Fandango For Butterflies (and Coyotes)
An En Garde Arts Production
Written by Andrea Thome
Directed by José Zayas
Music by Sinuhé Padilla
Inspired by interviews with undocumented immigrants from Latin America living in New York, the piece will take the form of a fandango, a community celebration where stories are brought to life through live performance, music, and dance. On the eve of city-wide ICE raids, a group of immigrants gather in an undisclosed community center in NYC for a fandango. As fear encroaches — fear for family left behind in their home countries, fear for loved ones in the middle of their dangerous journey to New York, fear of leaving the sanctuary of the community center simply just get a bag of ice — a sense of camaraderie builds between the participants. Strangers become friends, friends become family, and the fandango plays on.
CREATIVE TEAM
Written by Andrea Thome
Directed by José Zayas
Original Music by Sinuhé Padilla
Johnny Moreno – Scenic & Projection Design
Lucrecia Briceno – Lighting Design
Fabian Fidel Aguilar – Costume Design
Marcelo Añez – Sound Design
Alexandra Beller – Choreography
Mariana Carreño King – Translation
Carolina Arboleda – Stage Management
with
Jen Anaya, Silvia Dionicio, Andres Quintero, Frances Ines Rodriguez, Carlo Albán, Roberto Tolentino
Music Performed by Sinuhe Padilla and Tania Mesa
PRESS
How to Deal With the Anxieties of Immigration? Break Into Song
"But this is a party with a point, and with an unmistakable political valence in a time when our nation’s immigration debate has risen to a boil of nativism on one side and activism on the other..."
En Garde Arts Presents FANDANGO FOR BUTTERFLIES (AND COYOTES)
Inspired By The True Stories Of Undocumented Immigrants
‘Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes)’ brings stories of Latinx undocumented immigrants to Queens
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