RECORD
Químicos
- Event Title:
- Químicos
- Video Identifier:
- 8kprr6jf
- Video URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2333.1/8kprr6jf
- Video Duration:
- 0:07:35
- Collection Title:
- Teatro Journalero
- Alternate Title:
- Chemicals
- Event Location:
- Cornerstone Theater Company Los Angeles, CA USA
- Event Description:
- Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras /Day Laborers Theater Without Borders (TJSF) is a Los Angeles-based ensemble theater company comprised of day laborers. Founded in 2008 by Cornerstone Theater Company in conjunction with the National Day Labor Organizing Network, their mission is to improve the lives of day laborers by creating plays by and for the day labor community. Responding to an often degrading and hostile work environment and an increasingly anti-immigrant climate nationally, the troupe uses theater, music, and dialogue to educate and inform immigrant workers about their legal rights; to empower the community by reflecting their stories in their own voices; to humanize the immigration debate for the broader community; and to build a troupe of theater artists that make insightful, entertaining and smart theater for their audiences. Each year TJSF performs in over 50 locations for more than 3,000 day laborers, public school and college students, and diverse organizations, institutions, and agencies. They have received coverage in local, national and international media outlets, including La Opinion, LA Times, BBC World, Christian Science Monitor, and National Public Radio. ‘Químicos’ (Chemicals) is a story in three parts. The first part recreates how day laborers are hired on the streets to do dangerous works, where they will use toxic chemicals and will not use proper equipment for protection. The second part describes the dangerous conditions in which day laborers work, and the difficult they have in seeking professional health physicians when they are ill. The third part reflects upon the health of Hispanic/Latino communities, which are prone to different types of illness and diseases because of the types of food they consume - heavily greased, high in sugar and sodium. This type of nutrition leads to high numbers of Hispanic/Latino having diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. The ending of this piece is full of humor but reflexive, and advocates for a proper education and information about these situations to prevent illness and death.
- Event Date:
- 2009 Jan
- Language:
- Spanish
- Event Type:
- Performance
- Subject:
- Migration Day Laborers--United States Latinos Health education Nutrition
- Copyright Holder:
- Cornerstone Theater Company - Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras
- Director:
- Jose Mangandi
- Performer:
- Juan Herrera Xicothencalt Paredes Luis Sanchez Omar Hernandez Francisco Lopez Luis Taveras
- Producer:
- Jose Mangandi
- Writer:
- Jose Mangandi
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Químicos", Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library, NYU Libraries
- Reference Link:
- https://info663-fa23.github.io/team2/items/8kprr6jf.html