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La Carpa Teen Ensemble Presents The World Premiere Of Original Play Lost In Our Roots

Their First Show As A Program Of A Host Of People

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April 18, 2024
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Lost in Our Roots is an original play devised by the La Carpa Teen Theatre Ensemble that traces the history of Latine lineage through the eyes of time-traveling Gen Z students. After observing pivotal moments in Latin American history, the students discover there is more to learn than what is being taught in school. This original play is both a reckoning with some of the darker moments in the distant and recent past and a celebration of Latine culture. Lost in Our Roots illuminates the divide between what today’s teens know about their heritage and the access they have to learning about it. Come along on the journey with our young characters as they meet conquistadors and revolutionaries, land in the middle of festivals and quinceañeras, and travel as far as Spain, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Mexico and, hopefully, back home to Southwest Detroit. Can a fuller knowledge of the past help these students to create the future of their dreams? Lost in Our Roots debuts April 25-28th at The Senate Theater in Southwest Detroit and is performed in both Spanish and English.

“ I feel privileged to have the opportunity to work with this beautiful group of kids. We have learned so much together, about our past and about each other. The stories of these teens are a gift for everyone to listen to. Lost in Our Roots is an invitation to accompany the youth as they face their past in hopes of understanding and embracing their present. This program started as an idea,a dream and I feel very proud and grateful that it has found a home with A Host of People. The program will now be a grounding force for the community of Southwest Detroit and its youth. ” – Karilú Alarcón Forshee, La Carpa Teen Ensemble Director.

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“We are so thrilled to have the La Carpa Teen Ensemble as a program of A Host of People led by longtime ensemble member Karilú Alarcón Forshee. It’s amazing to see these incredible youth creating theater so closely aligned with the work AHOP makes that ‘investigates the past in order to better understand our present to imagine and manifest a more just and celebratory future,’ and they are doing it in their own distinctive voice. This year as AHOP celebrates our 10th anniversary we have launched a 3-year thematic investigation of what it means to be ‘Good Ancestors’. Their play Lost in Our Roots nails that assignment.” -Sherrine Azab, A Host of People Co-Director.

Lost in Our Roots is conceived and directed by Karilú Alarcón Forshee along with members of 2023/24 La Carpa Teen Ensemble; and La Carpa Program Coordinator & Stage Manager Lily Blancas

Design & Production Team: Elton Monroy Duran (Scenic Backdrop & Graphic Designer), Chantel Gaidica (Lighting Designer), Andrew Jordan (Costume Designer), Gloria Rocha (Community & Rehearsal Space partner), Amari Harris (Sound Engineer), Sherrine Azab (AHOP Co-Director/La Carpa Producer), Jake Hooker (AHOP Co-Director/Production Team), Vanessa Mukes (AHOP Stage & Ensemble Manager), Danté Jones (AHOP Associate Producer/Production Team)

PERFORMANCES

All performances of Lost in Our Roots are free and open to the public and will be performed at The Senate Theater 6424 Michigan Ave. Detroit, MI 48210 Reservations are strongly recommended. Performances are April 25-28, 2024

About A Host of People Celebrating 10 years, A Host of People is a multi-racial Detroit-based ensemble theater company creating original work for social change that celebrates imagination, complexity, and the synthesis of seemingly disparate elements—at once epic and intimate, political and personal, poetic and approachable. AHOP exists to create aesthetically rigorous, intellectually challenging theater that is warm, welcoming, and inspiring to people from all walks of life. We choose our subject matter and themes carefully with an eye to stories, topics, and aesthetic approaches that will be equally thrilling to the most adventurous theater fans as well as those with less exposure to the form. This is how A Host of People moves people: we play with the light and the dark; the head and the heart.

About the La Carpa Teen Ensemble

La Carpa Teen Ensemble is a bilingual program of A Host of People created to center the stories of the youth from the Latiné community of Detroit. Through a creative process where the youth have the opportunity to learn about their culture and explore their own story, the program seeks to strengthen their voices and guide them to see their unique light. La Carpa aims to open a space where the youth can feel seen, connected and uplifted. The program will focus on teaching Theatre Arts, but will also nurture the youth’s individual talents. Ultimately, La Carpa hopes that through the arts, the youth will embrace their voice and shed light on their community and future.

About La Carpa Teen Ensemble Founder and Director Karilú Alarcón Forshee

Karilú Alarcón Forshee was raised in Juárez, México . She is an interdisciplinary artist who finds joy in creating performances that blend experimental theatre and music; she finds profound inspiration in her roots, and the women in her family. She has been a Detroit-based performer and teaching artist since 2011 and a member of the theater company A Host of People since 2013. Karilú currently works as a teaching artist for Living Arts Detroit, the University Musical Society, and Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit and recently became a Detroit Kresge Arts Fellow.

El Grupo De Teatro Juvenil La Carpa Presenta La Premier Mundial De La Obra Original Perdidos En Nuestras Raices

La Primera Produccion De La Carpa Como Programa De Host Of People

Lost in Our Roots/ Perdidos en Nuestras Raíces es una obra original creada por La Carpa Teen Theatre Ensemble que recorre la historia del linaje Latiné desde la perspectiva de los jóvenes artistas. Después de observar momentos fundamentales en la historia de Latinoamérica, los estudiantes descubren que hay mucho que aprender, más allá de lo que la escuela les enseña. Esta obra original es un reconocimiento de algunos de los momentos mas obscuros del pasado y una celebración a la cultura Latiné. Lost in Our Roots/ Perdidos en Nuestras Raíces saca a la luz la división que existe entre lo que los adolescentes de hoy en día saben de su herencia cultural y el acceso que tienen para aprender sobre ello. Acompañanos en este viaje con estos jóvenes personajes quienes conocerán a conquistadores y revolucionarios, llegaran a tierras de festivales y quinceañeras, y harán viajes tan lejanos como a La Gran España, República Dominicana, Costa Rica, México y esperemos que de regreso a su hogar Southwest Detroit. ?Sera que un conocimiento más completo del pasado les ayude a estos estudiantes a crear el futuro de sus sueños? Lost in Our Roots / Perdidos en Nuestras Raíces debuta del 25 al 28 de Abril en The Senate Theater en Southwest Detroit y es presentada en Inglés y en Español.

“Me siento privilegiada de tener la oportunidad de trabajar con este hermoso grupo de adolescentes. Hemos aprendido tanto juntos, sobre nosotros y nuestro pasado. Las historias de estos jóvenes son un regalo para el público. Perdidos en Nuestras Raíces es una invitación a acompañar a los jóvenes en un viaje donde enfrentarán a su pasado con la esperanza de comprender y abrazar su presente. Este programa empezó como solo una idea, un sueño… Me siento muy orgullosa y agradecida de que el programa encontrara un hogar con A Host of People. El programa es ahora una constante que tiene como fi nalidad impulsar a los jóvenes de Southwest Detroit y a sus familias.” -Karilú Alarcón Forshee, Directora del grupo de teatro juvenil La Carpa.

“Nos sentimos muy emocionados de que La Carpa Teen Ensemble sea ahora un programa de A Host of People bajo la dirección de Karilú Alarcón Forshee quien ha sido miembro de nuestra compañía por mucho tiempo. Es grandiose ver a estos increíbles jóvenes crear teatro tan similar al teatro que haremos en AHOP. Investigamos el pasado para mejor comprender nuestro presente con la esperanza de imaginar y manifestar un futuro más justo y célebre. Estos jovenes lo hacen a su manera y con su propia voz. Este año en AHOP celebramos nuestro decimo aniversario. Hemos lanzado una investigacion de 3 años sobre lo que signifi ca ser un “buen ancestro”. La obra Lost in our Roots/ Perdidos en Nuestras Raices hace just eso” – Sherrine Azab, Co-Director de A Host of People

Lost in Our Roots/ Perdidos en Nuestras Raíces es concebida y dirigida por Karilú Alarcón Forshee en colaboración con los jóvenes de la temporada 2023/24 del grupo de teatro juvenil La Carpa; Y la coordinadora y jefe de piso del programa La Carpa, Lily Blancas.

Equipo de Diseño & Producción: Elton Monroy Duran (Telones & Diseño Grafi co), Chantel Gaidica (Diseño de Iluminación), Andrew Jordan (Diseño de Vestuario), Gloria Rocha (Socia de espacio de ensayos), Amari Harris (Ingeniero de Sonido), Sherrine Azab (Co-Directora de AHOP/Productora de La Carpa), Jake Hooker (Co-Director de AHOP/Equipo de Producción), Vanessa Mukes (Gerente de piso y Ensamble de AHOP), Danté Jones (Productor asociado de AHOP /Equipo de Producción)

PRESENTACIONES

Todas las presentaciones de Lost in Our Roots/ Perdidos en Nuestras Raíces son gratis y para todo el publico y se llevaran acabo en el Senate Theater 6424 Michigan Ave. Detroit, MI 48210. Recomendamos ampliamente hacer reservaciones

Las presentaciones son del 25 al 28 de Abril, 2024 Horario: 7pm de Jueves a Sabado; Domingo a las 5pm Las puertas se abriran una hora antes de las presentaciones, Se tomara asiento 30 minutos antes de que comience el show.

Sobre A Host of People

Celebrando 10 años, A Host of People es una compañia de teatro multi-racial que radica en Detroit. La compañía crea piezas de teatro originales para el cambio social que celebra la imaginación, la complejidad, y la síntesis de los elementos obviamente dispares —algunas veces épico e íntimo, político y personal, poético y disponible. AHOP existe para crear teatro estéticamente riguroso, intelectualmente desafi ante, teatro que es cálido, de bienvenida que inspira a toda persona en general. Elegimos nuestros temas con cuidado con especial atención a las historias, temas y con alcance estético que emociona tanto a fanáticos del teatro, como a aquellos que tienen menos exposición a este arte. Así es como A Host of People mueve a su público: jugamos con la luz y la oscuridad; la cabeza y el corazón.

Sobre el grupo de tatro juvenil La Carpa

El grupo de Teatro juvenil La Carpa es un programa bilingue de A Host of People creado para resaltar las historias de los jovenes de la comunidad Latiné de Detroit. Por medio de un proceso creativo donde los jóvenes tienen la oportunidad de aprender sobre su cultura y explorar su propia historia, el programa busca fortalecer sus voces y guiarlos a ver su propia luz interior. La Carpa facilita un espacio donde los jóvenes pueden sentirse vistos, conectados e impulsados. El programa se enfoca en enseñar Artes Teatrales, pero tam bien acoje los talentos individuales de cada participante. Por lo tanto, La Carpa espera que por medio de las artes los jovenes abracen su voz, iluminen a su comunidad y a sus futuros.

Sobre Karilú Alarcón Forshee creadora y directora del programa de teatro juvenil La Carpa

Karilú Alarcón Forshee crecio y se crio en Juárez, México . Ella es una artista interdisciplinaria a quien le apasiona crear arte que mezcla las artes teatrales y la música; Su más profundity inspiration son sus raíces y las mujeres de su familia. Ella es una artista que radica en Detroit desde 2011 y es miembro de la compañía de teatro A Host of People desde 2013. Karilú actualmente trabaja como maestra de artes para Living Arts y es gerente del programa de pasantías Artisticas en Culture Source. Su trabajo como directora de teatro juvenil incluye colaboraciones con University Musical Society y Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit. En 2020 recibio el honor de convertirse en un Detroit Kresge Arts Fellow.

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