Once bearing the subtitle “Murder Capital of the World,” Ciudad Juárez is a bustling laboratory of the future. Drawn by the contradictions, history, and myth within and around this unique landscape, Theater Mitu conducted a series of interviews and investigations over a two-year period to explore the ever-complicated landscape of the U.S./Mexico border. Led by Theater Mitu’s Artistic Director Rubén Polendo (who was raised in Juárez), the company creates an artistic and emotional map of El Paso/Cd. Juárez, incorporating verbatim transcripts and a deep investment in corporeal authenticity in performance. The work frames Mitu actors as witnesses to memory and myth and as vehicles for transmission of the many stories that create a contemporary map of this incredible polemic border.
PROJECTED TOURING AVAILABILITY
Currently available
TOUR COORDINATOR
Jimmy Walden, Managing Director
Theater Mitu
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NEFA's National Theater Project 2015 Awards work samples from NEFA on Vimeo.
