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Hola todos!
La Sala is partnering with the Bellevue Art Museum to promote their upcoming show that will feature contemporary Latin American jewelry artists. We hope you can make it to see this fascinating exhibit and please stay tuned for information on our upcoming mixer happening at the Bellevue Art Museum during this exhibit.
Also in this events-only newsletter are three other important events that you should know about that didn't make it into our last newsletter.
Atentamente,
La Sala
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Bellevue Art Museum
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Linda Sanchez,Guacamayas,2010,
Silver, para grass and fique
Photo: Karl van Velzem
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Think Twice:
New Latin American Jewelry
From the spiritually potent jewelry of the pre-Columbians to today's eye-catching ornaments, objects of adornment have long played a significant role in Latin American culture. Bringing together more than 130 works by over 90 artists from 25 countries, Think Twice is the largest collection of contemporary Latin American jewelry to be seen in the United States and BAM is the only museum in the Northwest to showcase this fascinating exhibition!
$25 Family admission available!
Visit www.bellevuearts.org to learn more!
Bellevue Art Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
425-519-0770
May 26 - October 16, 2011
Tuesday - Sunday: 11am - 5pm
Free First Friday: 11am -8pm
La Sala will be hosting a social mixer jointly with Bellevue Art Museum during this exhibit. Stay tuned for details.
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eSe Teatro
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ACT - A Contemporary Theatre
In the Bullitt Cabaret
May 20 - 21
7:30 pm
700 Union Street, Seattle
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Electricidad
by Luis Alfaro
Directed by Rose Cano
A new kind of Greek Tragedy. Where the South Side Locos are Kings and Spanglish rules.
A Chicano take on the Greek tragedy Electra, Luís Alfaro's Electricidad is a brutally modern adaptation of the classic revenge saga set within gang culture of the "barrio". One of the foremost Latino playwrights in the U.S. and winner of the MacArthur "Genius Award", Luís Alfaro's eye-opening rendition situates the iconic characters in the present-day world of the "Cholo" where the South Side Locos are Kings and Spanglish rules. Electricidad is mourning her father's body in her front yard, much to the dismay of the vecinos (neighbors) and her mother Clemencia, who was rumored to have had him killed to establish her power in the gang hierarchy. A comical bilingual chorus called "El Chisme" gossips and tries to save their barrio from inevitable cycles of violence.
eSe Teatro's presentation of Electricidad is a blend between a staged reading and a fully produced play, presented in Spanglish.
Click on the image for more info.
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Washington State Arts Commission
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McCaw Hall - Seattle Center
Nesholm Lecture Hall (SIFF)
May 25
10am - 12pm
321 Mercer Street, Seattle
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Arts Participation Leadership Forum and Workshop
Series Sponsored by Washington State Arts Commission & The Wallace Foundation
Forum on "Engaging Your Young Adult Audiences, 21 to 35"
Learn why and how arts organization leaders are using new techniques and new technology to cultivate a new demographic of Puget Sound young adult audiences!
Featuring key speakers: Peter Boal, artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet; Linda Garrison, marketing director of The Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago; consultant Jerry Yoshitomi of Meaning Matters (Los Angeles) presenting new research from the national marketing firm Slover Linett, and Ellen Walker, marketing director of Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Two Workshops on "Engaging Your Young Adult Audiences, 21 to 35"
Take part in a small discussion workshop to share your challenges and hone your methods of reaching young adult audiences!
Wednesday May 25, 1 to 2:45 pm, OR 3 to 4:45 pm (two repeated workshops) Norcliffe Room, McCaw Hall, Seattle Center
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Ethnic Cultural Theatre
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Ethnic Cultural Theatre
June 2 (7pm)
June 3 - 4 (8pm)
3940 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle
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Below U.S
Directors: Manuel Castro and Tikka Sears
Emerging Memory War Theater Company Explores Hybrid Identity in World Premiere Multimedia Play
Collaborators Manuel Castro and Tikka Sears, Artistic Directors of Memory War Theater, join creative forces again to bring their newest multimedia play, Below U.S., to the Ethnic Cultural Theatre for three performances.
In Below U.S., Speedy, as he is nicknamed by his friends, seeks to find comfort within his complex identities. Labeled a gringo in Latin America and a Latino in the U.S., he experiences a state of perpetual banishment that makes him feel like an outsider abroad, at home, and even in his own skin. Zorro, Rico Suave, and other iconic stereotypes along with a montage of community voices show up to help or hinder Speedy in wrestling with these ill-fitting representations.
Combining physical theater, video animation by Tess Martin, and text drawn from interviews with community members, Below U.S. brings powerful, cross-cultural stories that deepen our understanding of the experiences of those living at the borders of cultures, languages, ethnicities and identities in Hybrid America. Most of the characters are portrayed by the versatile Sears, and include an array of real and imagined individuals that intersect with digital animation and shadow imagery, creating a visually striking multimedia experience that is layered, searing, funny, and explosive.
Click on the image for more info!
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La Sala
4540 8th Ave NE #1102
Seattle, Washington 98105
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La Sala, is a collective of artists, arts administrators and arts advocates that aims to increase the visibility of, and opportunities for; Latino and Latina artists in Seattle and the surrounding districts.
Click on the banner image of this email to arrive at our website.
ˇHasta la proxima!
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