UP NEXT: Erika can be seen dancing with Selah Dance Collective at the Lobero Theatre with The Stranger, a new contemporary dance work by Meredith Ventura that explores the experience of alienation through the lens of social othering. Following intermission, audiences will experience Beethoven’s Tango, a celebrated international collaboration by renowned tango artist Fernanda Ghi and composer Alfredo Minetti.
Presented by Selah, this special one-night-only performance continues the company’s ongoing collaboration with Nomad Tango.
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Me
Erika Mireya Cruz, is a So-Cal based actor, singer, and dancer who grew up in Goleta California. Erika has been described as an hardworking optimist with a lot of energy!
At eighteen, Erika packed a suitcase and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a BFA degree in Performing Arts: Musical Theatre at AMDA College. Some of her favorite credits include: Eva Peron in Evita, Whatsername in American Idiot, but her dream are to be part of the incredible understudy and swing club. Recently Nancy understudy at 5Star Theatricals Oliver! and Florinda understudy at La Mirada's Into The Woods.
In her spare time, you can find Erika teaching dance to kiddos, learning a new instrument, or creating projects inspired by topics such as diversity and empowerment to minority voices, uplifting the LGBTQIA+ community, and just musical theatre in general. She also dabbles in photography, and content creation. Erika founded a YouTube Channel entitled The Cabaret Corner doing just that to keep theatre alive in the pandemic. Check out one of her favorite of those projects below!
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