Art & Life with Berta Moreno

Today we’d like to introduce you to Berta Moreno.

Berta, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I grew up in Madrid, Spain, with my parents and my younger brother. My family is 100% Spanish but my parents love to travel, and they instilled that passion in my brother and I from a very young age. For that reason, I have traveled and lived abroad quite a bit, and I consider myself a citizen of the world. Multilingualism and multiculturalism are both very important and very present in my life and definitely define a big part of who I am today.

Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I don’t consider myself an artist in the strict sense of the word, but I do create every day. I create in the dance studio, in the yoga studio, in the classroom, in the kitchen, in my relationships. I feel like we are all artists in some capacity, we just have to open up the avenues to express ourselves.

I love this Osho quote about this: “When I say be creative, I don’t mean you should all go and become great painters or great poets. I simply mean let your life be a painting; let your life be a poem.” As long as you are creating a language, an energy field, a world of your own that those around you can perceive as uniquely yours, you are an artist.

At the end of the day, art is an expression of the soul, and we all have a soul that wants to come out and talk to others. Let it, don’t judge it.
What do I expect from my art, from my imprint on this world? Nothing but to connect with others, perhaps to inspire them to be more themselves and let loose!

What responsibility, if any, do you think artists have to use their art to help alleviate problems faced by others? Has your art been affected by issues you’ve concerned about?
I think all artists are a reflection of their time, their culture, their reality and the issues present in it. Sometimes the link is more obvious and direct, and sometimes it’s more subtle, and the art seems more personal, but there is always a connection.

In the work that I do, I definitely try to bring awareness to issues that matter to me, like discrimination against women, minorities, or just the total disconnect in our society between our jobs, brains, rational, logistical side and what our souls really call for.

What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
You can follow my social media platforms to stay updated with my dance classes, dance performances, yoga classes and any special events I participate in or organize.

I am currently starting a project called The Bani House, which got interrupted because I left the country for three months and just recently got back.

My goal for this project is to create a space, virtual for now but eventually physical too, for a community of people interested in movement, dance, yoga, meditation, art, tantra, women’s empowerment, etc. A sacred space to come to learn but also to express and just be together, in community.

Contact Info:

• Phone: 2132453411
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: Berta.thebanihouse
• Facebook: Berta Moreno

Image Credit:
Jimmy Martinez

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