PERFORMER
Yanira Castro: I came here to weep
2023, The Chocolate Factory
I came here to weep is a multimodal, iterative project enacted by the public. It is made up of participatory scores with corresponding materials and environments that examine U.S. territorial possession through the redaction, deconstruction and performance of absurdist colonial texts.
Created by Yanira Castro Negroni in collaboration with:
Creative Producer: Ariel Lembeck
Lighting Designer: Kathy Couch
Live & Interactive Sound Designer: Stephan Moore
Audio Score Designer: Erica Ricketts
Soloists (Clearing Practice): Martita Abril, devynn emory
Audio Performers: Martita Abril, Yanira Castro, Marielys Burgos Meléndez
Rehearsal Director for Yanira: Marielys Burgos Meléndez
Doris Reyes Archives: Styling for Yanira
Graphic Designer: Katie Dean
Stage Manager: LD DeArmon
Communal Meal Curator: Marielys Burgos Meléndez
Communal Meal Guests: Gabo Tomassini (Percussionist); Yarisa Colón Torres (Poet & PHD Student, Puerto Rican & Caribbean Literature); and José Troche (M.A. Puerto Rican Studies)
Girl Scouts Troop 6000*: Creators and Facilitators of Tea Ritual
Photo Maria Baranova
