Loreto Valenzuela 2024.
confronted by the gaze and interpretation.

Loreto Valenzuela

(b.1973) Santiago, Chile. She developed her artistic practice during 25 years in England before relocating to Freiburg, Germany in 2021. 

Rooted in South American culture and initially trained in Chilean theatre and performance, followed by a Bachelor in Arts in Drama and English language. She furthered her studies at the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London (M.A. Performance Practice as Research, 2008). Her deviating background supports a nomadic, hybrid practice that continuously experiments with diverse techniques and materials to reinvent her creative language. 

Most recent works in Freiburg include, UncertainT at Delphi Space Freiburg, at the conception/curation of the Club Unique Performance Party Format at E-Werk Freiburg (2022-24), at Kunsttage Basel, at Indifference/difference by Isaac Chon Way at Südufer Freiburg for All is Light with Stephanie Scheubeck (2023), and at Kaiserwasser Off Space Freiburg for A Whisper of the Stone with Andrea Lagos. Every other Breath I take performance for Steph Huang at Gegenwartskunst E-Werk Freiburg in 2024 and participated in the research project Projektionen am E-Werk Südufer Freiburg in April 2024, after which she was awarded a residency from June-July 2024 funded by E-Werk, flausen + and Fonds Darstellende Kunst.