Photo Flash: Latino Theater Company presents ENCUENTRO DE LAS AMERICAS

Encuentro de Las Américas - Fourteen companies from the U.S. Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Peru and Colombia celebrate dynamic, contemporary Latinx and Latin American theater during a three-week festival, with five performances presented simultaneously every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the five performance spaces that make up The Los Angeles Theatre Center.

An additional 12 Los Angeles-based artists will be represented in Patas Arriba ("Upside Down"), a late night "micro-theater festival" set to take place in the "belly" of The LATC, where audiences will cycle through the non-traditional performance spaces of the building - Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel - to experience four 15-minute works during each hour-long performance.

A free Cinema & Music mini-festival on Tuesday and Wednesday nights will pair musical performances with screenings of soon-to be-released films, including Chavela, a new documentary about Costa Rican-Mexican singer Chavela Vargas and NALIP, an evening of short films followed by a concert by Spanish singer Patricia Kraus in her American debut. Produced by the Latino Theater Company in association with Latinx Theatre Commons.

Thursday Nov. 2
• 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.: Red Carpet and Opening Ceremonies
• 8 p.m.: Culture Clash: An American Odyssey (Culture Clash, Los Angeles)
• 8 p.m.: Las mariposas saltan al vacío (Compañía Nacional de las Artes, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8 p.m.: WET: A DACAmented Journey (Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, Los Angeles)
• 8:30 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles))
• 8:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Friday, Nov. 3
• 8 p.m.: Deferred Action (Cara Mía Theater Company, Dallas, TX)
• 8 p.m.: Las mariposas saltan al vacío (Compañía Nacional de las Artes, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8 p.m.: Miss Julia (Vueltas Bravas, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8:30 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles))
• 8:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Saturday, Nov. 4 (matinee)
• 2 p.m.: Deferred Action (Cara Mía Theater Company, Dallas, TX)
• 2 p.m.: Quemar las naves. El viaje de Emma (Organización Secreta Teatro, Mexico City, Mexico)
• 2 p.m.: Ropa Intima (Ébano Teatro, Lima, Peru)
• 2:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)

Saturday, Nov. 4 (evening)
• 7:30 p.m.: Ropa Intima (Ébano Teatro, Lima, Peru)
• 8 p.m.: El Apagón / The Blackout (Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY)
• 8 p.m.: Latin Standards (Marga Gomez, San Francisco, CA)
• 8 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles))
• 8:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival:Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Sunday, Nov. 5 (matinee)
• 2 p.m.: El Apagón / The Blackout (Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY)
• 2 p.m.: 10 Million / 10 Millones (Argos Teatro, Havana, Cuba)
• 2:30 p.m.: La Razón Blindada (24th Street Theatre, Los Angeles)
• 2:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)

Sunday, Nov. 5 (evening)
• 7 p.m.: Culture Clash: An American Odyssey (Culture Clash, Los Angeles)
• 7 p.m.: 10 Million / 10 Millones (Argos Teatro, Havana, Cuba)
• 7 p.m.: La Razón Blindada (24th Street Theatre, Los Angeles)
• 7:30 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles)
• 7:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)

Tuesday, Nov. 7
• 7:30 p.m.: Cinema & Music: free screening of the soon-to-be-released documentary Chavela followed by a musical concert

Wednesday, Nov. 8
• 5 p.m.: La Razón Blindada (24thStreet Theatre, Los Angeles)
• 7:30 p.m.: Cinema & Music: free screening of NALIP (short films) followed by a Q&A and concert by Spanish singer Patricia Kraus
• 10 p.m.: Miss Julia (Vueltas Bravas, Bogotá, Colombia)

Thursday Nov. 9
• 12 p.m.: Ropa Intima (Ébano Teatro, Lima, Peru)
• 7:30 p.m.: Ropa Intima (Ébano Teatro, Lima, Peru)
• 8 p.m.: El Apagón / The Blackout (Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY)
• 8 p.m.: Las mariposas saltan al vacío (Compañía Nacional de las Artes, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8 p.m.: Quemar las naves. El viaje de Emma (Organización Secreta Teatro, Mexico City, Mexico)
• 8:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Friday, Nov. 10
• 2:30 p.m.: Las mariposas saltan al vacío (Compañía Nacional de las Artes, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 7:30 p.m.: Ropa Intima (Ébano Teatro, Lima, Peru)
• 8 p.m.: El Apagón / The Blackout (Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY)
• 8 p.m.: Las mariposas saltan al vacío (Compañía Nacional de las Artes, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8:30 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles)
• 10 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Saturday, Nov. 11 (matinee)
• 10:30 a.m.: Miss Julia (Vueltas Bravas, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 2 p.m.: Culture Clash: An American Odyssey (Culture Clash, Los Angeles)
• 2 p.m.: Latin Standards (Marga Gomez, San Francisco, CA)
• 2 p.m.: Miss Julia (Vueltas Bravas, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 2:30 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles)
• 2:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)m

Saturday, Nov. 11 (evening)
• 8 p.m.: Culture Clash: An American Odyssey (Culture Clash, Los Angeles)
• 8 p.m.: Miss Julia (Vueltas Bravas, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles)
• 8:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)
• 10 p.m.: Latin Standards (Marga Gomez, San Francisco, CA)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Sunday, Nov. 12 (matinee)
• 2 p.m.: Deferred Action (Cara Mía Theater Company, Dallas, TX)
• 2 p.m.: 10 Million / 10 Millones (Argos Teatro, Havana, Cuba)
• 2 p.m.: Quemar las naves. El viaje de Emma (Organización Secreta Teatro, Mexico City, Mexico)
• 2:30 p.m.: WET: A DACAmented Journey (Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, Los Angeles)
• 2:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)

Sunday, Nov. 12 (evening)
• 5:30 p.m.: Deferred Action (Cara Mía Theater Company, Dallas, TX)
• 5:30 p.m.: 10 Million / 10 Millones (Argos Teatro, Havana, Cuba)
• 5:30 p.m.: Quemar las naves. El viaje de Emma (Organización Secreta Teatro, Mexico City, Mexico)
• 6 p.m.: WET: A DACAmented Journey (Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, Los Angeles)
• 6 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)

Thursday Nov. 16
• 8 p.m.: Culture Clash: An American Odyssey (Culture Clash, Los Angeles)
• 8 p.m.: Las mariposas saltan al vacío (Compañía Nacional de las Artes, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8 p.m.: Quemar las naves. El viaje de Emma (Organización Secreta Teatro, Mexico City, Mexico)
• 8 p.m.: WET: A DACAmented Journey (Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, Los Angeles)
• 8:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel_

Friday, Nov. 17
• 8 p.m.: Culture Clash: An American Odyssey (Culture Clash, Los Angeles)
• 8 p.m.: Las mariposas saltan al vacío (Compañía Nacional de las Artes, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 8 p.m.: La Razón Blindada (24th Street Theatre, Los Angeles)
• 8:30 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles)
• 8:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Saturday, Nov. 18 (matinee)
• 2 p.m.: Deferred Action (Cara Mía Theater Company, Dallas, TX)
• 2 p.m.: 10 Million / 10 Millones (Argos Teatro, Havana, Cuba)
• 2 p.m.: Ropa Intima (Ébano Teatro, Lima, Peru)
• 2:30 p.m.: Quemar las naves. El viaje de Emma (Organización Secreta Teatro, Mexico City, Mexico)
• 2:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)

Saturday, Nov. 18 (evening)
• 7:30 p.m.: Ropa Intima (Ébano Teatro, Lima, Peru)
• 8 p.m.: Deferred Action (Cara Mía Theater Company, Dallas, TX)
• 8 p.m.: 10 Million / 10 Millones (Argos Teatro, Havana, Cuba)
• 8:30 p.m.: Quemar las naves. El viaje de Emma (Organización Secreta Teatro, Mexico City, Mexico)
• 8:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)
• 9:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m.: Patas Arriba (micro-theater festival: Vault, Conference Room, Green Room and Tunnel)

Sunday, Nov. 19 (matinee)
• 2 p.m.: El Apagón / The Blackout (Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY)
• 2 p.m.: Latin Standards (Marga Gomez, San Francisco, CA)
• 2 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles)
• 2:30 p.m.: Miss Julia (Vueltas Bravas, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 2:30 p.m.: Conjunto Blues (Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX)

Sunday, Nov. 19 (evening)
• 7 p.m.: El Apagón / The Blackout (Pregones Theater, Bronx, NY)
• 7 p.m.: Latin Standards (Marga Gomez, San Francisco, CA)
• 7 p.m.: Dementia (Latino Theater Company, Los Angeles)
• 7:30 p.m.: Miss Julia (Vueltas Bravas, Bogotá, Colombia)
• 7:30 p.m.: Broken Tailbone (Nightswimming, Toronto, ON, Canada)

WHERE:
The Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

HOW:
(866) 811-4111 or www.thelatc.org

TICKET PRICES:
• Single Show: $44
• 2 shows in one day: $80
• 6 shows (mix 'n match): $180
• 13 shows: $310
• Patas Arriba micro-theater festival: $20 (includes four 15-minute plays)
• Cinema & Music mini-festival: Free
Discounts available for students, seniors and veterans.

PARKING:
• $6 with validation at Joe's parking, next to the theater.
• Take the Metro: nearest stop is Pershing Square (two blocks west of The LATC).

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