Image courtesy of Claudia Luna Fuentes
Artist Pepx Romero directs a dramatized reading of the first act and an unexpected ending of the theatrical work, Israel, by writer, essayist, and Mexican Political activist, José Revueltas(1914-76, Durango, México). This is the first theatrical work of the important writer, essayist and Mexican political activist, José Revueltas. The work was presented for the first time in 1948 in a national electricians union in Mexico City, and for the second time in 2017 under Pepx Romero's direction in Durango, with Mexican actors.
Israel is a three-act drama that tells the story of the Smith family, a Black American family from a small county in Texas, that suffered the havocs of racism as the result of the murder of a white woman that happened outside of their cabin, located at the edge of the highway near Amapola Village, an old cotton plantation that was invaded and converted to a petroleum camp by white men.
Le artista Pepx Romero dirige la lectura dramatizada del primer acto de la obra de teatro Israel de José Revueltas y un final inesperado. Esta es la primera obra de teatro escrita por el importante escritor, ensayista y activista político mexicano Jose Revuelas y presentada por primera vez en 1948 en el teatro del sindicato nacional de electricistas de la Ciudad de México y por segunda ocasión en 2017 bajo la dirección de Pepx Romero en la ciudad de Durango con actores mexicanos.
Israel es un drama en tres actos que narra la historia de los Smith, una familia afroamericana de un condado de texas que sufre los estragos del racismo tras el acecinato de una mujer blanca a las afueras de su cabaña situada en los límites de la carretera de Amapola Village, un antiguo plantío de algodón que ha sido invadido y convertido en un campo petrolero por los hombres blancos.
Claudia Luna Fuentes and Pepx Romero join Hi-ARTS in a first of its kind engagement as resident artists of theurbanX.org, an international Artist Residency Program, currently being supported through our SKY LAB Residency program. Think of it as a residency within a residency! theurbanX.org is an international arts residency program that connects Black and Brown creatives across the diaspora through the lens of urban culture. theurbanX.org harnesses the power of urban culture and the arts to build bridges across borders, share knowledge and resources in community, and empower creators of the global majority. Learn more about Bryan Joseph Lee, Founder and Co-Curator and V(ivianne) A. Njoku, Co-Curator here.
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