La Paloma Prisoner Project in association with La Lucha Arts and in partnership with Chelsea Factory presents: La Paloma Prisoner
The La Paloma Prisoner Project is Raquel Almaƶán’s theatre initiative about the reclamation of identity by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, and sharing those stories through workshops, advocacy and community partnerships. Developed from her long standing work with incarcerated and impacted communities, the associated play, La Paloma Prisoner, directed by Estefanía Fadul, had its Workshop Premiere at Chelsea Factory December 2024.
What: Raquel Almazán’s LA PALOMA PRISONER, directed by Estefanía Fadul
A multi-disciplinary play about the reclamation of identity by women in the Colombian prison system.
Social Media Pages:
LPP Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/lapalomaprisonerproject
LPP Instagram Page:https://www.instagram.com/lapalomaprisoner/
About the project:
La Paloma Prisoner Project, developed across four countries for over a decade, is a series of initiatives aimed at raising awareness and inciting action towards the end of global mass incarceration. The project includes programs designed to uplift the voices and narratives of current and formerly incarcerated women-identified folx of color through performances/ workshops in prisons, conversation circles, and panel discussions. This play was developed alongside community partnerships with organizations dedicated to serving people impacted by the criminal justice system.
About the play:
La Paloma Prisoner is a multi-disciplinary play about the reclamation of identity by women in the Colombian prison system. Based on the true story of a group of incarcerated women selected as beauty queen contestants at the Buen Pastor prison in Bogotá, this new play interweaves the ritualistic journey of a “parade of prisoners” within Colombia’s social, political, and spiritual history. The play centers on an infamous woman nicknamed “La Paloma” who transcendentally soars beyond physical and societal barriers to avenge the raped women of Bogotá. Her actions revolutionize the women’s lives, Bogotá’s prison society, and the world beyond its walls.
La Paloma Prisoner Full Credit Listing (Creative and Production Team)
Playwright/Co-Producer: Raquel Almazán
Director: Estefanía Fadul
Producer: Sam Morreale
Music Composition: Lisette Santiago
Scenic Design: Raul Abrego
Costume Design: Haydee Zelideth
Lighting Design: Carolina Ortiz
Sound Design: Daniela Hart & UptownWorks
Butoh Movement Choreography: Vangeline Theatre
Song composer for “Vuela Paloma Vuela”: Julián Mesri
Fight & Intimacy Director: Lauren Kiele DeLeon
Production Stage Manager: Iván Dario Cano*
Community Engagement Director: Samara Gaev
Production Manager: Aislinn Ruth Curry
Social Media: Eva Pedriglieri
Key Art: Nathier Fernandez
Publicity: Blake Zidell and Associates
Cast: Raquel Almazan, Ana Sophia Colón, Yadira Correa*, Adriana Gaviria*, Gladys Pérez*, Sol Miranda*, Bobby Plasencia* and Monica Steuer*
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