About Elisandra Rosario

Elisandra Mairym Rosario (a.k.a. DJ MEDUSA) is an artist, activist, and curator of space, vibration, and frequency. Medusa was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, which along with their experience as a dancer, influences Medusa's attraction to social dance cultures. Elisandra Rosario uses their passion for curating social spaces, community engagement, and ownership of ancestry to fuel their dance and filmmaking. Medusa began their disk-jockey journey as a collegetown DJ in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. They continued DJing in Michigan while achieving their MFA in Dance at University of Michigan, Ann-Arbor. Rosario also sprouted roots in Detroit, Michigan, using their dance, music, and production knowledge to curate healing performance spaces for artists. Medusa is a co-founder of Homie Hangz Detroit, an artist collective and weekly DJ practice session that facilitates intergenerational space for evolving knowledge and creating community. Elisandra Mairym Rosario is currently in the mountainous valleys of Utah as an Artist in Residence in Dance at Utah Valley University.