Research Discipline/Bio
Priscila Santana is a curator, conductor, educator, and scholar. She is the Programming Manager for the iconics SummerStage Festival and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in New York City. Beyond SummerStage, she has been a guest curator for Global Fest at Lincoln Center, Brazilian Week, the Municipal Theatre of São Paulo, among others. Frequently speaking at international conferences in Morocco, Cape Verde, Canada, Brazil, etc. In 2025, she was a mentor at the Festival Academy from the European Festivals Association.
As a scholar, she focuses on leadership, cultural policies, and Black feminist studies in higher music education and serves as the research assistant for the Latin Studies Curriculum. Priscila conducts with the International Brazilian Opera Company and serves as a volunteer coordinator for the Kilomba Collective, a coalition of Black Brazilian women in the U.S. Originally from Bahia, Brazil, she now lives in New York City and is the proud mother of Sofia Eloah.
Educational Background
Master of Music Education, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil, 2019
Last Updated: Jun 2, 2025