Performance + Discussion
THE FRIDA KAHLO THEATER: Sentado en un Árbol Caído

Performance + Discussion

Fri, 09/02/2022
7:00 PM - 22:00 Goethe-Institut LA Project Space

Presented within the context of The exhibition FRIDA KAHLO Theater - DISRUPTING THE MAINSTREAM 

This event features a performance (in Spanish) of excerpts from the one-man show “Sentado en un Árbol Caído” (“Sitting on a Fallen Tree”), a play denouncing the ongoing genocide perpetrated by the Guatemalan government against the indigenous Maya Quiche community since the 1970s. Author-director Emanuel Loarca tells this soul-stirring tale using actual transcripts of the trial concerning the Black River Massacres (1980-1982). The play centers on the powerful testimony of a survivor, Jesus Tecú, who was a 10-year-old boy at the time of the massacres.

Q&A (in English/Spanish) with actor, Manuel Chitay, director Emanuel Loarca and a special guest will follow the performance.
ATTEND PERFORMANCE: Sentado en un Árbol Caído
Admission is free. RSVP + Masks required.

Parking (Daily max: $20.00) available Mon - Sun from 5:30am -11:00pm
in the Walter J. Towers building lot located at
664 S. Westlake Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90057 

Public transport is possible with the red line to MacArthur Park/Westlake stop.
Using carpool or ride-share options are appreciated.



ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: FRIDA KAHLO Theater - DISRUPTING THE MAINSTREAM
For thirty-five years, Grupo de Teatro SINERGIA has produced predominantly original works in Spanish and English. The plays have been directed and performed by L.A. Latinx/Mexican and Central American theatre artists. In 1994, under the Artistic Direction of Rubén Amavizca-Murúa, the group moved into what is now The FRIDA KAHLO Theater in the Westlake district of Los Angeles. The group's productions focus on historical, political, and social themes that are relevant to and directly affect the primarily immigrant community. These original productions have also toured both nationally and in Mexico. Some of the original works presented by the group have also been produced in Belgium, Latvia, and Spain.

The Goethe-Institut Project space will serve as the venue for "The FRIDA KAHLO Theater - Disrupting the Mainstream," a Spanish and English language audio-visual retrospective and exhibition. The FRIDA KAHLO Theater - Disrupting the Mainstream documents the history of the FRIDA KAHLO Theater and its impact on the community, highlighting the group's most significant productions. In addition to plays, the exhibit will also feature work generated by young artists and community members in the form of photography, animation, and theatre for youth.

The exhibition can be viewed during events and at the following times:

During Office Hours: August 19th, 2022 - September 16th, 2022
                                    Mondays–Thursdays: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
                                    Fridays: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 

The FRIDA KAHLO Theater - Disrupting the Mainstream is part of the Neighborhood Interpretive Center, a hyperlocal initiative of cultural programs that focus on and uplift the MacArthur Park/Westlake neighborhood and surrounding areas.