The Multicultural Theater Artists Residency 2012 focuses on the promotion of three Forum
Theater Plays created in 2011 in Tlaxcala by the women of CAFAMI and Theater of
the Oppressed facilitators. The performers
use Forum Theater as a tool to raise awareness and give voice and illustration
to the conditions of oppression that women experience in Mexico, either as
wives of abusive husbands, wives of migrants in the U.S., or migrants
themselves. In addition, the opportunity
to dialogue with the audience during the Forum part of the performance engages
communities to collectively look for solutions to the problems being
presented. This Forum Theater experience
from Mexico shows a unique and authentic perspective on the causes and effects
of migration to the United States, a perspective that can be seen and heard in no
other place than during these three performances; Sueños Perdidos, El Veneno de mi Suegra, y Mariposa Viajera.
Residency Schedule:
October 23-27th,
Five Colleges, Amherst, Massachusetts
o Tuesday, October 23rd:
Evening performances of Mariposa Viajera
and El Veneno de mi Suegra at
Hampshire College
o
Wednesday, October 24th:
Members of the group will visit one or two classes at UMass. This session will designed to be an exchange with theater
students whose work specifically focuses on the issues highlighted by the tour. Afterwords, there will be evening
performances of Suenos Perdidios and Mariposa Viajera at Hampshire College
o Thursday,
October 25th: Symposium at Smith College.
November 2 and November 4th , Brecht Forum, New York City, New York
o Friday,
November 2nd : Participating in the 15th Annual Strike Anywhere Fundraiser. Performance at Brecht Forum , 7 - 10 pm.
o Sunday,
November 4th : 4 pm performance of Sueños
Perdidos and 6 pm El Veneno de mi
Suegra.
November 6th -12th, Southern Connecticut
State University (New Haven, CT) and University of Connecticut at
Storrs, Connecticut.
o Tuesday,
November 6th : Afternoon performance of Mariposa Viajera and Sueños Perdidos at at University of
Connecticut at Storrs. Classroom
discussion with theater students afterwards.
o Saturday,
November 10th : 7 PM performance of Mariposa Viajera and Sueños Perdidos at Southern Connecticut State University in Englemen Hall (501 Crescent St, New Haven.)
o Sunday,
November 11th : Afternoon performances of Mariposa Viajera and Sueños Perdidosat at Southern Connecticut State University in Englemen Hall (501 Crescent St, New Haven.)
