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Written by Adrienne DawesDirected by jkjk (khattieQ & Jenny Larson Quiñones)
Original score by Graham Reynolds
Casta is an intimate multi-lingual performance featuring music, puppetry, and dance. Casta is inspired by a series of casta paintings by Miguel Cabrera. Casta paintings were a unique form of portraiture that grew in popularity over the 18th century in Nueva España/ colonial Mexico. The paintings depicted different racial mixtures arranged according to a hierarchy defined by Spanish elites. When a lowly apprentice is commissioned to paint a casta series for a wealthy patron, he tries to conform his work to a set hierarchy. The images revolt, illuminating a complex portrait of fluid Latinx identities.
? Please note, the 29th will be an ASL-interpreted performance.
These performances are in conjunction with the exhibition "Painted Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America" and produced by Salvage Vanguard Theater. Learn more about the show at bit.ly/PaintedCloth
★ These performances are included with museum admission and will take place in the Rapaport atrium inside the museum. For those who do not wish to stand while viewing a performance, limited seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check with our Visitor Services team at the front desk upon entry. ★
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,Austin,TX,United States