World Theatre Day

The San Antonio Latino/a Theatre Alliance (SALTA) is proud is anounce World Theatre Day - SA, San Antonio’s first celebration of this world-wide movement started in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute. 

In its inaugural year, World Theatre Day - SA will take place March 27 - 29, 2014 and will focus on Latina performance artists and local youth performance collectives that explore identity. 

All events will take place at at Palo Alto College Performing Arts Center located at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd. in San Antonio, Texas and are FREE and open to the public. 

SALTA advocates for independent artists and theatre arts organizations and serves to cultivate, promote and present Latino/a theatre in San Antonio and South Texas.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014

Teatro Rasquachismo Award Ceremony & World Theatre Day Message
Palo Alto’s Auditorium 
Reception starts at 6:30 p.m., Program begins at 7:30 p.m
Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto joins us on World Theatre Day to receive SALTA’s inaugural “Teatro Rasquachismo Award.” This award will subsequently be presented annually by SALTA. The evening includes actos and music by SALTA and La Chata (played by Dr. Rita Urquijo -Ruiz) in addition to community testimonios about the impact of Dr. Ybarra-Frauto’s work. 

For Ybarra-Frausto, rasquachismo codifies all Chicano cultural production, including theatre, literature, and visual art. In addition, Ybarra-Frausto declares that while Mexican vernacular rasquache traditions may inform Chicano art, the rasquachismo that has evolved in the United States is a “bicultural sensibility.” It is a theory that reflects his training as a scholar and Stanford professor of literature, along with his early and longstanding interest in visual arts. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014

SWAN DAY PART 1: NEW WORKS
Support Women Artists Now Day
Palo Alto’s Black Box Theatre @ 8 p.m.
SWAN Day/Support Women Artists Now Day is an international holiday designed to showcase the power and diversity of women’s creativity. Featured artists include Zombie Bazaar, Jo Reyes Boitel, and Rebozos by Carmen Tafolla, directed by José Rubén De León.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014

YOUTH TEATRO INTERCAMBIO
Palo Alto’s Auditorium @ 5 p.m.
Featured performances by youth performance collectives that explore identity: Centro Para la Semilla, SAY Si ALAS Youth Theatre Co., and the Guadalupe Cultural Art Center’s Discover Animo and Teen Arts Puente Project. Following the performances, there will be a Youth Theatre Workshop facilitated by Joel Settles.

SWAN DAY PART 2:¡SOLITA!
Palo Alto’s Black Box Theatre at 8 p.m.
Solo works featuring performances by Selena Navarro, Janie Sauceda, Anna De Luna, and Alison Vasquez.