by admin | Jul 20, 2021 | Luis Valdez, News
Theatre of the Sphere The Vibrant Being By Luis ValdezEdited by Michael Chemers Book Description from Routledge Theatre of the Sphere is Luis Valdez’s exploration of the principles that underlie his innovations as a playwright, teacher, and theatrical innovator. He...
by admin | Jun 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
ZOOT SUIT (2001) latheatreworks · Zoot Suit Chicano playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional...
by admin | Jun 8, 2021 | News
Exterior of El Teatro Campesino’s headquarters in Del Rey, Ca in 1968, then called, “El Centro Campesino Cultural.” Photo from the ETC Archives. The Teatro Campesino mural created by Antonio Bernal in 1968 features La Adelita, Pancho Villa,...
by Christy Sandoval | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
As we all continue adapting our daily lives around the current pandemic, the health and safety of El Teatro Campesino’s staff, artists, and audiences are of the utmost importance to us. We also know that arts and cultura are integral in carrying us through these...
by admin | Aug 9, 2019 | upcoming events
It is with mixed emotions that we at El Teatro Campesino announce that the annual theatrical presentations of La Virgen del Tepeyac and La Pastorela at Old Mission San Juan Bautista have come to an abrupt end. After near a half century, the awesome and inspiring...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | News
Center Theatre Group on Wednesday will announce the 2018-19 seasons for the Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre, whose lineups will include work by Tracy Letts, Lynn Nottage, Luis Valdez and Lucas Hnath. Also among the shows set for the two venues by artistic...
by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Teatro retrospective keeps the spirit alive in troubled political times BY ROSEANN HERNANDEZ – AUGUST 31, 2017 Prepare to move and be moved during El Teatro Campesino’s latest production “¡Viva La Causa!” “It is designed to be an immersive experience as the...
by admin | Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
El Teatro Campesino takes its audience on a retrospective look in ‘¡Viva La Causa!’ BY JENNY ARBIZU – SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 If walls could talk, El Teatro Campesino’s would speak of the stories and the characters that existed within them. They may even speak of the...