¡BIENVENIDOS BLANCOS! or WELCOME WHITE PEOPLE!

Theater artist Alex Torra will present ¡BIENVENIDOS BLANCOS! or WELCOME WHITE PEOPLE!, a Spanish-language, ensemble-devised performance work that examines "whiteness," American privilege, and the complexities of cultural identity. Drawing on Torra's personal experience as a Cuban American, the work "endeavors to make apparent the particularities of a certain corner of the current American landscape—that of the Latino American with one foot in their ethnic heritage and one in a dominantly white culture," he says. On stage, Torra will be joined by an ensemble of Cuban, Cuban American, and Caucasian American performers to present the work in a style inspired by old-world Cuban entertainment forms, including Havana's famed Tropicana Club Floor Show from the 1950s. The work will invite audiences to consider the relationship between Cuba and the US, and the impact of history, culture, and economics on Americans of Cuban descent.

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