CARPA San Diego is proud to present La Carpa de la Frontera/Las Voces written and performed by CARPA San Diego, a touring Mexicano vaudeville show from San Diego, California and Tijuana, Baja California. The event is scheduled for one performance at the Community Actors Theatre (C.A.T.). Admission is free to the public.
La Carpa De La Frontera/Las Voces is a mobile people’s theater, a modern vaudeville show that travels to any community that wants to experience its comedy, drama, political satire, circus, music, and grassroots ‘edutainment.’ According to artistic director Samuel Valdez, these cultural productions allow audiences to experience the ‘Rascuache’ formula… (People’s Theater) that focuses on political and social artistic expression. Carpa San Diego works in the tradition of the 1960’s, 1970's, 1980's Chicano Mexicano revolutionary TEATRO movement and is rooted in the campesino and obrero tent shows (carpas) throughout Mexico in the early- and mid-20th century. Carpas were born during the Zapata, Villa, and Flores-Magon led Mexican Revolution as cultural manifestations of the national and class awakening and artistic expressions of the Mexican masses. Carpa San Diego respects, admires, and follows these artistic traditions of popular consciousness, unity, and struggle. Its shows are written, created, and performed by everyday working people for everyday working audiences.
Event date and time: Saturday, July 20, 2024
Reception at 7:30 pm
Performance at 8:00 pm
Location: Community Actors Theatre (C.A.T.), 2957 54th St, San Diego, CA 92105
Free parking available at Calvary Lutheran Church across the street on 54th
Cost: Free admission—register here
Samuel Valdez’s La Carpa de la Frontera/Las Voces is made possible in part by a grant from Far South/Border North
How can I find out more about Samuel Valdez, Far South/Border North, or RISE Arts?
Samuel Valdez graduated from San Diego State University in 1991 with a BA degree in theater arts. He is an actor, playwright, director, and producer who has worked with groups around San Diego including Sledgehammer Theater, Chronos Theater, and Los Amigos del Rep, and he leads CARPA San Diego, his own bi-national performing arts company. Samuel has served on the National Performance Network board, the Alternate Roots Executive Committee, and the National Disability Theatre board. Learn more about the artist and Carpa San Diego on Facebook.
Far South/Border North is a regional collaborative supporting artists and cultural practitioners in communities and the only program of its kind in San Diego and Imperial counties. Visit the FS/BN website to learn more about this two-year investment in our region’s arts and culture communities and the program’s grantees.
RISE San Diego is changing the landscape of leadership, and RISE Arts aims to help arts and culture nonprofits, artists, and cultural practitioners throughout the San Diego-Imperial Valley region to grow and thrive. Visit the RISE Arts page and join our email list to receive news about the FS/BN campaigns under development by Samuel Valdez and all 17 artists, cultural practitioners, and nonprofit organizations that are part of the RISE FS/BN Social Justice Impact Hub.