We recently sat down with Erica Patricia Saucedo, creator of del corazón nace el enjambre, as well as Angelica Monteiro (Assistant Director), Venese Medovich Alcantar (“Marisma”) and Lizzy Blade (Costume Curator and ensemble), to discuss the upcoming third installment of an exploration of brownness, metamorphosis, self-discovery and identity through movement and the study of what we can learn about ourselves from la cucaracha.
Breaking Down the Themes that Shine in Gursimrat Kaur’s RADIANCE
Radiance, by M.F.A. in Playwriting candidate Gursimrat Kaur, weaves together a complex cast of characters whose lives thrive and collapse with and against each other. Set in a developing city fraught with corruption and economic growth, this play balances various important aspects, themes and plot lines in order to portray the depth of each character. Leading up to this weekend’s virtual performances of Radiance as part of UTNT (UT New Theatre), Kaur delves into some of these important aspects, including the creation of her developing city, the building of relationships and the metaphors that shine throughout the script, as well as how the play has been transferred to an online setting.
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DIRECTOR’S CUT: An interview with director Khristián Méndez Aguirre, YEAR OF THE TIGER
An inside look at what to expect from Texas Theatre and Dance’s upcoming presentation of Year of the Tiger, a newly-developed work that explores our shared reality of the past year. Director Khristián Méndez Aguirre discusses the process of pivoting to create a new, timely piece of theatre amidst a global pandemic; the major themes of the play and the meaning of the tiger and how it metaphorically represents the often unbelievable events of 2020.
