Up Coming Performances and News
The Pilgrimage of the Nuns of Concepcion
by Jaime Silva
at the Metro Theatre, October 27 to 31.
Directed by Lina de Guevara with a large cast,
a wonderful Latin American play,
translated from the Spanish
by Rosa Stewart.
Relive the awe and excitement - See photos from Puppets and Traditions
ICA & PUENTE Theatre present
International Storytellers Visit Schools
TRADITIONAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria and PUENTE Theatre Society have joined together to bring the joy and art of storytelling directly to schools. A select number of storytellers will be available to tell stories from around of the world, all in the hope of raising the awareness (particularly with young listeners) of the richness of other cultures, and the richness of the Canadian mosaic.
Booking Information: Call Steven at ICA (250) 388-4728.
Friends of PUENTE Theatre, please pass this information to teacher
s and other school staff you know, so we can get this excellent program to your neighbourhood school.
Puente News
• PUENTE Theatre seeks to fill the position of ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
An exciting opportunity for a very specific creative talent
- available Summer 2011!
• Read the Essay What does it mean to be a performer in a multicultural society? by Roya Yazdanmehr winner of the Puente Theatre Scholarship to CCPA (Canadian College of Performing Arts)
• At last -- Elicura Chihuailaf's book Message to Chileans is available in English! Elicura is the Chilean Aboriginal poet from the Mapuche nation who was invited by PUENTE Theatre to help with our project “Journey to Mapu”, exploring the relationship between Latin American immigrants and Canadian First Nations. He visited us in 2004, conducted workshops, gave presentations and impressed everybody with his eloquence and his beautiful poetry. He was then invited to take part in the International Symposium “Artists of Conscience” which took place in Victoria BC the following year, so he came to Vancouver Island a second time. On this opportunity we took him North to Alert Bay where he found many spiritual connections. To get information about his meaningful book visit www.trafford.com and follow the links to the bookstore. “Message to Chileans” is important not only for Chileans but for all who demand justice for Aboriginal people and care about Mother Earth and the well being of all its inhabitants!
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PUENTE's Artistic Director Lina de Guevara was a panelist at the Staging Difference Symposium: issues of Canadian intercultural theatre, part of the IMPACT 09 Festival in Kitchener Ontario September 25-27, 2009.
(read Lina's thoughts )
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