Isadora Coco Gonzalez is a graduate of Northwestern University with a BA in Theatre, Dance, Art History, a certificate in Music Theatre and a TYA module. An Ohio-raised, mixed Puerto Rican, Jewish, and Queer artist, Coco grew up on the edge of many cultural influences that have shaped her into a uniquely well-rounded human. As a performer Coco’s recent credits include, “SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR!” with [Producing Body], Goodnight Moon with Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT), and Hair with Kokandy Productions. Coco has done multiple workshops for Disney Theatrical Group working with choreographers such as Kyle Hanagami and Casey Nicholaw. She is also an Ensemble Member of Imagination Theatre performing for CPS. As a choreographer Coco strives to create work that centers storytelling and history in the body, and her research is focused on the intersection of Judaism and movement. She has choreographed two original pieces: “Gertle, Come Back” inspired by Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein funded by the Northwestern Summer Undergraduate Research Grant program, and “Pillars of Pages,” inspired by the story of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. . Coco will be performing as Carmela in CCT’s upcoming production of Carmela Full of Wishes.