zoe gonzález, 1996
ARTIST, PROFESSIONAL CELLIST, SOMATIC EDUCATOR, YOGA TEACHER
Driven by curiosity and by the space in between SEPARATE DISCIPLINES
A practice that explores how art, sound, and embodied movement can inform and nourish one another.
Rooted in cross-pollination and creative research, I seek out new pathways of connection and the possibilities that emerge through their intersection. Allowing space for new ways of perceiving, creating, and learning.
My musical training unfolded during fifteen years within the classical tradition—where precision, technical refinement, and fidelity to established interpretations are central. Over time, I became increasingly aware of how such a framework also narrowed my field of exploration, privileging reproduction over experimentation and defined interpretations over individual inquiry. Mistakes were criticized and success was often measured by external standards rather than professional growth or artistic voice.
In this environment, I slowly felt my own artistry and experimentation being stifled, where curiosity and creativity were easily overshadowed by rules, hierarchies, and rigid expectations.
coming back to the body
This isolation led me to Yoga, Somatic Movement Education, and a deeper understanding of anatomy and body awareness. The missing link between my body and my mind. These disciplines revealed that the body is not just a vessel for music or movement—it is an intelligent, perceptive instrument that shapes how we experience and engage with the world.
The way we move, attend, and organize ourselves physically influences not only artistic expression, but the quality of our perception inwards and outwards.
Today, my work moves between cello pedagogy, Somatic Education, Yoga, and creative research. Through teaching and guiding others, I create spaces that cultivate sensitivity, coordination, presence, and perceptual awareness—within artistic practice, through the way we relate to ourselves and the world around us.
My creative research is rooted in an interest in perception, and in the subtle connections that emerge between seemingly unrelated disciplines, textures, movements, and ways of attending. I am particularly drawn to exploratory processes that allow new relationships and new forms of understanding to surface.
