CORAZON DE PAPEL [PUERTO RICO]-DESTINOS 2021- 4th Chicago Int. Festival

A co-presentation with the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center

CORAZÓN DE PAPEL: Historias del huracán: is an original theater piece that experiments with dramatic performance and the dance of the Afro-Caribbean bomba in conjunction with art projections and the creation of paper sculpture on stage. Esteban, teacher and writer, has lost his job, his inspiration and the illusion of living. The thousands of unaccounted dead people visit him and whisper their stories to him.

The work deals with the transit of people who died during the passage of Hurricane María through Puerto Rico in September 2017. Taking into account the Caribbean relationship between life and death, in which our relatives are ancestrally alive in our spirituality and society, the characters tell the stories of the victims of the events that the hurricane brought, including the absence of an effective response to the emergency of the lack of electricity, food, drinking water and medicines.

CORAZON DE PAPEL: Historias del huracán es una pieza de teatro original que experimenta con la actuación dramática y el baile de la bomba afrocaribeña en conjunción con proyecciones de arte y la creación de esculturas con papel en escena. Esteban, profesor y escritor, ha perdido su empleo, su inspiración y la ilusión de vivir. Los miles de muertos no contabilizados, lo visitan y le susurran sus historias.

La obra trata sobre el tránsito de personas fallecidas durante el paso del huracán María por Puerto Rico en septiembre de 2017. Tomando en cuenta la relación caribeña entre la vida y la muerte, en la que nuestros familiares siguen ancestralmente vivos en nuestra espiritualidad y sociedad, los personajes narran la historia de las víctimas de los acontecimientos que trajo el huracán, incluyendo la ausencia de una respuesta efectiva ante la emergencia de la falta de energía eléctrica, alimento, agua potable y medicamentos.

*Performed in Spanish with English subtitles.

**CLATA is a part of a growing coalition of performing arts venues and producers across Chicagoland that have agreed upon Covid-19 Vaccination and Mask Requirements for audiences through the end of 2021.

This unified COVID-19 protection protocol will be in effect for indoor productions, requiring audience members to provide proof of vaccination or negative test certification upon entry and to wear masks.

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Written by: Agua, Sol y Sereno

Directed by: Pedro Adorno Irizarry

Cast: Pedro Adorno Irizarry, Tania Adorno Vigo, Alba Tania Ortiz Olivera, Kenneth Salgado Barreto and Cristina Vives Rodriguez.

Musicians: Las BomPleneras from Chicago

Lighting Design: Jorge Ramirez

Stage Manager and Projections: Cathy Vigo Murray

About Agua, Sol y Sereno:

This 11-member, multigenerational Puerto Rican theater collective is international acclaimed for its deep social and human commitment and its dynamic brand of popular, experimental performances featuring colorful and iconic costumes, set pieces and “cabezudos,” or giant papier mâché heads.

Este colectivo teatral puertorriqueño, compuesto por 11 miembros de distintas generaciones, es internacionalmente reconocido por su profundo compromiso social y por su trabajo de experimentación donde destacan, entre otras creaciones, los “cabezudos” y gigantes de papel maché.

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About DESTINOS 2021 – 4th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL

Now entering its fourth year, DESTINOS is the signature program of the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA), a transformative cultural engine helping drive the city’s local Latino theater community to a more prominent level.

CLATA is thrilled to return to a live, multi-week, international festival in 2021, and gratefully acknowledges generous support from The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The Walder Foundation, The Arts Work Fund, The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation, Illinois Humanities, The Shubert Foundation, a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Illinois Arts Council Agency, National Endowment for the Arts, Wintrust, Allstate, ComEd and Comcast/Xfinity.

Host or Publisher Chicago Latino Theater Alliance - CLATA