Stages in Movement — Teatro Línea de Sombra on the Migrant Trail

In December 2023, the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics at NYU and Hemispheric Encounters co-presented Stages in Movement: Teatro Línea de Sombra on the Migrant Trail, a symposium celebrating the 30th anniversary of Teatro Línea de Sombra (TLS). The symposium focused on the company’s exceptional works on migration, as well as the research and archival methodologies that guide their creative process. Participants included Rodrigo Parrini (UAM-Xochimilco), Paola Hernández (UW-Madison), Jill Lane (NYU), Alicia Laguna, Jorge A. Vargas, and Eduardo Bernal (TLS), Marcial Godoy and Ana Dopico (Hemispheric Institute).

Founded in Mexico in 1993, TLS is an internationally renowned collective of theatermakers, researchers, and actors that produces theatrical pieces, exhibitions, and other performance experiences.

Watch the full symposium on The Hemispheric Institute’s web page.

This is a photograph from Teatro Linea de Sombra's production of Amarillo. It pictures a stage with a blue projection. In the background there are many large bags filled with sand suspended around the set. In the foreground, a woman with dark curly hair wearing black clothing sits in a chair. In the background, a person stands wearing a long, flowy, yellow garment.

Foto: From Teatro Línea de Sombra's production of "Amarillo."