TOUR - JOSÉ TORRES-TAMA & ARTEFUTURO PRODUCTIONS

In 2020, ALIENS goes international with performances in Mexico City and Toronto, Canada, and Torres-Tama brings his provocative performance to the cities of Atlanta, Washington DC, the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and Hammond Louisiana at Southeastern Louisiana University.

2020 ALIENS Tour & Residencies

Mexico City, Mexico: Poetry Performance Festival
to celebrate publication of GLOSOLALIA Book
edited by Guillermo Goméz-Peña
Residency March 1-7, 2020
ALIENS Performance March 7

Atlanta, GA: ArtsXchange
Residency dates March 10-15
ALIENS Performances March 13-14

Washington, DC: GALA Hispanic Theatre
NPN Creation Fund Research Residency March 19-28
ALIENS Performance as Catalyst for
Community Activism & Empowerment
Sunday, March 22 (FREE)

Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia
Dept. of Theater & Diversity & Inclusion
Residency dates March 30 - April 6
Live Art Lecture: Performance
& Social Change Monday, March 30
Performance Workshops March 31 - April 1
ALIENS Performances April 3-4

Washington, DC: GALA Hispanic Theatre
US of Amnesia Research Residency with DC Poets
June TBA

New Market, TN: Highlander Research & Center
Alternate ROOTS Gathering on Arts & Social Justice
June 25-27

Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of the Arts
Concert of Colors
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras
Three-day Residency July 10-12
Ensemble Performances July 11-12

Fall 2020:

Hammond, LA: Columbia Theatre
/ Southeastern University of Louisiana
Residency Oct 1-3,
ALIENS Performance October 3

Toronto, Canada: ALUNA Theatre
RUTAS International Multi-Arts Festival
Residency Oct 5-12
ALIENS Performances Oct 8-11

Washington, DC: GALA Hispanic Theatre
United States of Amnesia:
from Fugitive Slave Act to Zero Tolerance
Spoken Word Performance Opera Premiere
Performances Oct 24-25

2019 Tour & Residencies

Houston: MECA for the Latin Art Now Conference
April 5-6, 2021

New Orleans: Ashé Cultural Arts Center
ALIENS Performances Aug 30-31

Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
National Museum of Mexican Art
ALIENS Performances Oct 5-6

Madison: Dane County Arts
ALIENS Performance Oct 10

San Diego Repertory Theatre
ALIENS Performance Oct 15

Los Angeles Theatre Center Two-week Run
ALIENS Performances
Thurs-Sun, Oct 24-27
& Thurs-Sun, Oct 31 - Nov 3, 2019

2018 Touring & Residency Schedule:

Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Department of Dramatic Art
Latina/no Studies & Teatro Latino Series
Three-Day Residency February 19-21
Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evildoers Performance Feb 21

New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Museum of Art
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras
Performances April 6 & 8

Minneapolis, MN: Pangea World Theater
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras
Performances May 4 & 5
NPN Performance Residency April 30 to May 7

Washington, DC: GALA Hispanic Theatre
Out of the Shadows / Afuera de la Sombra
Empowering Immigrant Voices
Residency Project April 14-22
Developed with Casa Maryland
Community Gathering Saturday, April 21

Washington, DC: GALA Hispanic Theatre
Out of the Shadows / Afuera de la Sombra
Empowering Immigrant Voices
Residency Project October 11-21
Developed with Casa Maryland
Community Performances October 20 & 21

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2017 Recent Touring

San Francisco, CA: December 14-18
National Performance Network Annual Meeting
Saturday, December 16:
José Torres-Tama, Artistic Director, ArteFuturuo Productions, New Orleans
Leads Panel Session: Staging the Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
with Abel Lopez, Associate Director, GALA Hispanic Theatre, DC
Tony Garcia, Director, Su Teatro, Denver
Anu Yadav, Writer, Educator, Performer, DC
Leilani Chan, Artistic Director, TeAda Productions, LA & Hawaii
Moderator: Alec De Leon, NPN/VAN Program Specialist, New Orleans

Los Angeles, CA: November 9-12
Latinx Theater Commons
Los Angeles Theater Center's
Encuentro de las Americas Festival

Northridge, CA: November 8
California State University (CSUN)
Performance Ritual Without Borders, a solo excerpt from
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras ensemble project

Memphis, TN: September 12-14
University of Memphis Three-day Residency
Workshop Sept 13: What is Performance Art?
& Exploring the Personal
Sept 14: ALIENS, IMMIGRANTS & OTHER EVILDOERS Unplugged Performance

New Orleans, LA: September 9-10
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras Ensemble Performance
Ashé Cultural Arts Center September 10
Art Garage September 9

Charlotte, NC: June 2-3
National Association Latino Arts & Culture Regional
June 3: Panel Working with Immigrant Communities

Tulsa, OK: Living Arts of Tulsa May 13-25
NPN Performance Residency
May 18 & 19: Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras Shows
NPN Community Residency

New Orleans, LA: March 10-12 Shows in 3 Venues
Taco Truck Theater / Teatro Sin Fronteras Performances
New Orleans Art Center March 10
Art Garage March 11
Valiant Theatre March 12
National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC) Grant

Selected Touring Highlights
2016   Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
            Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem, PA
            Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
            Living Arts Of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
2015    University of California at Riverside (UCR), Riverside, CA
            Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX
            Living Arts of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
            International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA), Ajo, AZ
2014    California Institute of the Arts (CAL Arts), Valencia, CA
            Los Angeles Theater Center, Los Angeles, CA
           Cal State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
            University of California Irvine, Irvine CA
            Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
2013   University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
            Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
            Living Arts, Tulsa, OK
            Pangea World Theater, Minneapolis, MN
2012   Baruch College, New York City, NY
            Rochester Community Technical College, Rochester, MN
            American Folklore Society Conference, New Orleans, LA
            National Assoc. of Latino Arts & Culture, Philadelphia, PA
2011   Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
           Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
            GALA Hispanic Theatre, Washington, DC
            National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
            Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
2010   GALA Hispanic Theatre, Washington, DC
             Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
             MECA, Houston, TX
             The Shadowbox Theatre, New Orleans, LA
2009   Roehampton University, London, England
              Live Art Development, London, England
              The Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool, England
              Centre for Performance Research, Aberystwyth, Wales
              University of Maryland, Washington D.C.
              New World Theatre at U Mass, Amherst, MA