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Milagro Mid-Makeover
Summer is typically a quiet time at Milagro, when we put to rest the previous season and begin the hard work of preparing a whole new one full of artistic events for our enthusiastic public. The last few days, however, have been a flurry of activity as El Centro Milagro gets spruced up. We’ll post new pictures of our finished space and let you know when you can drop in to admire the finished product! *** El Centro Milagro se prepara a lucirse Generalmente los veranos son tranquilos aquí en Milagro pues damos por terminada una temporada...
read moreLa Luna Nueva: Paco Padilla and the world premiere of El niño Diego
Español abajo Hispanic heritage month is almost here! That means that Milagro’s La Luna Nueva Arts Festival is getting closer and closer. We have lined up some of the best artist and performers around the globe to represent the beautiful spectrum of Hispanic arts and culture. We are happy to announce that La Luna Nueva will open on September 13 with a special intimate concert by Mexico-based folkloric singer and songwriter Paco Padilla. This very special evening is also the official launch of Milagro’s 30th anniversary season!...
read moreCoatlicue, will be at El niño Diego
Español abajo Last weekend, Teatro Milagro’s artistic director Dañel Malán,worked on what is going to be the mask of Coatlicue, the serpent goddess, for the world premiere of El Niño Diego, the new family-friendly bilingual show inspired by the talented Mexican artist Diego Rivera, and written specially for touring to 8-K and elementary schools across the state. Dañel still has some work to do — see Coatlicue sculpture below—but from previous examples we know this mask is going to be great! Are you curious about how...
read moreThe Miracle or ART in Bloom at Hacienda CDC sites
Español abajo Some students may find themselves bored with nothing to do during the summer, but thanks to Milagro and its Summer Arts Camp, that will not be a problem for the children in three of Hacienda Community Development Corporation’s housing communities. Each day of the week-long workshops begins with the reading of a fun and enlightening book, setting the theme for the day, which continues with classes that teach the students to express themselves through crafts—such as piñatas and mask-making— and performance like movement, acting,...
read moreFrom Arizona: The Journey Continues
photo:www.zimbio.com The day began with a visit to Wingspan, an organization that provides services to LGBTQ immigrants. Paco Velez, the youth outreach coordinator, is originally from Nogales and is also an artist activist who organizes community mural projects and teaches art at a charter school. His friend, Raul Alcatraz, is a gay identified immigrant from Jalisco who manages services for day laborers at the Southside Workers Center. Together they have seen many atrocities that the Border Patrol has inflicted on innocent...
read moreThe beginning of the “Coyote Road”
Our artistic director Dañel Malán is out in Arizona researching stories and anecdotes for the upcoming production of Cuéntame Coyote— on stage January 9 – 25, 2014. Conceived and directed by Dañel, this production will bring to Milagro’s stage an insider’s perspective to immigration. While in Arizona, she will be visiting different locations and interviewing members of organizations with first hand knowledge of life at the border. Dañel has already shared with us her first impressions of this...
read moreA shout out to our volunteers!
Thanks to all our volunteers’ work, many details, small and big parts of Milagro’s daily life are always running smoother. Their determination, commitment and support are highly valuable for all of us, and last Saturday, July 20th, we celebrated together their support at our annual volunteer party. We love you volunteers! Food, music, raffles, tango dance and drinks were part of the agenda. A very special performance from Papalotl Ballet—a folkloric dance group— plus an appearance from Teatro Luna, kept the party going all...
read morePortland native actress Maya Malan-Gonzalez back at Milagro Stage with Teatro Luna
Photo by Amanda de la Guardia Many of you remember Maya Malán-González as the young Frida Frida Kahlo in Milagro’s 2007 Frida: Un reatablo. Almost 5 years have passed since this talented local actress moved east to Chicago to study acting at DePaul University. In just a week, Maya will be returning to Milagro as a cast member of Luna Unlaced and Generation Sex {oh!}! Before the opening night of Luna Unlaced, and still on the road, Maya took some time to share with us what it means to be back performing for the Portland...
read moreThe Luna is getting closer to Portland!
Photo Credit: Amanda de la Guardia The ladies of Teatro Luna are on the road! They are getting closer and closer to their weekend performances in Portland, and we can’t wait! With two performances of LUNA UNLACED — Friday July 19th and Saturday July 20th at 8pm— the cast of Luna give audiences the power to decide the direction of the show step by step! Monologues, songs, improvisational scenes and poetry: all will delve into a whole slew of issues ranging from our sexuality, latinidad, immigrant stories, unfortunate racist encounters...
read moreNew faces at Milagro
Executive assistant Adrienne Shelnutt and Management intern Hannah Anderson-Dana In the last couple of weeks, Milagro’s team has grown thanks to the addition of two fantastic new summer interns! Hannah Anderson-Dana and Sarah Kohler have joined Milagro to support our administrative and marketing departments.Hannah is working closely with Milagro’s Executive Director Jose Gonzales and Executive Assistant Adrienne Shelnutt, as management intern. Hannah supports them with the comings and...
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