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El Teatro Campesino (1965-1975)

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El Teatro Campesino (1965-1975) 
Curaduria por Daniela Lieja Quintanar y Samantha Gregg
junio 28 – agosto 13, 2017

EN / ES

El Teatro Campesino fue fundado en 1965 en los piquetes de la “Huelga de las uvas” en Delano, California. Primero trabajaron como subdivisión cultural del Sindicato de Trabajadores Campesinos (UFW, United Farm Workers). Esta compañía de teatro, compuesta por trabajadores agrícolas, realizó sus propios actos (una obra corta) críticos frente a trabajadores migrantes regionales y sus familias. Actuaban en la parte trasera de camionetas, manifestaciones y auditorios de sindicatos. En la búsqueda de una forma de teatro revolucionario, utilizaron sátira, humor, improvisación y la participación del público, con escasos recursos financieros, y una estética que reflejaba la urgencia sociopolítica de la época.

Está es la primera exposición en que El Teatro Campesino es ubicado en un contexto de arte contemporáneo, así como en la categoría del arte de interacción social. A partir de un análisis exhaustivo este proyecto explora la primera década de trabajo de El Teatro a través de una serie de ejes temáticos como, el uso de la estructura familiar, la estética rascuache, y formas radicales de hacer teatro. En última instancia, el trabajo de El Teatro es tanto una respuesta al movimiento chicano, como una muestra de la capacidad de hacer teatro para catalizar empatía en el mundo contemporáneo.

Apoyo adicional para El Teatro Campesino (1965-1975) es proporcionado por Mary y Armando Duron. Estamos agredecidos con El Teatro Campesino, Southern California Library, Diane Rodriguez, Jorge Huerta, University of California, Santa Barbara y The Los Angeles Theatre Center.

Images by Chris Wormwald

Esta exposición forma parte de el programa, Se habla español. Para ver mas proyectos bilingües, click aquí.

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