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Alta Teatro presents ‘Burundanga’ at the MACC beginning May 22

May 17, 2014 By Austin Vida Staff

BurandangaBeginning May 22 at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexcian American Cultural Center, the Austin Latino Theater Alliance (ALTA) will present Burundanga. Directed by renowned director Alejandro Pedemonte, Burudanga is the successful comedy by the Spanish playwright Jordi Galceran. The Austin run is scheduled for five weeks, ending on June 21. The cast for Burundanga in Austin is comprised by: Juan Cuspinera, Bárbara Garza, Daniela Camiro, Héctor Vera and Mario Ramírez.

Burundanga synopsis:

Berta (Barbara Garza) is pregnant but she does not know if having the baby is the best thing to do. She has doubts about whether or not Manel (Juan Cuspinera ) is the man of her life. To clear all these doubts, Silvia (Daniela Camiro) convinces Berta to use Burundanga as the solution to her problem. Doing this, she will, once and for all, dispel any doubts she has about her boyfriend. What they don’t know, is that this will lead to a series of unexpected situations.

Burundanga is a play of entanglements in which everyday situations of social interest are satirized in a subtle way .

In complicity with everyday language and the common experiences of people , Jordi Galceran (writer of “The Gronholm Method” and “Cancun”, among other theatrical wonders) achieves a very light comedy in which Burundanga (known as scopolamine in Colombia) is an evidential catalyst that unchains a series of situations from which the characters of the story will not know how to escape.

Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is located at 600 River Street. Shows will run from Thursdays to Saturdays and begin at 8 p.m. Early arrival is suggested. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for students and seniors. Advance tickets can be purchased online here. The show will be presented in Spanish with English surtitles and has a Classification  of “R.”

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Austin Latino Theatre Aliance presents ‘A Glimpse of the Texas-Mexico Border’

March 27, 2014 By Estefania de Leon

Teatro Chicano de Laredo
A glimpse of the Texas-Mexico border through Teatro Chicano de Laredo. Courtesy photo.

A new installment in the series by the Austin Latino Theatre Aliance (ALTA) HABLA Teatro, “A Glimpse of the Texas-Mexico Border,” will be hosted on Mar. 29 at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center through Teatro Chicano de Laredo.

ALTA was founded in 1998 and is an organization working to unite and support Latino and Hispanic theater groups in Austin by nurturing the development of new talents in theatre arts. According to ALTA, the aim of this current series is to promote the professional development of the artistic community in the city of Austin, through conferences, workshops and seminars with professionals and internationally recognized artists. The goal of Teatro Chicano de Laredo is portray the border life through theatre and bring up issues to bring forth social change in the Latino community.

The event will have a presentation of the romantic comedy, Isaura and the Virgin, which will be followed by a conversation with the producer, Carlos Nicolás Flores, and playwritght, Luis E. Flores. Isaura and the Virgin, is a story that follows a grieving mental health therapist who holds conservative world views and is very skeptical of change. These views have been formed by the pressures and traditions society. The event will have a presentation of the romantic comedy, Isaura and the Virgin, which will be followed by a conversation with the producer, Carlos Nicolás Flores, and playwritght, Luis E. Flores. Isaura and the Virgin, is a story that follows a grieving mental health therapist who holds conservative world views, which have been formed by the pressures and traditions of society, and is very skeptical of change.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre in the MACC located on 600 River Street. Admission is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so reservations are encouraged. For more information, visit ALTA’s website at . www.altateatro.com.

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