Ainhoa Hernández Escudero (she/they) is an interdisciplinary maker, performer, and cultural worker from Carabanchel, Madrid, based in Amsterdam. They are part of The House of Løstbois. In her work, she explores the strange and the monstrous at the intersection of magic, pop, the post-internet aesthetic, technology, and mainstream culture. She graduated from the DAS Theatre master’s program in 2022. Ainhoa was awarded the AFK 3Package Deal 2022-2023 in the dance category, and received the YAA prize in 2023. She has shared her works in different contexts, among them Frascati (Amsterdam), Bâtard Festival (Brussels), MNCARS (Madrid), La Capella, Gessnerallee (Zurich), Center for Performance Research (NY), Arqueologías del Futuro (Argentina), Museo del Chopo (Mexico), Antic Teatre (Barcelona), La Caldera (Barcelona), La Casa Encendida (Madrid) and CA2M (Madrid).
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