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Friday, March 10,1995 Trie Daily Cofl
teatro serves cil;
By Shelly Silva
Features edjtor
■
He is the ingenious master of enthu-
i, creativity and talent He can spark
excitement in a class of students with a
story or a gesture. He meshes a group of
students together in a mixture of visceral
convergence like a spicy guacamole dip.
This sultan of student illumination is
Juan Felipe Herrera associate professor
of Chicano-Latino Studies.
He is also an acclaimed author of
several books of poetry. Herrera has the
ability to cause students in his classes to
go beyond themselves and develop as
creative assets to the Chicano commu¬
nity. ~
This semester Herrera has taken his
class of 30 Chicano Teatro students to an
even higher plain of creativity. On Thurs¬
day March 16 Herrera and his students
will be perf orming in front of 400 people
in Berkeley as a parT"of a Chicana and
Chicano, Latina and Latino poetry, com¬
edy and variety program.
They will be performing original
plays created in Herrera's theater class
through the Chicano-Latino Studies de¬
partment. The show is entitled "Border
, Order 187 Tamales" and is sponsored by
International House Berkeley. The Teatro
will be performing in the International
House Auditorium in Berkeley at 7:30
pjn.
The show also includes readings and
performances by Herrera and critically
acclaimed writer and performance artist
Margarita Luna Robles. "Border Order"
is a combination of several originaiseenes
developed by the students of the Teatro
class.
The performances included in the
repertoire are outrageous, timely and Cul¬
turally exhilarating. Performances.in¬
clude "Chicano.Nacho News Service,"
'"La Modierna Y El Modierno," "La
Chiapas Room," "The Adventures of
Cilantro Man and the Bruja of
Informacion" and "Valley Fevers."
Herrera said that the performances are a
response to the negative energy facing
Chicanos by certain paranoias.
''Border Order is really a response to
this Xenophobia, paranoia, immigrant
paranoia, Chicano paranoia, brown skin
paranoia, La Raza paranoia that Wilson,
Boxer, Dole, Clinton and Feinstein have
been generating," Herrera said. "We want
to respond to that paranoia with our
creativity." • \
'People in the Teatro
are just fiill of
Cilantro juice and
have natural creativity'
—Juan Felipe Herrara
Chicano-Latino Studies
Herrera believes that Teatro is a ve¬
hicle that can be used to keep the Chicano
commumty aware of issues that effect
them everyday.
"What Teatro Chicano does, what
ifs meant for, is to keep Chicanos on the
alert like a big red light; to know what's
taking place politically, socially and cul¬
turally in our community," Herrera said.
"We deal with those issues and make
them real for tine audience, we reinter¬
pret them to make them shocking and
alarming and provocative."
The Chicano Teatro class has been
taught since 1990 and has seen a signifi¬
cant growth in interest by student*.
Herrera said that this is the largest
group he has directed in this class. The
Berkeley performance is also the biggest
show Teatro has been involved with so
far.
Herrera said his class is still in the
early stages even though Berkeley is only
a week away.
However, he has a tremendous be¬
lief in the talent of the students in his
"People irvthe Teatro are just full of
Cilantro juice and have natural creativ¬
ity," Herrera said.
Herrera and the class are beginning
to mix up that Cilantro juice with adrena¬
line due to complete and unadulterated
excitement of what lies ahead oi mem in
a few short days in Berkeley.
"Ifs a big unknown, thafs the best
part of Teatro," Herrera said. "Wearenot
all polished, the program is not all tight
or nailed down and that is good. When
we get there we will still be raw. When
we get up there on stage that perfor¬
mance will be really the first full rxwer-
ho use run and that's an unknown, thafs
scary but thafs where the power and the
energy will be because well really be
punching it out"
ft
Zla Nizarnl/The Daily CoSegiar.
The CLS class relaxes with some breathing exercises before rehearsing.
23a Nlzaml/Th* Dairy Collegian
Professor Juan Felipe Herrera assists Adam Avalos with his part in "Valley
Fevers" vignette. i
The "Bruja of Information," Beatrice Olivara, turns Eduardo Marijarrez into
"Cilantro Man." >
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| Title | March 10, 1995, Page 5 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Full-Text-Search | Friday, March 10,1995 Trie Daily Cofl teatro serves cil; By Shelly Silva Features edjtor ■ He is the ingenious master of enthu- i, creativity and talent He can spark excitement in a class of students with a story or a gesture. He meshes a group of students together in a mixture of visceral convergence like a spicy guacamole dip. This sultan of student illumination is Juan Felipe Herrera associate professor of Chicano-Latino Studies. He is also an acclaimed author of several books of poetry. Herrera has the ability to cause students in his classes to go beyond themselves and develop as creative assets to the Chicano commu¬ nity. ~ This semester Herrera has taken his class of 30 Chicano Teatro students to an even higher plain of creativity. On Thurs¬ day March 16 Herrera and his students will be perf orming in front of 400 people in Berkeley as a parT"of a Chicana and Chicano, Latina and Latino poetry, com¬ edy and variety program. They will be performing original plays created in Herrera's theater class through the Chicano-Latino Studies de¬ partment. The show is entitled "Border , Order 187 Tamales" and is sponsored by International House Berkeley. The Teatro will be performing in the International House Auditorium in Berkeley at 7:30 pjn. The show also includes readings and performances by Herrera and critically acclaimed writer and performance artist Margarita Luna Robles. "Border Order" is a combination of several originaiseenes developed by the students of the Teatro class. The performances included in the repertoire are outrageous, timely and Cul¬ turally exhilarating. Performances.in¬ clude "Chicano.Nacho News Service," '"La Modierna Y El Modierno," "La Chiapas Room," "The Adventures of Cilantro Man and the Bruja of Informacion" and "Valley Fevers." Herrera said that the performances are a response to the negative energy facing Chicanos by certain paranoias. ''Border Order is really a response to this Xenophobia, paranoia, immigrant paranoia, Chicano paranoia, brown skin paranoia, La Raza paranoia that Wilson, Boxer, Dole, Clinton and Feinstein have been generating," Herrera said. "We want to respond to that paranoia with our creativity." • \ 'People in the Teatro are just fiill of Cilantro juice and have natural creativity' —Juan Felipe Herrara Chicano-Latino Studies Herrera believes that Teatro is a ve¬ hicle that can be used to keep the Chicano commumty aware of issues that effect them everyday. "What Teatro Chicano does, what ifs meant for, is to keep Chicanos on the alert like a big red light; to know what's taking place politically, socially and cul¬ turally in our community," Herrera said. "We deal with those issues and make them real for tine audience, we reinter¬ pret them to make them shocking and alarming and provocative." The Chicano Teatro class has been taught since 1990 and has seen a signifi¬ cant growth in interest by student*. Herrera said that this is the largest group he has directed in this class. The Berkeley performance is also the biggest show Teatro has been involved with so far. Herrera said his class is still in the early stages even though Berkeley is only a week away. However, he has a tremendous be¬ lief in the talent of the students in his "People irvthe Teatro are just full of Cilantro juice and have natural creativ¬ ity," Herrera said. Herrera and the class are beginning to mix up that Cilantro juice with adrena¬ line due to complete and unadulterated excitement of what lies ahead oi mem in a few short days in Berkeley. "Ifs a big unknown, thafs the best part of Teatro," Herrera said. "Wearenot all polished, the program is not all tight or nailed down and that is good. When we get there we will still be raw. When we get up there on stage that perfor¬ mance will be really the first full rxwer- ho use run and that's an unknown, thafs scary but thafs where the power and the energy will be because well really be punching it out" ft Zla Nizarnl/The Daily CoSegiar. The CLS class relaxes with some breathing exercises before rehearsing. 23a Nlzaml/Th* Dairy Collegian Professor Juan Felipe Herrera assists Adam Avalos with his part in "Valley Fevers" vignette. i The "Bruja of Information," Beatrice Olivara, turns Eduardo Marijarrez into "Cilantro Man." > |
