Rosa (2024)
Produced by
Presented by
RUTAS International Performing Arts Festival and Factory Theatre
Creator: Carlos Rivera
Director: Carlos Rivera
Choreographer: Carlos Rivera
Venue
Run
October 4th, 2024 – October 6th, 2024
Synopsis
An ode to women’s power and their ability to move mountains.
ROSA, a peasant Indigenous woman from Ixtacamaxtitlan, located in the highlands of Puebla State, flees her community with her six small children on her back. As she escapes a life of abuse at the hands of her husband and her in-laws, she crosses valleys, climbs mountains, and faces enormous challenges. After three weeks she arrives in Mexico City where she will face her greatest challenge yet: brutal discrimination. This will force her to make a choice that will have an impact on her, her children, and will reverberate for generations to come.
Through movement, theatre, video and documentary, ROSA highlights the female body, its relationship to the land, and its capacity to resist, survive, and transform. (alunatheatre.ca)
Cast
| Patricia Rivera | Performer |
| Maria Elva Zermeno | Pre-recorded Voice |
| Carmen Vera | Pre-recorded Voice |
| Randia de Sofia | Pre-recorded Voice |
| Justino Rivera | Pre-recorded Voice |
Creative Team
| Carlos Rivera | Creator |
| Carlos Rivera | Director |
| Carlos Rivera | Choreographer |
| Francisco Carrera | Sound Scenography |
| Francisco Carrera | Musical Composition |
| Laura Dominguez | Lighting Designer |
| Carlos Rivera | Scenography Concept |
| Carlos Rivera | Makeup Design |
| Justino Rivera | Text |
| Francisco Carrera | Text |
| Gerardo Montiel Klint | Video |
| Francisco Carrera | Video |
Production
| Carey Lees | Costume Builder |
| Elena Vandakurova | Costume Builder |
| Jolane Houle | Costume Builder |
| Blue (Corinna) Johnston | Scenography Builder |
| Justino Rivera | Cultural Consultant |
| Gerardo Montiel Klint | Photography |
| Carlos Rivera | Photography |
| Francisco Carrera | Photography |
| Gerardo Montiel Klint | Video |
| Carlos Rivera | Video |
| Naomi Silver-Vezina | Video Editing |
| Francisco Carrera | Technical Director |
| Arianna Suarez | Executive Producer |
| Carlos Rivera | Executive Producer |
Staff
| Makiah Bautis | Head Technician |
