Petrona de la Cruz(Chiapas,Mexico)|AwardWinner,LPTW'sGilder/Coigney InternationalTheatreAwardProgram

Описание: Please join us in celebrating the recipient of the LPTW G/C International Award, Petrona de la Cruz (Chiapas, Mexico). The first indigenous person to win Mexico's coveted Rosario Castellanos prize for literature in 1992. Cruz first practiced theatre in a social climate that discouraged women from speaking publicly about their experiences. There, she began to explore community theatre as a medium for addressing problems such as domestic violence, rape, migration, and poverty as they affect the lives of women. Her debut play, Una Mujer Desesperada, was the first play written by an indigenous highland Mayan woman about the real life social drama of family violence. Since then, her plays have been performed in several countries, and she continues to write as she searches for new ways to encourage economic and cultural development for indigenous women and children. Writer, performer, theatre creator, trailblazer, and voice for change

Let theatre unite the world and celebrate these extraordinary international theatre women. The 5th Gilder-Coigney International Theatre Award Program scheduled to take place the week of October 9th - 13th, 2023

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The League of Professional Theatre Women"s (LPTW) Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award Program was established In 2011 in honor of Rosamond Gilder and Martha Coigney, two legendary practitioners and diplomats whose work on the international stage proved that theatre knows no boundaries. Presented every three years, this award acknowledges the exceptional work of a non-U.S. theatre woman, promotes expanded visibility and new opportunities for the Awardee and her sister nominees, and fosters connections and networking with LPTW members and local cultural institutions.