About Camila
Hi friends.
I mean that when I say it – I take community very seriously.
I’ve spent much of my adult life “floating,” the pandemic ending three years of improvised road-tripping around the US. During that time, I was grateful to find community via improv, which provided my introverted soul a means of joyful and structured interaction with others.
I am also deeply moved by auditory experiences, growing up dancing, playing music, and singing. During the ZoomProv era of Covid, a friend introduced me to going audio which immediately created an incredible sensory-immersive experience in my mind. Deciding AudioProv was my Pandemic Pursuit, I wrangled and led a core of 30+ veteran improvisers (+ guests and students) through 10-20 hours per week of original improv exercises and sets. This allowed for continuing pandemic practice with performance opportunities in the form of the podcast.
I gratefully returned to in-person Musical Improv and proudly perform with Flash Mob Musical in San Francisco, CA from 2022-2023.
Having just completed a second MA in late 2023, 2024 will be for some creative rest. I’ve still run an online session/recording here or there, and guested on stage, but it’s time to – you guessed it – introvert a bit. 🙂
improv
Camila studied with iO Chicago, RISE Comedy Denver (formerly Voodoo), Third Coast Comedy (Nashville, TN), Pan Theater (Oakland, CA), and online with The Nursery (UK) during the pandemic.
Special troupe mentions include Musical Improv (Nashville, Denver, San Francisco) and Improvised Shakespeare (Denver & online).
During the pandemic she created four community performance podcasts: Introverted Improvisers (main), Roundabout Shakespeare, Liminal Passengers (improvised surreal storytelling and poetry), and Licorice Cathedral (a year of raw, experimental longform).
In 2022-2023, her in-person pursuits were performing and teaching Musical Improv. See here for all past proud partnerships 2021-2023!
other studies
Camila is passionate about melody/harmony, tempo/timing, and lyricism/poetry of language.
Her creative background includes orchestra, ballet, jazz choir at the youth/community level, and acting and writing for theater and film (college). She’s had the pleasure of being a SAG/AFTRA member during her time in Los Angeles, and has a strong foundation in public presentations and writing for children’s educational theater.
Other education: BA Philosophy (UC Berkeley), MA Communication & Performance Studies (San Jose State), MA Professional Creative Writing (University of Denver).
She continues to dance party daily.
An elusive on-camera moment catching the hardest she’s ever laughed.