My Journey
My Journey
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As a Colombian actress who is now devoting her life to teaching Spanish, Literature, and Culture in North America, I have found my experience in theatre to be the basis of my career as an educator and the starting point for creating new methodologies in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Currently, I am developing a new teaching model that emphasizes the importance of community, physical movement, and self-inquiry in learning, elements that are essential for mastering any language but often overlooked in traditional classroom environments.
On this website, you will find a glance at my work. Since the work I am developing is meant to be shared and improved, I invite you to read it and share your thoughts with me.
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Theater Experience
Theater Experience
CV
CV
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Second language acquisition.
Golden Age plays and their characters from a contemporary lens.
Improvement of oral communication through theater techniques.
Peninsular and Latin American literature and cultures focused on theater work.
Women in theater and literature.
EDUCATION
P.h.D program in Language, Literature, and Culture (Current)
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Master of Liberal Arts, Spanish Literature
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Bachelor of Arts, Performing Arts - Maestra en arte dramático
Universidad Central- Teatro Libre, Bogotá, COL
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2023-Current Siglo Latinx Project.
Social Media Manager/ Research Assistant
Project Directors: Erin Cowling (MacEwan University) and Glenda Nieto-
Cuebas (Ohio Wesleyan University)
2022-Current The TTSC Model.
Project Director
University of Calgary
2025-Spanish in Canada
Research Assistant
Project Director: Angela George (University of Calgary)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant (2022- Current)
University of Calgary. Calgary, AB.
(First-third year of Spanish, Japanese Film Class, Research Methods
and Analysis)
Sessional Instructor (Spring-2023)
University of Calgary. Calgary, AB.
(First-year Spanish)
Spanish and Literature Teacher (2021-2022)
Northwest Academy. Portland, OR.
(Spanish Immersion and Heritage class, Intermediate Spanish)
Seminar in Hispanic Theater.
Introduction to the Hispanic Culture and Arts.
Intermediate Class.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, GTA (2019-2020)
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Second-year Spanish: Intermediate to intermediate-advanced levels.
PUBLICATIONS
Rojas Castañeda, Lorena & Natalia Soracipa. Las diferentes luces de las adaptaciones del teatro clásico hispano: En torno al Congreso Adaptación, transformación y vigencia del teatro del Siglo de Oro y el festival LA Escena 2024. Comedia Performance, 22, 2025, 88-94
Soracipa, Natalia. "La monja alférez: una producción del Teatro Círculo de
Nueva York." Latin American Theatre Review, vol. 57, no. 2, 2024, pp. 137-143. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/931949
WORKSHOPS
El teatro y la imagen by Natalia Soracipa & Alex Noreña.
The Method of Physical Actions for the Study of Golden Age Texts.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
Soracipa Natalia, “Why Should We Teach Golden Age Texts Through Physical Movement?” Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas, Calgary, Alberta, 29 de
mayo de 2025.
Soracipa Natalia, “Stanislavski’s Method of the Physical Actions for the Study of Texts by Ana Caro and María de Zayas.” FHIS Research Seminar. The
University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver. March 13.2025.
Cowling Erin, Israel Franco, Glenda Nieto-Cuebas, Lorena Rojas & Natalia
Soracipa. Roundtable: “Siglo Latinx. New Perspectives on Spanish Golden
Age Theater Performance in the Americas.” Modern Language Association,
New Orleans, January 10, 2025.
Soracipa, Natalia. “La poética del espacio: Un encuentro entre la imagen y la
luz en la creación artística de Israel Franco-Müller.” AHCT / AITENSO
Conference: Adaptation, Transformation, and Relevance of Early Modern
Theater. UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Sept. 12, 2024.
Cowling, Erin, Amanda Fuenmayor, Ashley Bernal, Georgina Rivero Alvarado,
Lorena Rojas & Natalia Soracipa. Forthcoming Roundtable: “Siglo Latinx:
Working with Artists in a Collaborative Research Methodology.” Asociación
Canadiense de Hispanistas, Montreal, QC, June 1-3, 2024.
COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS
Donkey Xote Public Library by Alex Noreña and Natalia Soracipa,
Turmequé, Colombia (2025- Ongoing).
* Please check the section "Donkey Xote Library" at the top of the page to
know more about the project.
Theater in Language Classrooms
Theater in Language Classrooms
My experience as an actress has provided me with several theatrical tools that I find valuable and effective for studying literature and improving students' language skills. Some of these tools include the implementation of theater games for group bonding, which helps students increase their creativity and spontaneity, and prepares them for class and task development. Second, the implementation of choral dramatic reading to improve pronunciation prompts students to develop problem-solving skills through the discussion and agreement process that these tasks demand. Third, the use of the method of physical action in the study of texts. So far, I have applied this method to the study of golden age texts, and I anticipate exploring other texts in the near future.
My experience as an actress has provided me with several theatrical tools that I find valuable and effective for studying literature and improving students' language skills. Some of these tools include the implementation of theater games for group bonding, which helps students increase their creativity and spontaneity, and prepares them for class and task development. Second, the implementation of choral dramatic reading to improve pronunciation prompts students to develop problem-solving skills through the discussion and agreement process that these tasks demand. Third, the use of the method of physical action in the study of texts. So far, I have applied this method to the study of golden age texts, and I anticipate exploring other texts in the near future.
*Find more information about this approach at the top of the page on "The TTSC Model."
*Find more information about this approach at the top of the page on "The TTSC Model."
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