QUINTANAR, AMBAR LUNA

1) Why are you researching or studying at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar?

I'm an MFA student in the Public Art and New Artistic Strategies program at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. My research explores the aesthetic experience of the night, its effects on the body, and how participatory performance can create spaces to rehearse collective care and political action. Through my long-term project NOCTURNA, which I have been developing since 2018, I investigate expanded choreography, urban space, and collective night walks with women in different contexts.

2) What makes your project special, and why is it relevant?

My artistic practice explore how we can transform our relationship with the night. It understands the night as a space for attention, imagination, and collective presence. Its relevance lies in creating embodied experiences where participants can rehearse forms of collective care while questioning gendered experiences of public space. By walking, listening, and moving together, this practice proposes choreography as a tool for imagining other ways of being in the city.

3) If applicable: What makes your voluntary work in Weimar stand out?

I was involved in MetaRoom, a feminist collective initiative in Weimar that created a temporary cultural space during March. Through workshops, performances, concerts, talks, and informal gatherings, the project fostered community, artistic exchange, and collective care. Contributing to this initiative allowed me to support an inclusive space where people could meet, share practices, and build connections across disciplines.