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.
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Please send your resume and cover letter to info@lamezclasf.net with “La Mezcla Internship” in the subject line by May 28, 2026. Â Online interviews held June 2-3 [before 3pm], 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.
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.
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!
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!