Highways' 4th Annual Latino New Works Festival
Highways Performance Space and Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
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Highways Performance Space presents the 4th Annual Latino New Works Festival, the first and only Westside festival dedicated to contemporary performance and visual art created by Latino artists. This year's festival features queer performances by Beto Araiza, Racquel Gutierrez, Monica Palacios and Jose Reynoso; dance by Gustavo Caldas and Emeka + L'Esprit d'Afrique; and the presentation of Lindsey Haley's new play Favorite Cousins.
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<p>Friday, October 10 @ 8:30 PM
An alternately jolting, tender, and funny evening of queer performance featuring: Beto Araiza’s performance piece “Biting the Pillow;” an excerpt from “Malathio: Low Human Toxicity,” Raquel Gutierrez’s first solo performance in progress; Monica Palacios’ performance “Amor y Revolución;” Jose Reynoso’s movement-based performance “Des/Cons-Truccion del Cuerpo “In/Civilizado”” (Decons/Cons-Truction of the “In/Civilized” Body).</p>
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<p>Saturday, October 11 @ 8:30 PM
Features an energetic cross-fusion of world dance styles, from Afro-Cuban to salsa, hip-hop to Brazilian Capoeira, by Gustavo Caldas and Emeka + L’Esprit d’Afrique.
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<p>The performance will be followed by post-show entertainment in association with Humberto Capiro/Classical Latin Productions, featuring a special salsa performance by Jerry Gabaldon. </p>
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<p>Sunday, October 12’s special matinee (@3:30 PM)
Features Lindsey Haley’s new play “Favorite Cousins,” which explores the socio-economic problems that arise between two Chicana cousins and the rift caused by a desire to rise above the working class. Set in present Santa Monica, “Favorite Cousins” questions the prejudices that society projects onto Chicano culture and its struggle to survive even within the old school neighborhoods.</p>
Highways Performance Space
Highways Performance Space is Southern California's boldest center for new performance. Founded in 1989, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages fierce new artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative works.
Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms. Our mission is implemented through four programs (the performance space, workshop/university program and two galleries). Annually, Highways co-presents approximately 250 performances by solo dramatic artists, small theater groups, dance companies and spoken word artists; curates and exhibits approximately 12 contemporary visual art exhibits per year with work that explores the boundaries between performing and visual art forms; commissions and premieres new work by outstanding performing artists; organize special events, curate festival, offer residency and educational programs that engage community members in the arts while providing access to professionally-directed instruction.
