Artist.
Creative Catalyst & Cultural Architect |
TEDx Speaker
Designing experiences, narratives & partnerships that make communities come alive
I design spaces where something real can happen between people.
Through salons, workshops, rituals, and partnerships, I create the conditions for creative resilience, regeneration, and togetherness. Currently shaping the cultural identity of Emerge Lakefront in Stockholm — governance, programming, narrative, and partnerships.
Producing TEDxLakefront 2026.TEDx speaker across 8 European countries. Published poet. Poetree performer. Fire spinner. Previously operations lead in regenerative communities and 5 years coordinating programmes across Latin America.
THE ELEPHANT
A salon for what's in the room
A monthly gathering where we practice the art of being together with what's uncomfortable, alive, and unresolved. Each Elephant opens with a blindfolded deconstruction — stripping away assumptions before we begin. Participants physically position themselves in relation to ideas. Curiosity is the only currency.
No panels. No experts. Just what's actually in the room.
Hosted at Emerge Lakefront, Stockholm.
Dara Morgana
Poet. Performer. Creative Catalyst & Cultural Architect. TEDx speaker
I design experiences and cultural systems that make communities & companies magnetic — through salons, partnerships, governance, and art that moves the body before it reaches the mind.
Currently on the governance board at Emerge Lakefront, Stockholm, where I build cultural programming, shape narrative identity, and develop partnerships. Producing TEDxLakefront 2026. Previously operations lead in regenerative communities across Portugal, and five years coordinating programmes across Latin America.
TEDx speaker across 8 European countries. Published poet. Poetree performer. Fire spinner.
"The stories we tell shape the worlds we build."
“I believe in the transformative power of meaning-making and narrative shifting, as well as the pursuit of our own personal legends - the non-negotiable contracts we make with ourselves.”
dara creates
Immersive, interdisciplinary art that invites transformation through play and interaction.
dara produces
Dynamic, creative spaces that foster connection, growth, and artistic realization.
dara writes
Reflective, heartfelt words on regeneration, courage, and the creative journey.
dara speaks
Inspiring talks that transform challenges into creative possibilities for growth.
TedX
Inhabit Yourself
Inhabit Yourself
“How do we inhabit ourselves when facing challenges?
What if, like in nature's composting process, our difficulties could become fertile soil for growth? In this TEDx talk, I explore how nature's wisdom can transform our relationship with challenge, offering a framework for both personal and systemic change.
Through personal story and practical metaphor, discover how creative resilience can turn our 'trauma-lands' into fertile ground for new possibilities
UPCOMING
THE ELEPHANT
Monthly gathering for the conversations we’re not having. Aperitivo, blindfolds, and honest inquiry.
The Elephant
A sense of wonder
A short film about a Poe-tree , composting traumas and connection
Art as a verb
A 6-week journey into creative practice. Morning pages, artist dates, sauna by the lake. Based on The Artist’s Way.
Collaborations
Emerge Lakefront (Artist in Residence + governance)
Feytopia
TEDxLakefront
TEDxErfurt
Planetary health
Arhuaco community, Heart of the World, Colombia
Gaianet https://www.gaianet.earth/
TheGarden Lab https://labs.thegarden.pt/
Traditional Dream Factory (TDF) https://www.traditionaldreamfactory.com/
The Gathering of the Tribes https://the-gathering.earth/
Eternal Forest https://eternalforest.earth/
