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SUMMER SEASON 2006

Fronteras Desviadas / Deviant Borders
Mujeres en Ritual

 

Friday, June 24 - Saturday, June 25, 2005

8:00 pm
Holden Theater Complex, Amherst College
Tickets: $12; seniors and low income $8; Students with valid ID: $5

Through poetry, character and movement, Fronteras Desviadas / Deviant Borders explores gender, taboo and rites of passage. The performance presents a juxtaposition of two parallel realities: A tour guide known as El Chamuco leads the audience on a journey from night to day through the red zone of Tijuana, as two actress-dancers embody and give voice to the experiences of women in communities near the border.

This production is the culmination of a six-month artistic exchange, supported by Cultural Contact (U.S.-Mexico Foundation for Culture), between New WORLD Theater's Artistic Director, Andrea Assaf, and Mexican director-choreographer Dora Arreola. The creative process investigated the exploitation of women's bodies in transnational factories and sexual tourism in the Tijuana-San Diego region (home of the most frequently crossed border in the world). The choreography includes traditional dances from Mexico, in combination with physical experimentation and contemporary dance. The text is bilingual, and includes poetry created from community workshops with women in the Tijuana, Tecate and San Diego areas.

Through the collision of diverse cultural elements and political realities, Fronteras Desviadas / Deviant Borders offers a journey to "the other side" of sexuality, deviance, and culture.

A través de poesía, personajes y movimiento, Deviant Borders / Fronteras Desviadas, explora género, tabúes y ritos de paso. El espectáculo presenta la yuxtaposición de dos realidades paralelas. Un guía de turistas conocido como el "Chamuco", conduce a los espectadores por un viaje de la noche al día por la zona roja de Tijuana, mientras dos actrices-bailarinas encarnan y dan voz a experiencia de mujeres de comunidades cercanas a esta frontera.

Esta producción es la culminación de seis meses de intercambio artístico con el apoyo de Contacto Cultural (El fideicomiso para la cultura México -USA), entre Andrea Assaf, Directora Artística del New WORLD theater y Dora Arreola, directora y coreógrafa mexicana. Durante el proceso creativo se exploró e investigó la explotación del cuerpo de las mujeres en las fábricas transnacionales y el turismo sexual en la región Tijuana- San Diego (la frontera mas visitada del mundo). La coreografía incluye danzas tradicionales de México, en combinación con experimentación física y danza contemporánea. El texto es bilingue e incluye poesía creada de talleres comunitarios con mujeres en la región de Tijuana, Tecate y San Diego.

A través de la colisión de diversos elementos culturales y realidades políticas, Deviant Borders / Fronteras Desviadas ofrece un viaje al "otro lado" de la sexualidad, cultura y desviación.

 


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