Robi is a Puerto Rican director, actor, educator, mask-maker, deviser and artivist that holds an MFA in Ensemble-Based Physical Theatre from Dell'Arte International and a BA in Drama from the University of Puerto Rico. 

As a multi-faceted artist with more than 15 years of experience, Robi has performed, led workshops and toured with theatrical, circus and educational performances throughout his career in México, Venezuela, Argentina, Italy, Perú, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and several cities in the United States. His diverse body of work is based on identity and created through a fusion of styles, influenced by magical realism, surrealism, poetry and fueled by social justice & change. His passion is to explore the spaces in between and the poetry of movement, where actors shape the space with their bodies to create a physical, dynamic and poetic theatre that connects with people as sports connect with fans.

​Arce-Martínez is the co-founder of Moriviví Theatre, a theatre collective composed by a team of diverse Latino/a/e/x artists with multidisciplinary backgrounds seeking to create a space of empowerment and education through the celebration of the roots, stories, languages, and complexities of identity within the Latine community. He is also an active board member for the Elsewhere Museum in Greensboro, NC.

He has professional acting and directing credits with Teatro del Sesenta (Puerto Rico), Y no había luz (P.R.), Circo Nacional de Puerto Rico (P.R.), Escena Latina (P.R.), Lucky Productions (P.R.), The Dell’Arte Company (Blue Lake, CA), Humboldt State Theatre Department (Arcata, CA) and in Portland, OR with Oregon Children’s Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Milagro Theatre and Hand2Mouth Theatre.