"Remember el Alma" this Saturday in San Antonio! And more upcoming performances...

[Natalie Goodnow]

"In this millenium, it's time for women to transform the Alamo into a monument to peace, a wailing wall, a place of truth-telling and reconciliation, if we are serious about ending war." -Barbara Renaud Gonzalez

Remember el Alma (Remember your Soul) is a site-specific performance written, directed and performed by women exploring the legacy of colonization and war, collective grief and acts of public healing.

Original Text by Barbara Renaud Gonzalez
Directed by Virginia Grise
Alma Volunteer Performers Directed by Florinda Bryant
Dramaturgy by Jen Margulies
Video Design by E.M. Gimenez
Produced by Kellen McIntyre, Exec. Director, Bihl Haus Arts

Olupero R. Aiyenimelo, Marisela Barrera, Rachel Cruz, Monique Cortez, Natalie Goodnow, and Saray Rosales will perform in the nichos of the wall in front of the HBG Center and will be accompanied by over 100 volunteer women performers. The performance is part of the San Antonio Luminaria 2010 and is scheduled to take place March 13, 2010 at 9.30pm, at the Hemisfair Plaza, on the wall of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (across from the Instituto Cultural Mexicano).

* If you would like to donate to the Bihl Haus and this project directly click here.
* If you are interested in volunteering or helping with the event please contact Vicki Grise at vgr...@gmail.com.

Remember el Alma was developed with support from the San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, the Playwrights' Center's Jerome Fellowship Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota and with seed money from Austin Script Works.

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Upcoming...

The Generic Ensemble Company (kt shorb, Natalie Goodnow, and Saray Rosales) will be performing as part of Resistencia Books' series "Conjure" on Saturday, March 27, at 9:00 pm.

I'll be sharing work done with The Austin Project on Friday, April 23 (Location TBA) and Saturday, April 24 (Winship Building 2.180, UT Campus, 23rd and San Jacinto, Austin, TX) at 8:00 pm each night.  Friday will feature individual writings from the ensemble members; Saturday will be a group performance.

More details soon!

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