Gerald Moreno:
A Dancer's Life
in Motion
From Highland Park to Hollywood and to the world's greatest stages, dancer Gerry Moreno's journey is one of talent, courage, love, and reinvention.
1950s–1960s — Finding the Dream
Growing up in Los Angeles and discovering dance, music, and performance.
1970s — Taking Flight
Professional dance, Europe, and a life beyond the neighborhood where he started.
1980s — Loss and Survival
The death of his mother, the AIDS crisis, and the challenges that followed
1990s–2000s — Reinvention
Recovery, resilience, and building a new life.
Today — Returning Home
Performing again, reflecting on the journey, and writing Candles Beneath the City.
Meet
Gerald Moreno
A boy exploring tunnels beneath a city.
A dancer crossing oceans.
A man who got lost for a while and somehow found his way back.
Candles Beneath the City is the memoir of Gerald Moreno — a ballet dancer, performer, HIV survivor, and storyteller whose life journey carried him from Highland Park to Hollywood to Europe and back again.
Through performance, love, addiction, loss, recovery, and resilience, Gerry shares a deeply human story about identity, survival, and the people who carried him forward when he could not find his own way.
Ultimately, it is a story about the light we leave for one another along the way.
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