AMAL

MACLA

<H2>MACLA Presents AMAL</H2>
<H3>A Spoken Word Theater Performance About Hope</H3>
<H4>Apr 12-14, 2019</H4>
AMAL delves into the impact of war and shares experiences of veterans’ adjustment to life after war, as well as those of civilians from war-torn countries. Focusing on Puerto Rico’s cultural and military heritage, the piece explores the search for meaning, purpose and identity through enlisting in the military. Written and performed by <A HREF="http://www.thecombathippies.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Combat Hippies </A>-- military veterans who have turned to the arts to heal and inspire. Developed and directed by award-winning director <A HREF="https://www.teocastellanos.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Teo Castellanos</A> with original music by <A HREF="http://www.brimstone127.com/b127/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brimstone127</A>.
 Stick around after the performances for talkbacks with the cast and crew of AMAL. Doors and Box Office open at 7pm on Friday and Saturday; 1pm on Sunday. Audience notice: Production has bright lights, loud sudden noises, graphic references to war, and mature language. 
Led by renowned theater artist and director Teo Castellanos, Combat Hippies is an ensemble of Puerto Rican military veteran performing artists based in Miami, Florida. Formed during a creative writing workshop for veterans in 2015 which culminated with their inaugural theater piece “Conscience Under Fire”, they have since developed multiple evenings of spoken word and music, generative approaches to workshops designed toward healing, community engagement offerings and more.
 
Teo Castellanos is an actor/writer/director, who works in theater, film and television. His award-winning solo NE 2nd Avenue toured extensively for a decade and won the Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland 2003. His most recent solo Third Trinity was directed by Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney, whom Teo has had a working relationship and friendship for over 25 years. He founded the Dance/Theater Company Teo Castellanos D-Projects in 2003 and is Artistic Director of the devised theater company Combat Hippies. Teo has toured solo and company works throughout the U.S., Europe, South America, China and the Caribbean. Some acting theater credits include playing Elegba in Tarell’s The Brothers Size,(Miami) and Santos in The Hittite Empire’s Skeletons of Fish (London). Film credits include playing opposite Matt Dillon in Sunlight Jr. and opposite John Leguizamo in Empire as well as in A Change of Heart with Jim Belushi. He is a United States Artist Fellow 2019 funded by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and a recipient of several awards and grants including NEA, NEFA, MAP, NPN, Knight New Works, Knight Arts Challenge, Knight Foundation People’s Choice Award, Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs and also won the State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship 2005 and 2013. He’s a Sundance Institute Screen Writers Intensive Fellow 2015. Teo is a member of SAG/AFTRA, and Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and holds a BFA in Theater from Florid Atlantic University.
 
Anthony Torres, Jr. was born in Brooklyn and raised in Utica, New York. He began his military career as a Civil Affairs Specialist in the Army Reserve from 1999-2002, then on active duty as a mental health specialist at Fort Hood, Texas from 2002-2006. In 2004 he was attached to the 115th Field Hospital and served on a 12-month deployment to Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq. While deployed, he provided mental health treatment to both U.S. troops as well as Iraqi detainees. Following an honorable discharge he relocated to Miami, Florida and worked as a psychology technician at the Miami VA Medical Center from 2008-2013. He holds a MS in Psychology from Carlos Albizu University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Barry University.
 
Gary Lund is the President of Anchor Arts Management, Inc. a full service production management organization devoted to the performing arts. Mr. Lund is a production manager, light designer and stage manager with International, National and Miami artists in dance, theater and music. Mr. Lund has toured with several artists in numerous concert halls and festivals throughout the United States, Europe, South America, the Caribbean, Russia and China. Mr. Lund’s professional career spans over 4 decades as a choreographer and arts production manager.
 
Brimstone is a dynamic leader, educator, activist and artist who embodies Hip Hop’s “Can’t stop, won’t stop!” attitude. He us a Co-founder and Artistic Director of PATH: Preserving, Archiving &amp; Teaching Hiphop, Inc. He has written and been featured in several articles on Hip Hop culture &amp; education &amp; has served as a lecturer &amp; specialist on Hip Hop history, education &amp; culture (Brandeis University, University of Miami, Florida International University, School of Audio Engineering, Lifestyles College, Island Academy International School). This self &amp; mentor-taught artist &amp; technician has stacked up performance, engineering &amp; production credits with some of Hip Hop’s legends &amp; artists from diverse genres including The Cure, Nelly Furtado, KRS ONE, De La Soul, Pit Bull, Fat Joe, Whodini, Rakim, The Wailers, The Roots, Talib Kweli and Ozomatli. He has co-produced and distributed his own award-winning Hip Hop albums: Metamorphoses, Elevator Music and Renaissance of Hip Hop.
 
Born &amp; raised in the South Bronx, Hipólito “the BeardMan” Arriaga was profoundly impacted by his childhood. In 2003, at age 19 he joined the US Marine Corps despite the US already being at war with both Afghanistan &amp; Iraq. Following four years, including two deployments to Iraq, he separated from the military honorably. His experiences overseas pierced him heavily, after returning home he began seeking healing for the various injuries he had sustained, physically, emotionally &amp; spiritually, leading him on a journey of self – discovery. Hipólito is trained in Bapiste Power Yoga &amp; Trauma Conscious Yoga. He also serves as a Wilderness Expedition Leader with No Barriers Warriors, guiding veterans on transformative curriculum – based adventures in nature &amp; serves as a Peer Facilitator with Warrior Writers. Besides yoga &amp; the outdoors, his passions include healing, reading, writing, community service, activism &amp; assisting others in their journeys of growth.
 
Angel Ruben Rodriguez, Sr. Musician, singer, poet, composer, arranger, actor, producer &amp; educator was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico in 1954. He started playing drums at the age of 9; his first paid gig was at the age of 13. For the past 45 years Angel has dedicated himself to preserving &amp; maintaining Puerto Rico's rich musical culture. Over his career he has recorded &amp; performed with a who’s who of Latin musicians &amp; served as percussionist at the world famous Apollo Theater Amateur Night With Ralph Cooper Sr. Some of his theater credits include “UBU Enchained” directed by Wiesaw Gorski &amp; Steven Sapp &amp; Full Circle Productions "Soul'er Powered". One of Angel’s lasting legacies is helping to found &amp; run the Point CDC; a local Bronx based community center with the mission of developing &amp; mentoring youth through the arts.
 
Please call box office 408.998.2783 for wheelchair and/or other accomodations. Production is presented in English with some Spanish and contains mature language. 70 minutes, with no intermission. Online ticket sales end at 5:30pm on Friday and Saturday; 12:30pm on Sunday. Remaining tickets will be available at the door. Purchase of ticket includes MACLA membership. 
 
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Supported by the <A HREF="http://npnweb.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Performance Network (NPN)</A>.
This presentation of AMAL was organzied by MACLA. MACLA is a participant in Leveraging a Network for Equity (LANE), a program of the National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network in partnership with the Nonprofit Finance Fund with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Support provided by Applied Materials Foundation, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, the Castellano Family Foundation, a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, the David &amp; Lucile Packard Foundation, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, SV Creates, and MACLA donors.
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