Nomads, Clowns, and Vaginas: A Weekend of Art at EDELO
Paren el mundo que nos queremos bajar... “Stop the world, we want to get off!” reads the busy green invitation to El Forito Nomada’s weekend festival of art, music, clowns, theater, film, and poetry at...
View ArticleWhy Artful Resistance Is So Hard to Resist
So, why did I ditch law school, anyway? Take a look at my article on Eye See Media, “Why Artful Resistance Is So Hard to Resist” about leaving law school and returning to the theater with a little...
View ArticleActivando Los Espacios: Chiapas Activists Use Art for Abortion Advocacy
“What type of action can we take to grab the city and the press’ attention?” Two days after el Día por la Despenalización del Aborto en America Latina y el Caribe (Day for the Depenalization of...
View ArticlePoetry Zsuzsday!
Zsuzsi, short for Zsuzsanna [ZHOO-zhawn-naw] From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah), meaning “lily” or “rose” A sassy little salsa dancer with a flair for...
View ArticleAway We Go (For 10 Days of TO)!
Tomorrow at this time, my tocalla Raquel and I will be surrounded by 500 other artists and activists in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala at the opening of the 2nd Latin American Reunion of the Theatre of the...
View ArticleWe’re Going Boal-istic!
We made it! I am writing from Café R.E.D., a fair trade coffee shop and food solidarity network here in Xela, Guatemala, where 500 artists from all over the world have come together for the 2nd Latin...
View ArticleLet the Games Begin!
A week ago we left our beautiful, new world of theater and community activism in Xela, Guatemala, also known as the Second Latin American Reunion of the Theatre of the Oppressed. But the fun is just...
View ArticleBack Where It All Started: An Afternoon At FOMMA
Pedro and Rosa’s baby is sick. “I’m going to go sell the cow to buy medicine for the baby,” Pedro tells Rosa, “I’ll be back soon.” Pedro goes to sell the cow. Off he goes, cow in tow, which he entrusts...
View ArticleCan Art Stop Murder? Ni Una Más in Chiapas, Mexico Is Trying
Read the full article on Bitch Media. Photo credit: Lydia Reich.
View ArticleÉsta Que Soy: International Women’s Day 2013
On March 8, 2013, in honor of International Women’s Day, the Centro Hemisférico invited the community of San Cristóbal de las Casas to the steps of la Iglesia de Guadalupe for a poetic urban...
View ArticleJesusa Rodriguez’s Genetically Modified Secret
“Come hear the secret.” She beckons us. “The secret of Mother Earth.” It is a clear afternoon at la catedral in San Cristóbal de las Casas when, suddenly, dozens of masked figures in robes of red,...
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