Riven

Bric Arts

A play in development about the intersections between motherhood and waste accumulation based on interviews with Brazilian waste pickers

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The story of Riven centers the interweaving lives of Melina and Alessandra, two black Brazilian catadoras (waste pickers) working at a scrapyard in the city of São Paulo. As these two women sort through piles of waste in the predictable day-to-day of the scrapyard, they must sort through not only the accumulated discards of others, but through the accumulations of their own complex relationship and the chaotic and unforgiving world outside.

Riven raises awareness and gives voice to the global community of waste pickers – an invisible community that expands beyond Brazil, accounting for more than 20 million people around the world. Waste pickers collect–from streets and landfills–materials to be recycled and, therefore, contribute tremendously to the conservation of natural resources. A community that lives at the fringes of society, waste pickers sort our discards and in doing so care for a future other than their own.

CREATIVE TEAM:Conceived and directed by Marina ZuritaCreated in collaboration with Laila Garroni and Josanna VazPerformed by Josanna Vaz, Alecsys Proctor-Turner and Isabella BushueStage managed by Erin GrayS﻿et Design by Federica BorlenghiCo-produced by Ana Moioli and Giorgia ValentiMusic composition by Isabelle Bushue and Jackson Pelz

PROJECT HISTORY:In 2021, amid the pandemic’s spotlight on essential workers, Marina Zurita spent time in her home city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, interviewing 35 waste pickers over a span of 2 months. The pickers shared with Marina about the shame, community and prejudice embedded in the symbiotic relationship between those who work amongst trash and the trash itself. They also spoke openly and often about the incredibly complex and dissonant mother figures in their upbringing.Riven has recently been workshopped as a part of the LAB at A.P.E. which supports the development of new work through residency, mentorship, and ongoing conversation with peers in the field of performance making. The LAB was a collaboration between A.P.E. and Serious Play Theatre Ensemble. Riven is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

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