Faculty
Carla Rodea
Eighth Grade Spanish Teacher
Carla Rodea is an interdisciplinary artist and educator born and raised in Mexico City. Her/their research-based work involves a variety of disciplines and mediums such as music, sound art, poetry, vocal performance and performance art, photography, video, movement, sculpture and, of course, sharing knowledge. Carla earned an M.F.A. from CUNY’s digital and interdisciplinary arts practice and was a recipient of several awards and fellowships for research-based residencies in Mexico City. Before that, Carla studied music at the National Center for the Arts in Mexico, and later received her/their B.F.A. in vocal performance from the City College of New York. Carla is an alumna and fellow of the Wassaic Project, The Interdisciplinary Art and Theory Program, Works on Water, The Home School, and Materia Abierta. She/they has taught music, art, and languages for the past 20 years. She/they has also performed extensively and shown work internationally. Carla joined the BPC community in 2021.
Why I Work with Children
I learn so much!
A Favorite Book
I’ve been loving Octavia Butler’s and Fred Moten’s work for a few years now.
Quick Fact
I speak several languages.
