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Lecturer: Malena Vega

Email: msvega@ucsc.edu

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Russell Rodriguez

Post from Teatro Vision:

Dr. Russell C. Rodríguez, a longtime friend of Teatro, recently received the American Folklore Society Américo Paredes Prize, for his stellar performance as a scholar, program manager, colleague, and mentor over the past twenty years.

Russell is the composer of the music for our productions of MACARIO and DEPARTERA. For Departera, Russell conducted a series of community songwriting circles to create several of the songs featured in the show.
In their announcement, the American Folklore Society said, "Russell is both an innovative scholar and a highly skilled musician who has acquired a deep and intimate knowledge of diverse cultural practices, particularly those of marginalized communities. His scope and depth of knowledge, talent, humor, and incredible modesty makes him an exceptional teacher, scholar, and colleague. His combination of theoretical sophistication and real-world engagement is especially inspiring and refreshing. As someone who has been a program manager for the Alliance for California for Traditional Arts, a scholar and teacher, and consultant and partner with the Smithsonian, and ever a practitioner, Russell’s distinguished academic performance is deeply connected to his community service, and well-deserving of the 2023 Paredes Prize."

Dept. of Music
Music Center, Room 287
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Email: rucrodri@ucsc.edu