Salsa and Merengue

This Spring, Teatro del Pueblo partnered with Cherokee Elementary School to do an after school residency about the Latin Dances Salsa and Merengue. Students from grades 1-6 learned dances by local dance teacher Jae Phillips which they will perform on Friday at Cherokee.

From the Archives:

Another history lesson.

After digging through the mounds of materials, scripts, photos and
plays Teatro has amassed over the years, this month we chose to
highlight our 1993 production of Visits with my MGM (My Grandmother
Marta).

The cast list included, Quimby Lomardozzi, Marlene Cooper, Chrys
Carroll, Alfredo Chicana, Jose Alfredo Panelli, and Elena Giannetti.
It was directed by Lester Purry and the stage manager was our very own
Robin Gillette, current chair(wo)man of Teatro's board. The play ran
April 30th – May 14, it was performed at the Jerome Hill theatre at
the First Trust building in St. Paul.

Using flashbacks villareal transports the granddaughter back to the
family's roots in mexico and follows her grandmother across the border
to Texas. As the generations Americanize, it's left to the
grandmother to become the link to their rich Mexican past.

On May 10th the play was reviewed by Peter Vaughn at the Star Tribune.
"A capable cast is led by Quimby Lombardozzi's clear and confident
performance as Marta feliz. Strong support is given by Jose Alfredo
Panelli, who seems to best understand the grandiose style needed to
ring this story to its full potential."

After School Fun

Students from Highwood Hills Elementary work with Teaching Artist Liv Roque on their play.

"Manzi" at Parkview Elementary

Or, The Adventures of a Young Cesar Chavez. Touring to Elementary schools. With Joy Chavarrio, Derek Miller, and John Stillwell

we're on youtube

click here to see a clip of "Echoes from the New World"

Teatro takes a moment to pause and relfect on its history

Teatro del Pueblo has finally reached our sweet sixteen but does that mean we should forget all the great times gone by? Of course not!
Teatro del Pueblo’s first spring began with Bodega, a critically acclaimed play about a Latino family strugging to survive in their neighborhood even in the middle of turbulent events. The play performed at Humboldt, and was well received.
10 years ago Teatro was gearing up for a production called “Home is Where the Start Is.”. This play used Theatre of the Oppressed as a way for students, teachers and families to deal with bullying and violence in the classroom. by using Theatre of the Oppressed and interactive techniques this show engaged students in a fun way to learn about respect and diversity.
Local director Nic Carter and Teatro teamed up for this important production. The show traveled between riverview, Cherokee, Roosevelt Elementaries, as well as St. Matthew’s Parochial school during the month of April.

Stay tuned for more fun facts about Teatro’s history!


luego prontamente.....

Real Women Have Curves
Directed by: Stephanie Acosta
May 9-29, 2008
at the Wellstone Memorial Center

tickets & info 651.224.8806
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