Internships
La Mezcla Internship Program
La Mezcla offers paid year long internships for people interested in learning more about costume management, production and arts administration. Interns support and participate in the behind the scenes of local gigs, productions, programming, weekly rehearsals and touring engagements. Through weekly check-ins, mentorship and hands-on training, interns experience first hand the excitement, detail, creativity and even mundane tasks of running a dance company and production.
2025-2026 Internship
Kara Rivera Ramirez
Intern 2025-2026
Kara Rivera Ramirez (she/her) is ecstatic to join La Mezcla as the 2025-2026 Costume and Company intern and grow her skills in the arts administration field. Kara graduated from UC Irvine and holds a Bachelor’s in Sociology, Chicano/Latino Studies and African-American studies. She currently works at NorCal Music & Arts Center, where she is passionate about the transformative and healing power of the arts. Kara’s lived experiences as a queer, undocumented, and Peruvian immigrant has propel her towards justice-oriented spaces of joy and resiliency, such like La Mezcla’s.
Previous Interns
Sofia Linggi-Perez
Intern 2024-2025
Working with La Mezcla was incredible. I learned so much about the company and myself. I am leaving feeling truly inspired! -Sofia
Sofia Linggi-Perez recently graduated from San Jose State University with a BFA in dance and a BA in psychology. She is currently working as a dance teacher, behavior therapist for kids on the autism spectrum, and as La Mezcla’s production intern. She enjoys tap dancing and dance production both of which she is learning about and contributing towards through this internship. She seeks to share her love of dance as an art and as a way to improve mental health with others.
Misli Mendez
Intern 2022-2023
Hey I’m Misli. I just turned 22 and am trying to learn what I want to do with life. I’m really looking forward to spending the year with La Mezcla and learning more about costuming. Fun facts: I love paches de arroz & cold weather. I’m Guatemalan and hope to travel there for the first time this December/January!
Sydney Alegria Chaikittirattana
Intern 2024-2025
Hello, I’m Sydney and I am so happy to be La Mezcla’s Costume and Company intern this year! I am originally from Long Beach, California but I’m currently a sophomore at UC Berkeley majoring in Business Administration and minoring in Theater and Performance Studies with a focus in costume design. I am passionate about the performing arts and fashion history and also work part time as a costume attendant for Berkeley’s theater program. I am excited to learn more about La Mezcla while interning here and am really grateful to be a part of such a meaningful cause.
Mich Pastor
Intern 2023-2024
Mich Pastor (they/them) is a recent graduate from UC Berkeley’s Theater and Performance Studies Department. Their recent creative work includes directing Cabaret, acting in a shadow cast for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and most recently working with La Mezcla as Costume and Company intern. They are so grateful to the company for offering them the opportunity to work with them!