We had the good fortune of connecting with Marines Soria Sevilla and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Marines, why did you pursue a creative career?
It is a necessity for me. It is my way to feel connected to others, and doing something that empowers the people around me. This is what my projects have been about, from my theater plays to my audiovisual productions. I want to create work that empowers others, as I feel it empowers me. For example, “On Adventures” is a play I produced about an illustrator who suffers from an immune disease. He becomes depressed, stops drawing, and gives up on his medical treatment. However, when he reconnects with his passion, illustrating, he is reminded of the courage that is required to face challenges, even when you keep losing battles. He then decides to give his medical treatment one more try. My projects are my way of finding creative ways to communicate something that I am concerned about, whether it is a burning topic that affects my social surroundings or something that affects my inner peace. The creative process can be chaotic and confusing, but it also feels like falling in love and that balance makes me feel alive.
Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
The pillars of my work are form and content, in Spanish I like calling it “forma y fondo”. They cannot be separated. In my productions there must be care in the design, but also a deep purpose. My interests and curiosities are always seeking new ways to surprise the audience. I want to create intersections between different art forms.
For example, if I am screening a film, I want to integrate a theatrical experience into it, as in the case of the screening of my documentary film “Building Up Yerma” at The Vino Theater New York and Centro Cultural La Moneda in Lima. If I am presenting a theatrical project, I want to integrate a cinematic sensation, like in my production “Enlazadas”. If I am giving a seminar, I want it to be interactive and to immerse the public in a sensory experience, and if I create a sensory experience, I want them to have a pedagogical moment, like in my latest holistic seminar “Arquetipo La Madre”.
The ways I get to these intersections are inspired by what I have seen in performing events, galleries, or exhibitions. This makes me wonder: how could I complete this experience? How could this be incorporated into theater design or a theatrical concept?
The path is not easy, because experimenting always has a dose of failure, imperfection, and rejection. You have to allow yourself to take risks, let go the ideas that didn’t work, and continue polishing what you felt proud of and received a positive reaction or feedback from the public. In the last screening of “Building Up Yerma” at The Vino Theater, although I felt very satisfied with the form and content, I was feeling very insecure about the public’s response to this new vision I was proposing of Lorca’s play. It wasn’t until the moment of the screening that I began to listen to the reactions of the public and felt satisfied that the project was going the way I was looking for.
I am very excited to share about my upcoming project, “The Dream Playground.” Premiering on October 1st, this beta test is a new experiential concept for theater, featuring performances by emerging actors workshopping their own and other people’s material, up-and-coming movie directors showing their shorts, all in a special venue that invites to a party to follow. This is a Teatro Pop Up production where we seek to create unique and unrepeatable experiences.
Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
We would start our days in the fantastic beaches. We would grab a smoothie at Pura Vida Miami. In the afternoon, we would spend time at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. Another day would be dedicated to the Frost Museum. One day is mandatory to explore Wynwood distric. For dinner and drinks, we would set aside one day for Mandolin Aegean Bistro, La Mar (don’t miss the lucuma dessert!), and CVI.CHE 105.
Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My always supportive family and Nazaret Ortiz, who guided me through my first production and from whom I have learned so much.
Website: www.marinessoria.com
Instagram: @marinesoria
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marines-soria/
Image Credits
Personal Photo: Photographer: Scott Goode Photo 1: Director of photography: Anthony Carrillo Photo 2: Photographer: Luana Seu Photo 3: Photographer: Livushe Acuña Photo 4: Photographer: Livushe Acuña Photo 5: Photographer: Kiana De Tramontana, Milena de la Puente Photo 6 Photographer: Kiana De Tramontana, Milena de la Puente Photo 7 BTS Kuzeny Movie. Director: Alfred Padilla. Producer: Nancy Pop