Sembrando Herencia 2024 - Mas Que Los Pantalones (22nd Original Musical)

Name: Sembrando Herencia 2024 - Mas Que Los Pantalones (22nd Original Musical)
Start: 2024-12-14T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-15T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Schedule

Sat Dec 14 2024 at 07:30 pm to Sun Dec 15 2024 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Puerto Rican Cultural Center | Austin, TX

SAVE THE DATE!
Sembrando Herencia 2024 - Mas Que Los Pantalones
22nd Original Community Theatre Musical
with special guest Rupert Reyes
December 14-15, 2024
SAVE THE DATE!
Sembrando Herencia 2024 - Mas Que Los Pantalones
22nd Original Community Theatre Musical
with special guest Rupert Reyes
December 14-15, 2024
Our 22nd original Musical - Mas Que Los Pantalones - is inspired by the life of Luisa Capetillo -- labor union leader, activist, writer, anarchist, and spiritist -- who tirelessly defended the rights of women and poor agricultural workers. Despite her important contributions in the early 20th century as a passionate labor movement leader, she is most popularly remembered as the 1st woman in Puerto Rico to wear pants.
Based in oral and documented history, this historical fiction is written by Tekina-eirú in English, Spanish, and Taino. It is set in the mid 1970s and circa 1917 and honors early 20th century female union leaders who fought for the rights of women and laborers and opened the doors to feminism in Puerto Rico! Traditions inherited from our Boricua Taino ancestors are also included!
We are excited that this year's annual mainstage production includes special guest Rupert Reyes, celebrated Latino playwright, actor, director, producer and co-founder of Teatro Vivo, a bilingual theater in Austin, Texas.
Our play will combine original live music, dance, community theater, and Cocobalé -- STICKS & MACHETE FIGHTING -- to bring history to life! It will feature original Jibaro, Bomba, Plena and Taino music written by Tekina-eirú.
INVITATION:
https://www.facebook.com/events/406248522177886
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
The Sembrando Herencia 2024 Community Theater project is sponsored in part by Six Square, the MAP Fund, and the Texas Commission on the Arts, with the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Austin Economic Development Division. Since 2005, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
PHOTO/ARTWORK CREDIT:
Luisa Capetillo Loudreads in a tobacco factory;
Composite Artwork by Cruz Garcia & Nathalie Frankowski
WAI Architecture Think Tank for LOUDREADERS.
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