MIGRACIONES/MIGRATIONS

August 15, 2024

Created & Performed by Paradox Teatro

This acclaimed performance explores the global migration situation, and draws on the artists' own surreal experiences in the U.S. immigration system while inspiring compassionate perspectives from the global refugee crisis.

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Exploring migration through mesmerizing puppetry

This original work highlights Paradox Teatro’s mesmerizing blend of hybrid puppets, sand drawings, and multimedia shadow puppetry projections to reveal each character’s journey across sand, water, and darkness in search of a new home. These visual mediums are scored by original live music and sparse poetry in English and Spanish so that MIGRACIONES / MIGRATIONS can push the boundaries of non-verbal storytelling, and further Paradox Teatro’s mission to communicate with audiences across cultures and language barriers.

This production premiered at Open Eye Theater in 2019 with the support of a 2019 Jim Henson Foundation Production Grant. Since then, it has been presented internationally with support from el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes and el Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes in México.

TICKETS

$30 – General Admission
$25 – Students/Seniors/Artists (self-declared)
$15 – Call to Action Ticket: Bring a self-care/non-perishable item for our housing insecure neighbors
AGE RECOMMENDATION: Intended for adults and youth 12+. The suitability of younger audiences depends on individual maturity level handling complex topics and attention span.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Thursday 8/15 - 7:30pm
RUN TIME: 45 minutes, no intermission
ACCESSIBILITY

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COVID PRECAUTIONS: This show is masking-optional.
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About Paradox Teatro

Paradox Teatro is a multimedia puppetry arts company founded in 2017 by Artistic Co-Directors Sofía Padilla of Mexico & Davey T Steinman of the United States.

About the Artists

Sofía Padilla

Sofía Padilla is a Mexican theater artist, director, actor, and puppeteer who has performed in over forty national and international theater productions, including companies like Bread and Puppet Theater (USA), 31 Minutes (Chile), Teatro 2 (Cuba), and Los Cantores del Confín (Mexico City). For television, she was the Assistant Director of Sesame Street in Mexico City for the 2016 season “Monstruos Super Sanos”.
Davey T Steinman

Davey T Steinman is an American artist and professor working at the intersection of performance, technology, and culture. In 2019, the U.S. Department of State awarded Davey a Fulbright Fellowship to collaborate with artists in Mexico City, and to direct multimedia puppetry performances to promote mutually beneficial international relations.