Elena Tejada-Herrera is a trans-disciplinary artist who was born in Lima,[1] Peru[2] and became known for her work in performance and multidisciplinary arts.
Elena Tejada-Herrera began her artistic education in the mid-1990s, initially studying painting at the Arts Department at Pontificia Universidad del Peru,[3] but attained public attention in a controversial way.
[3] This piece dealt with the body, gender constructions, and incorporated the participation of the public.
[4] From 2002 to 2006, while living in Virginia, Tejada-Herrera focused each time more on pieces that incorporated the participation of the public, like the series Paper Animals, Holding the House Together, One Day Around The Neighborhood Choreographing My Dance.
For this piece Tejada-Herrera asked strangers on stores, and in her neighborhood, to teach her how to dance and to choreograph her.