FREE PERFORMANCE

Chinatown Public Library

639 N. Hill Street

Friday, March 31 at 3pm

Sama Sama: Solidarity in the Fields is a story that infuses narration, poetry, music, movement, and Eskrima, the national martial art of the Philippines, told through the lens of Tonantzin, Araw and Uriel, three high school students who are finding themselves and their cultural identity by learning about the “Manongs” and “Bracero Program.” It emphasizes the shared narratives of Mexican and Filipino culture and uses English, Spanish, and Tagalog to amplify this important piece of history. The play is intended to be interactive/immersive and inspired by theatrical praxis similar to Teatro Campesino, Philippine Educational Theatre Association, and Theatre of the Oppressed.

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