Teatro Campesino

"Los actos son muy interesantes, chistosos, y representan la realidad de la vida del campesino"
-Cesar Chavez

-This might be the most famous of all of Valdez's actos. The first performance was at the Brown Beret junta, Elysian Park, East Los Angeles. It was written in 1967. This is a video of some people performing it. It's not exactly the same, but it's basically the jist of it.

http://youtu.be/69qZ-fF3g4o

and part 2:
http://youtu.be/LmyOTgseVT0




4/24/12- "Cada cabeza es un mundo" - Luis Valdez

So I'm still doing a lot of focusing on actos by Luis Valdez, but I also came across "Pensamiento Serpentino" which is like this poem that he wrote which details "a chicano approach to the theatre of reality."This is my favorite part so far:

It is giant improvisation
con role-playing
by men and women
y las razas del mundo
playing master and slave
rich and poor


black and white


pero underneath it all
is the truth
the Spiritual Truth
that determines all materia


la energia that creates the
universe
la fuerza con purpose
la primera cause de todo
even before the huelga
la First Cause de Creation


He makes some super interesting points about how we should all become "neo-mayans" because they knew what they were doing. He's a brilliant guy!

I've also emailed El Taller A. C. to see if I can send them a couple questions via email or do a personal interview when they come in for their performances. Is there anything anyone would like me to specifically ask them? (Remember, they're a women's rights group).




4/25/12
Hey guys check out this page! It's the fundraising site for the theatre group that I'm planning on interviewing. Make sure to come see them on Friday!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4223779/mexican-theatre-for-womens-rights-opening-borders?ref=live



if you have some time, check out this video. it's luis valdez on necessary theatre.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-DaYL8cx9o