Produced by Raquel Almazan’s La Lucha Arts, funded by NYSCA Grant and Artist Space with support from Pregones/PRTT, and its ASAP/Artist Space At Pregones initiative.
PRE SHOW RITUAL- 30 MINUTE BUTOH DANCE RITUAL performed by Raquel Almazan, movement by Vangeline Theatre.
Time: 7pm Pre Show Ritual 7:30pm reading
Dates: Feb 27th and Feb 28th, 2026
Location: Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (304 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036)
Tickets: Free General Admission, No RSVP Necessary
Email: laluchaarts@gmail.com for reserved seating
EL ODIO DE UN PAIS/ The Hate of a Country by Raquel Almazan
Directed by Gineiris Syphertt
Original Sound and Music by Sinuhe Padilla
Musician: George Sáenz
Butoh Movement by Vangeline and R. Almazan
Set Design by Hao Bai
Graphic and Video Design by Eva Pedriglieri
Production Management Aislinn Curry
Stage Management Celina Revollar
* Cast appears courtesy of AEA
Ensemble: (Alphabetical order)
Raquel Almazan, *Jen Anaya, Andres Chaves, *Jorge Sánchez Díaz, Gerardo Gudiño, *Gladys Perez, *Reynaldo Piniella, Yadira de la Riva, * Reza Salazar
LA LUCHA ARTS (Producer) Raquel Almazan is the Executive Artistic Director of La Lucha Arts that collaborates with arts organizations, communities and social initiatives to produce interdisciplinary theatre and media projects. Select Theatre Production credits: La Paloma Prisoner, La Negra, Café, Porning the Planet: The De-Sensitization of a Nation, The Latin is American play cycle lecture performance and She Wolves. Select Funders include: The Doris Duke Foundation, NYSCA, The Howard Gilman Foundation, National Association of Latino Arts & Culture, The MAP Fund, NYC Mayor’s Woman Fund (Community Partner Collaboration selections: Close Rikers Campaign, Life Jacket Theatre, Brooklyn DA’s Re-entry task force and The United Nations).
Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater: (aka Pregones/PRTT) is a multigenerational performing ensemble, multidiscipline arts presenter, and owner/ steward of bilingual arts facilities in The Bronx and Manhattan. Our mission is to champion a Puerto Rican/Latine cultural legacy of universal value through creation and performance of original plays and musicals, exchange and partnership with other artists of merit, and engagement of diverse audiences.
This workshop of El Odio de un Pais was developed with support from Pregones/ PRTT, and its ASAP space grant initiative. Pregones/PRTT is a produc- ing and presenting company with a year-round season of theater, music, dance, and multi-media events. Its ASAP initiative gives qualified artists free subsidized access to a professional theater facility and related creative development support. Events and rental info at www.pregonesPRTT.org.
2025 HIGH LIGHTS!
2024 HIGHLIGHT!
La Paloma Prisoner Project in association with La Lucha Arts and Sam Morreale, 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.
What: Raquel Almazán’s LA PALOMA PRISONER, directed by Estefanía Fadul
When: Dec 10th – 15th, 2024
Where: Chelsea Factory
547 W 26th St
New York, NY 10001
How: Tickets @ https://www.chelseafactory.org/lapalomaprisoner
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/
Performances run from Dec 10-15, 2024. Tickets will be available at Chelsea Factory site. To make an advance reservation for presentations and panels, please visit https://www.chelseafactory.org/lapalomaprisoner.
Daily pre-show ritual: Doors open at 6:30pm.
Panel discussion with decarceration advocates will be held post show evening of Friday Dec. 13th, 2024 (Panel discussion).
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*
MORE ABOUT LA PALOMA PRISONER HERE
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