Hello 👋🏽 my name is Mercer (stage name Marisol La Muerte), and I'm a performance artist from Atlanta, GA!
I'm 28 years old (♈♋♐), I've been a fire/flow artist since 2019, and started dabbling in burlesque, character work, and other performance arts about 2 years ago.
I also teach flow arts, primarily dragon staff and hoop, and I've been playing with aerial (pole and lyra) on and off over the last 4 years.
What started off as my fun and expressive hobby has turned into something I could've never predicted - on one hand, it became an amazing way to connect to different people from all over the world, both virtually and in-person. I've performed all over the US and Puerto Rico, and my major goal this coming year is to perform internationally! ✨
On the other hand, performance became my primary job/income source when I lost my job in March from federal layoffs. I started picking up different types of gigs and tried to get better at social media. I learned a lot, like that I love feather fans and get side tracked easily when making reels😂
I couldn't be more thankful that I had this established medium to get me through several months of "self-employment" (I opted to say that instead of "unemployment", and frankly, it really helped boost my morale).
Thankfully, my job has recently been reinstated, and I'm able to refocus my performance arts as an expressive and creative outlet.
Outside of performance, I'm of Irish and Japanese descent ✌🏽 I also have my MSW and am a bilingual social worker in Atlanta, GA. I absolutely love my career and am so grateful to pursue my two passions simultaneously 💜my favorite music artists include
@deathcabforcutie
@odesza @tashsultanaofficial @kllomusic @frenchkiwijuice
and
@purityring
I also am a huge band geek - I played in the percussion section for 10 years between middle school, high school, and college, competing with marimba (front ensemble) marching with snare, and involving myself in various ensembles like jazz band, steel drum band, and percussion ensemble 🎶🎵i taught myself piano as a child and still play when I can ~ music will always be my first love, and honestly what I consider my first "flow art" - what's yo
