María Evelia Marmolejo: A Radical Voice Through Performance Born in Pradera, Colombia, in 1958, María Evelia Marmolejo’s artistic journey is inextricably linked to the turbulent political and social landscape of her homeland. From a young age, she experienced firsthand the pervasive inequalities and violence that shaped Colombian society – an experience that would profoundly inform her radical feminist performance art. Initially drawn to theater through neighborhood classes and workshops, Marmolejo quickly recognized performance as a potent vehicle for challenging established norms and confr…