New WORLD Theater: Fronteras Desviadas / Deviant Borders
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.
