THEATER MITU'S JUÁREZ: A DOCUMENTARY MYTHOLOGY Part of the CAC's 40th Anniversary Season

The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) is pleased to announce JUÁREZ: A Documentary Mythology will be presented November 18-19, 2016 at 7:30pm in the CAC's Freeport-McMoRan Theater. A gritty performance that delves into economy-driven politics, government corruption, religious fervor, and the familial honor of the city's past, this performance by Theater Mitu embodies the possibility of transformation for a once harried region into a bustling laboratory of the future.

Drawn by the contradictions, history, and myth of Juárez, Mexico--once called the "Murder Capital of the World"--Theater Mitu uses interview transcripts of the region's residents to create an emotional map that frames the actors as witnesses to memory. Based on an archive of hundreds of hours of interviews, this performance uses screen projections and voice distortion, coupled with haunting music, in an exploration of a border community's memories from the past, both recent and distant, and hopes for the future, near and far.

Conceived and Directed by Rubén Polendo

Created by Theater Mitu from a series of interviews in and around Juárez, Mexico

Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

Advance Tickets $35 General Admission | $25 CAC Members

Day of Show $40 General Admission | $30 CAC Members

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ABOUT THEATER MITU

Founded in 1997, Theater Mitu has earned a wide reputation as an adventuresome and dynamic ensemble of artists. Under the leadership of founding artistic director Rubén Polendo, the Company is dedicated to transliterating a wide variety of performance traditions, exploring theatrical form, and supporting the growth of its members, who are at the creative core of each piece the Company produces. Its considerable body of work has taken on a variety of forms: developmental work with some of the world's leading theatrical innovators, productions in conjunction with universities and conservatories, engagement with non-theatrical communities and, international research and training with its members.

ABOUT THE CAC

The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is a multidisciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production, and promotion of the art of our time. Formed in 1976 by a passionate group of visual and performing artists when the movement to tear down the walls between visual and performing arts was active nationwide, the CAC expresses its mission by organizing world class curated exhibitions, performances, and public programs that educate and enlarge audiences for the arts while encouraging collaboration among diverse stakeholders composed of artists, institutions, communities, and supporters throughout the world.

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