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CASA 0101
CASA 0101 is a theater company and community arts space in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It was founded by Josefina López in 2000 to bring art and live theater programs to the community she grew up in. History CASA 0101 spent 11 years at its original location—a converted former bridal shop. In 2011, it moved to a fully equipped 99-seat theater, with an art gallery and a dedicated classroom. This space is now renamed "Little Casa" and is one block away from its original site. Both spaces are a part of CASA 0101. Mainstage productions and art exhibits featuring Angelino artists are presented year-round at CASA 0101 Theater, while smaller plays and workshop productions are presented at Little Casa. The theater is known nationally for hosting productions with a social justice narrative, often focusing on the Latinx identity and providing an opportunity for other marginalized voices to take the stage. Productions CASA 0101 has produced many shows that hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
Boyle Heights is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, located east of the Los Angeles River. It is one of the city's most notable and historic Chicano/Mexican American communities, and is home to cultural landmarks like Mariachi Plaza and events like the annual Día de los Muertos celebrations. History Historically known as Paredón Blanco (Spanish language in California, Spanish for "White Bluff") during Mexican rule, what would become Boyle Heights became home to a small settlement of relocated Tongva refugees from the village of Yaanga in 1845. The villagers were relocated to this new site known as Pueblito after being forcibly evicted from their previous location on the corner Alameda Street, Alameda and Commercial Street by Germany, German immigrant Juan Domingo (John Groningen), who paid Governor Pío Pico $200 for the land. On August 13, 1846, Robert F. Stockton, Commodore Stockton's forces captured Los Angeles for the United States with no resistance.Ríos-Busta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefina López
Josefina López (born 1969, San Luis Potosí, Mexico) is a Chicana playwright, perhaps best known as the author of the play (and co-author of the screenplay) ''Real Women Have Curves''. López is also the Founding Artistic Director of the CASA 0101 theater located in Boyle Heights, California, which began in 2000. Early life López was born in 1969 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, and at age five, she emigrated with her family to the United States, where they settled in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts before obtaining a BA in film and screenwriting from Columbia College Chicago, and an MFA in screenwriting from the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA. She also graduated with a Supreme Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu. López was undocumented for 13 years before she received amnesty in 1987 and eventually became a U.S. Citizen in 1995. López is the recipient of a number of other awards and accolades, including a form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latinx
''Latinx'' is an English neologism used to refer to people with Latin American cultural or ethnic identity in the United States. The term aims to be a gender-neutral alternative to ''Latino'' and ''Latina'' by replacing the masculine and feminine ending with the suffix. The plural for ''Latinx'' is ''Latinxs'' or ''Latinxes.'' The term was first seen online around 2004; it has since been used in social media by activists, students, and academics who seek to advocate for non-binary and genderqueer individuals. Related gender-neutral neologisms include '' Xicanx'' or ''Chicanx'' as a derivative of ''Chicano/ Chicana''. ''Latinx'' does not adhere to conventional grammatical gender rules in Spanish, is difficult to pronounce for Spanish speakers, and is criticized as showing disrespect towards the Spanish language as a whole. In Latin America, terms such as '' Latine'' ''and Latin@'' have been used to indicate gender-neutrality; however, the Royal Spanish Academy style guide d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
