Román Baca is an artist, a classically trained ballet dancer and choreographer. In 2001, recognizing his desire to defend the defenseless, he took a hiatus from dance and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a machine-gunner and fire-team leader in Fallujah, Iraq during the Iraq War. After the war, Mr. Baca returned to dance and co-founded Exit12 Dance Company, which tells veterans’ stories choreographically, to increase cross-cultural understanding and heal divisions. He is looking to increase Exit12’s international reach and scale Exit12’s programs that connect veterans and civilians through movement.
With Poetic Theater Productions:
Director of Soju featured in Veteran Voices: Rites of Passage in Poetic License: Ritual
Director of Exit 12 Piece Presented in Memorial Day Special Veteran Event during run of GOLIATH at the Wild Project