Federico Garcia Lorca News

The Mexican Suitcase, a groundbreaking exhibition revealing the most famous group of recovered negatives of the twentieth century, will be on view at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) from September 24, 2010 through January 9, 2011. Considered lost since 1939, the so-called Mexican Suitcase is in fact three boxes containing 4,500 negatives documenting the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Chim (David Seymour), and Gerda Taro. There are also several rolls of portraits of Capa and Taro by Fred Stein. Besides offering new images by these major photographers that provide a comprehensive overview of the war, the cache of negatives also includes previously unknown portraits of Ernest Hemingway, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Dolores Ibarruri (known as 'La Pasionaria').

THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS, an adaptation of Isabel Allende's epic novel written by award-winning playwright Caridad Svich, will play the Denver Center Theatre Company's Space Theatre September 17-October 23 (opening night Thursday, September 23.)

Opening its 2010-2011 mainstage season, Oracle proudly announces its production of BLOOD WEDDING by Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by Michael Dewell and Carmen Zapata, at Oracle Theatre, 3809 N. Broadway in Chicago. BLOOD WEDDING previews October 8, and runs October 9 through November 20.

THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS, an adaptation of Isabel Allende's epic novel written by award-winning playwright Caridad Svich, will play the Denver Center Theatre Company's Space Theatre September 17-October 23 (opening night Thursday, September 23.)

Winner of three 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards, Maieutic Theatre Works (MTWorks) is pleased to announce their 2010-2011 Season beginning September 16th, 2010.

Winner of three 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards, Maieutic Theatre Works (MTWorks) has announced their 2010-2011 Season beginning September 16th, 2010. The season will feature two world premieres, A Home Across The Ocean by Louisiana native and LGBTQ journalist Cody Daigle (Providence, Life/Play), and The Family Shakespeare by Georgia native and MTWorks' Artistic Director, David Stallings (Barrier Island, Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell). Directors Dev Bondarin (Gallery Players, Prospect Theatre Company) and Nicole A. Watson (Urban Stages, 52nd Street Project) are slated to direct.

Apollinaire Theatre Company presents CYRANO de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand FREE Theatre in the Park in English and Spanish!

The Mexican Suitcase, a groundbreaking exhibition revealing the most famous group of recovered negatives of the twentieth century, will be on view at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) from September 24, 2010 through January 9, 2011. Considered lost since 1939, the so-called Mexican Suitcase is in fact three boxes containing 4,500 negatives documenting the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Chim (David Seymour), and Gerda Taro. There are also several rolls of portraits of Capa and Taro by Fred Stein. Besides offering new images by these major photographers that provide a comprehensive overview of the war, the cache of negatives also includes previously unknown portraits of Ernest Hemingway, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Dolores Ibarruri (known as 'La Pasionaria').

ACT NOW! Drama Company Presents THE ADVENTURES OF ROYSTON COCKFOSTERS July 6-18 at the Greenwich Playhouse. Written & directed by David Hunt, THE ADVENTURES OF ROYSTON COCKFOSTERS is a comedy that follows the incompetent adventurer and explorer, Royston Cockfosters.

Apollinaire Theatre Company presents CYRANO de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand FREE Theatre in the Park in English and Spanish!

Brava enters its 3rd season under the direction of Artistic Director, Raelle Myrick-Hodges, with exciting experiments including new work development, premieres and new collaborations. Brava Theater, located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission district, is gearing up for its 2010-2011 season with a series of seldom produced works, premieres and innovative outlandish projects. The upcoming season includes a tribute to Stonewall's 40th Anniversary with Come As You Are; the Regional Premiere of Colin Teevan's Iph, an adaptation of Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis; a radio play with a killer ending directed by Meiyin Wang; a presentation of works by curated international choreographer Joe Goode; the regional premiere of Paula Vogel's The Oldest Profession and a series of New Work Development to combat the female playwright syndrome noted by writer Marsha Norman in the feature American Theater article Not There Yet. What will it take to achieve equality for women in the theatre?

ACT NOW! Drama Company Presents THE ADVENTURES OF ROYSTON COCKFOSTERS July 6-18 at the Greenwich Playhouse. Written & directed by David Hunt, THE ADVENTURES OF ROYSTON COCKFOSTERS is a comedy that follows the incompetent adventurer and explorer, Royston Cockfosters.

Apollinaire Theatre Company presents CYRANO de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand FREE Theatre in the Park in English and Spanish!

ACT NOW! Drama Company Presents THE ADVENTURES OF ROYSTON COCKFOSTERS July 6-18 at the Greenwich Playhouse. Written & directed by David Hunt, THE ADVENTURES OF ROYSTON COCKFOSTERS is a comedy that follows the incompetent adventurer and explorer, Royston Cockfosters.

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival will close January 31.

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival, set for January 11th through January 31st, 2010, will feature 12 works that blur the lines between dance, theatre, music, new media, puppetry and visual art. Reflecting a core philosophy that it is not possible for any one art form alone to convey the flood of images, data and sound bytes that inundate the senses in today's world of information and communication overload, CULTUREMART's cross-disciplinary presentations embrace and illuminate our modern experience by integrating many forms of media and content into exciting new works.

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival, set for January 11th through January 31st, 2010, will feature 12 works that blur the lines between dance, theatre, music, new media, puppetry and visual art. Reflecting a core philosophy that it is not possible for any one art form alone to convey the flood of images, data and sound bytes that inundate the senses in today's world of information and communication overload, CULTUREMART's cross-disciplinary presentations embrace and illuminate our modern experience by integrating many forms of media and content into exciting new works.

When he inaugurated The Denver Center Theatre Company's Colorado New Play Summit in 2006, Artistic Director Kent Thompson called the event a 'summit' because of the glorious Rocky Mountains and his goal to build the event into a peak experience... 'a new play festival that is a must-see event for theatre professionals from across the United States.'

Victory Gardens Fresh Squeezed is hosting a special Halloween Eve performance of Hard Headed Heart, written and performed by Blair Thomas and Company, Friday, October 30th at 8 pm at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater.

The second annual Chashama Film Festival is proud to announce a special screening of Sebastian Doggart's hard-hitting documentary, American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi. American Faust reveals that it was Condoleezza Rice who ordered the CIA to use torture techniques including genital mutilation, fingernail extraction and electrocution in countries across the world. The film is screening as part of the chashama Film Festival running from October 22-26, 2009. American Faust will screen on October 25th at 12:40pm at the Chashama Theater Space at 217 East 42nd Street.