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MISSION STATEMENT Teatro Bravo produces plays in English or Spanish that promote a complex portrait of U.S. Latino and/or Latin American populations of Arizona, and also seeks to develop the talents of Latino actors, directors, playwrights, designers, stage managers and administrators. A LANDMARK 12TH SEASON FOR TEATRO BRAVO FRIDA KAHLO HEADLINES A ROBUST SEASON OF LATINO THEATRE Teatro Bravo announces a 12th Season for 2011-2012 with Frida Kahlo as the star, followed by a visit from Federico García Lorca, and culminating in a New Works Series of staged readings. Fernando J. Tesón continues in his second season as Artistic Director of Teatro Bravo, and will kick off the season with Frida Kahlo by Rubén Amavizca-Murúa, followed by Nilo Cruz’s Lorca in a Green Dress, and finishing with a New Play Series focusing on works that embody Latino identity and culture. In September, Teatro Bravo will present the stage adaptation of the
life of Frida Kahlo, complete with puppets, an art gallery, and a deeper
exploration of the universal struggles of an artist. Based on the life
of the acclaimed Mexican artist, this vivid theatrical experience tells
the story of the pain and passion of one of the most original women
to have ever lived. From her complex relationship with prominent painter
Diego Rivera, to her controversial affair with Leon Trotsky, to her
provocative romantic entanglements with women, Frida Kahlo lived a bold
and uncompromising life as a political, artistic, and sexual revolutionary.
The play will be directed by Israel Jiménez. In February of 2012, Teatro Bravo is pleased to present the Arizona
premier of Lorca in a Green Dress by Nilo Cruz. an intriguing play covering
the areas of life and death, such as what comes next against the backdrop
of the Spanish Civil War. The play takes on added significance with
the state of the world in 2011 and the rise of the conservative movement
in the United States. The play covers the crossover to death of the
Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca after his murder by the fascists
in 1936. Finally, Teatro Bravo will exhibit a festival of new play readings in May-June of 2012 (exact dates to be announced). The company may seek to develop these plays into full production during its 2012-13 season. Plays will consist of a variety of topics related to U.S. Latino life and will be submitted by playwrights across the United States and Latin America. THE FACTS FRIDA KAHLO WHEN: Pay-what-you-can Preview - September 23rd, 2011, 7:30pm WHERE: VIAD Playhouse in the Park HOW MUCH: GENERAL AUDIENCES - $18.50 TICKETS ONLINE: www.phoenixtheatre.com, or (602) 254-2151 LORCA IN A GREEN DRESS WHEN: Pay-what-you-can Preview - February 16th, 2012, 7:30pm WHERE: Phoenix Little Theatre HOW MUCH: GENERAL AUDIENCES - $18.50 *NEW PLAY SERIES DATES, LOCATION AND PRICES TO BE ANNOUNCED*
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