2020-2021 Humanities Series at "El Teatro" in Seguin, Texas

FAIN: ZPP-284116-22

Teatro de Artes de Juan Seguin (Seguin, TX 78155-2427)
Yvonne M. De La Rosa (Project Director: May 2021 to March 2025)

The resumption of a series of humanities presentations and workshops aimed primarily at the LatinX community the Teatro De Artes De Juan serves, including presentations of local and regional artists and scholars; the retention of three positions.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact in our rural communities. Teatro was unable to provide public education opportunities in the humanities. Through this grant, we plan to offer events/lectures/readings with poets/authors whose topic include working as a migrant in the fields, navigating between two cultures, etc. We also plan Facebook Live evening sessions where humanities scholars read CUENTOS-stories where most of the Mexican-American history is documented. Additional, Teatro will hold lectures, round table discussions, platicas and exhibits not only at Teatro but at the University, local businesses, school districts, central park plaza, and during Hispanic Heritage Month, Diez y Seis, Dia de Muertos, Cinco de Mayo and others. The humanities speakers will include scholars and “maestros” who have extensive knowledge in our Tejano and Mexican-American to the most economically deprived populations, specifically people of color.