Editors note: The September 17 screening and performance is sold out. CLATA will livestream the event for free through Facebook.
Now, Destinos is going drive-in. Destinos al Aire takes place on Thursday, September 17 at Pilsen’s ChiTown Movies. The evening will include an open-air screening of the Mexican rom-com American Curious (directed by Gabylu Lara and set in Chicago and Mexico City), preceded by performances (both live and taped) from the Chicago artists of UrbanTheater Company, Aguijón, Repertorio Latino Theater, Teatro Vista, and the Cielito Lindo Family Folk Music ensemble. WGN reporter Ana Belaval and comedian Mike Oquendo will emcee.
Consider, for example, UrbanTheater Company’s ¡Dimelo Cantando! The piece by Ivelisse Diaz uses bomba music to tell a story of resistance and rebellion, said UTC artistic director Miranda González. The traditional music is rooted in Yoruban culture, the lifelong Humboldt Park resident noted.
As co-artistic directors of the oldest Latinx theater company in Chicago, Aguijón’s Marcela Muñoz and her mother, Rosario Vargas, are celebrating their company’s 31st year. They are bringing La Gran Tirana: Descarga Dramática to the Destinos stage. Muñoz describes the work as “a seam of sound and color,” exploring what it’s like to be an artist in exile.
Thu 9/17, 6-10 PM, ChiTown Movies, 2343 S. Throop, clata.org, $30 per parking spot (limit six people).
