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 intervention centered on Chiapanecan poet Mirtha Luz Pérez Robledo’s work Ésta que soy. For more on the Centro Hemisférico’s work using [...]
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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.” Off he goes, cow in tow, which he entrusts to a friend to sell for him. But Pedro’s friend doesn’t return. Penniless and far from home, Pedro comes upon [...]
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 Oppressed. The Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) was pioneered by Brazilian artist Augusto Boal as a means of [...]
Poetry Tuesday!, er, Zsuzsday! is looking a little gloomy this week. La Zsuzsita bonita, my local besty and longstanding afternoon coffee date, is making the long journey back to Hungary, breaking the hearts of rumba-loving Mexicans everywhere. In honor of her departure, I dedicate this week’s Poetry Zsuzsday! to old friends, sad goodbyes, and the great [...]
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