Research Discipline/Bio
Mónica Silva is an Associate Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) and a Doctoral Fellow in the Dance Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She also works as an Assistant at the Arnhold Institute for Dance Education Research, Policy & Leadership. At PUCP, she served as Head of the Academic Department of Performing Arts and directed the undergraduate Dance program, where she led curriculum reform and founded the PUCP Dance Company. She is part of the Studies in Dance and Scenic Practice research-creation group and has contributed to artistic and academic networks throughout Latin America. Her work bridges choreography, education, and research with a focus on contemporary dance, improvisation, and embodiment. Mónica holds a B.A. in Education from PUCP and an M.A. in Dance Education from NYU. Her current research explores the role of critical thinking and somatic experience in dance-making and pedagogy.
Educational Background
Master of Arts, Dance Education, New York University, 2003.
Bachelor of Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 1997.
Honors/Awards
Doctoral Fellowship, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2024-2028
Administrative Fellowship at at the Arnhold Institute for Dance Education Research, Policy & Leadership 2024-2026
Supplementary Scholarship, Rowe Fund – Organization of American States (OAS), 2025
Publications/Exhibitions
Silva, M., & Vieira, M. A. (2024). Good news: A commitment to resistance through the movement of bodies. In N. Calderón & A. Roa Márquez (Eds.), The body of memory: Spaces and archives in resistance (pp. 86–110). Universidad de la República & Universidad Veracruzana.
Silva, M. (2022). Management in Motion. In Artist-Researchers and Knowledge Production from the Stage. Volume III: A Philosophy of Theatrical Praxis (pp. 413–420). Lima: Fondo Editorial ENSAD. Retrieved from https://www.ensad.edu.pe/landings/artistas-investigadoras-es-iii-landing/
Silva, M. (2020). Challenges of Dance Research in Academia: From School to Faculty. In Which Dances Are Yet to Come? Transit, Poetics, and Politics of the Body (pp. 36–42). ANDA: National Association of Dance Researchers. Retrieved from https://portalanda.org.br/publicacoes/
Silva, M. (2016). The Borders of Art and Education. In First Call (pp. 98–99). Lima: Ministry of Culture Publishing House.
Silva, M. (2010). Organizing Practice: Thematic Axes for a Movement Proposal for Dance. In VIADANZA: A Place for the Body in Education (pp. 88–90). Lima: La Movil/Asociación Cultural.
Silva, M. (2007). Education through art: History of dance. In Education through art. Ministry of Education of Peru / El Comercio S.A.
Last Updated: Jun 2, 2025