Home / 家 — A Sharing of Intercultural Performance Processes by Macarena Losada and Jacklyn Kuah

Join us for an exclusive sharing session about the creative process of Home / 家 / La ropa sucia se lava / À la maison, a work-in-progress, cross-cultural performance project led by Macarena Losada. The event features a showcase of audiovisual materials and a discussion of ideas that shape the work, presented by artist-scholars Losada and Jacklyn Kuah.

Key ideas and takeaways: 

• Cultural Contact Zones — Where the narratives of cities and biographical material are  intertwined

• Translation for the Stage — Contribution to the intercultural process by expanding meanings and representations of the text, originally in English, into Chinese and Spanish

• Embodiment — In relation to the "Body as Territory" theory, drawing upon the idea that the “female body is an extension of the territory inhabited”, wherein history and suffering are reflected in our physical narratives
  
  

Date: 16 August 2024, Friday
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Venue: ITI Studio 3, Intercultural Theatre Institute, 11 Upper Wilkie Road, Singapore 228120
Admission: Free with registration

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About the work:

Home / 家 / La ropa sucia se lava / À la maison is an ongoing devising process that encompasses collaborative writing, remote rehearsals, and in-person staging processes. It unfolds as a collaborative effort uniting creators from Chile, France, and Singapore. The work explores the intersections of women from diverse cultures and the sense of cultural identity. The central conflict emerges as the character grapples with aligning familial beliefs and the expectations of assimilating into a foreign culture. It also delves into themes of gender equality, cultural identity, and humanity, positioned within self-fiction and physical theatre.

The team:

Performers and dramaturgy: Jacklyn Kuah, Lynda Mebtouche, Macarena Losada
Directing: Macarena Losada
Stage and Light Design: Gonzalo Velozo
Audiovisual: David Trujillo
Composer/Music Directions: Martin de la Parra

Macarena Losada (Chile) is a theatre practitioner and scholar. She holds a Ph.D. in Drama from Queen’s University Belfast. Her artistic training covers areas such as movement, acting, directing, dramaturgy, and translation for the stage. She has had work produced throughout South America and Europe. Her theatre practice informs her research, which approaches interdisciplinary models of work in the context of intercultural theatre. Between 2019 and 2023, she has developed Practice-based Research (PbR) work throughout Northern Ireland, Europe, and Chile. Her current long-term PbR investigates diverse case studies on cultural identity and embodiment across Western and Non-Western cultures.

Jacklyn Kuah (Singapore) holds a Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Leadership from Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a theatre performer, director and educator. She is also a certified Chinese dance teacher from the Beijing Dance Academy. Since 2013, she has been invited to conduct physical theatre workshops in Thailand, China, and Myanmar and has toured international festivals in Europe and Asia as a performer and director. She recently co-founded the theatre company TIME Collective.