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Cherríe Moraga is recipient of the NFA/JPMorgan Chase Master Artist Grant, which is funded by the NALAC Fund for the Arts and JPMorgan Chase Foundation with support from the Ford Foundation and Southwest Airlines. Other NFA funders include: MetLife Foundation, Nescafe Clasico, Heineken USA and The City of San Antonio Cultural Collaborative.
*Appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
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ABOUT THE PLAY:
“Digging Up the Dirt*”
takes place, as Moraga writes, “Inside The Poet’s head, somewhere in
the fragmented Chicano nation of Aztlán.” Here, as in most
Moraga plays, the playwright uses the imagined landscape of the
Southwest to poignantly explore those censored questions that
continue to impact Chicana lives. And, as in most Moraga
plays, such depictions give all of us pause –regardless of race or
gender or sexuality. This is especially the case in
“Digging Up the Dirt” where the plot thematically interweaves two
murder stories. One is the tale of “Sirena Cantante’s” murderer,
“Zanzibar,” serving a life sentence, while engaging in lesbian
romances and being mercilessly visited by the probing “Poet.”
The second is an intimate account of the murder of “Amada,” a
Chicana lesbian killed by the hand of her own son. Through the
telling of both stories, alternately satirical and tragic, audience
members are held accountable for their own “crimes of passion” and
the play becomes a kind of moving mirror to all our unacknowledged
“murderous” deeds of the heart.
X-X-Xicana Comedic Triptych... see calendar!
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ADELINA ANTHONY is a self-identified Xicana-Indígena lesbian multi-disciplinary artista. The themes in her works address colonization, feminism, trauma, memory, gender, race/ ethnicity, sexuality, in/migration, health, land/environment, and issues generally affecting the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/two-spirited communities. She believes access to a progressive education, transgressive art, therapy and other healing methods empowers both individuals and communities to make healthy and transformative life choices. The key, claro, is sticking to those choices... maybe that's why we need arte in our lives.
As for her art making, she deftly utilizes critical comedy or dramatic force to impact her many audiences. Adelina has over 17 years of stage experience and has garnered Best-Actress nominations in comedy and drama. This prolific artist has been recognized by her communities and critics as one of the leading solo performers of her generation. In 2009, Adelina was featured in the Lesbian News, Frontiers IN LA Magazine, Adelante Magazine, Colorlines Magazine, and Bitch Magazine. In Feb. 2010 Adelina was featured in Texas Monthly Magazine in an article by Megan Giller.
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