, and Music”. It was during this period that she developed her distinctive poetics: a theater that intersects different languages and performative arts to create a profound connection between performer and audience.

She has enjoyed a longstanding collaboration with the renowned NoveTeatro company, contributing her talents as an actress to productions such as “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern”, “Boston Marriage”, “The Mistress of the Inn”, and “The Rediscovered Friend”. Additionally, she has distinguished herself as a translator, introducing the works of new Anglo-Saxon, Francophone, and Spanish authors to Italian audiences, while delivering guest lectures on the subject at the University of London UCL.

After honing her directorial skills at the Globe Theatre in London, she joined the esteemed international collective GLOBAL HIVE. Her work is characterized by a captivating synthesis of multiple expressive modalities, as evidenced by productions such as “The Story of Evelyn”, “The Dream-50 Years from Dallas”, “Heartbreak”, “Damnation” “the Revolution”, “Birds”, “Hamlet/Alfred”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “The Circus of Ants”, “Silence”, “Lifting”, “Priscilla”, and in collaboration with Global Hive “Medusa”, and “Atlantis”.

With her latest work, “The Night Diaries” by Jan Fabre, she has begun to explore the intersection of performance and design. Committed to environmental sustainability, she consistently incorporates recycled materials into her sets and costumes.

Currently serving as the director of the ChezActors group and as artistic director of the theater in Grazzano Visconti, she continues to push the boundaries of theatrical expression and innovation.

Estrellita Beatriz, who uses the pronouns starr, e, bea, or anything non-gendered offered gingerly, is a poly-disciplinary artist. e started stage managing storefront theatres in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a junior in high school. Since then, starr has facilitated over 200 theatrical productions as production manager, stage manager, designer, educator, producer, intimacy coordinator and fellow at theatres across the nation, including The Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, New Orleans Shakespeare Company, Actor Theatre of Louisville and Tricklock Theatre Company. bea’s favorite project’s include For Black Trans Girls Who Got to Cuss A Motherf**ker Out When Snatching an Edge Ain’t Enough: a choreo poem by Lady Dane Figueroa, The Earth that is Sufficient Enough: HeartSpace by Annalisa Dias.

Denise Yvette Serna (she/ella)
Denise is a multifaceted international theatre practitioner whose creative journey has been marked by a deep commitment to artistic exploration, advocacy, and innovative storytelling. Denise holds an MFA in Theatre Directing from London’s East 15 Acting School, and co-founded Global Hive Laboratories, an international collective working toward a global theatre through Active Access and community exchange. With a diverse background encompassing directing, producing, and scholarship, Denise shares a wealth of experience and a passion for meaningful engagement within the performing arts. Learn more about her at deniseyvetteserna.com Donate to support this project at https://givebutter.com/i5yDNa