Come see the Theater of the Oppressed group, El Taller, from Puebla, Mexico next week in DC!

[Puppet Underground]

Puppet Underground is super excited to welcome El Grupo de Teatro de las Oprimidas de El Taller A.C. (The Workshop, Theater of the Oppressed Group) from Puebla, Mexico to DC next week as part of their latest tour: Women Opening Borders: A Journey in Equity, Culture and Art.

 

You have two opportunities next week to see their Forum Theater show, Camino de Esperanza / Esperanza’s Passage, so don't miss it!

 

Thursday May 10 at 7 PM

at the Latin American Youth Center

1419 Columbia Rd NW

 

and

Friday May 11 at 8pm

at La Casa, Community of Christ

3166 Mt. Pleasant St. NW

 

$5 to 15 suggested donation to support the work of El Taller in Puebla

 

Esperanza's Passage is a Forum Theatre piece which, through sound and images, tells the story of a migrant woman’s journey from Mexico to the US. Our intention with this piece is to recognize ourselves within the reality faced by women in our countries as: mothers, sisters, companions. Sexual harassment, discrimination, labor exploitation, solitude, and family separation are some of the themes explored in this piece. The passage of Esperanza (hope) is also our path.

 

El Taller is an organization directed by creative, feminist women who are committed to reflection and action regarding the role of women in Mexican society.  El Taller believes in the importance and appropriation of artistic expression that permits personal exploration and liberation while simultaneously allowing dissemination or public denouncement of communal and collective problems within society. (http://eltallerporunavidadigna.blogspot.mx)

 

Hope to see you next week!