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The Long Walk Home


  • Brava Main Stage 2781 24th Street San Francisco, CA, 94110 United States (map)

Brava Presents

The Long Walk Home

A Mayan Family's Journey In Search of Refuge

A multimedia concert by David R Molina
Featuring La Familia Rodriguez

December 8 - 9, 2023
at 8:00pm in Brava’s Main Stage

The Long Walk Home is a multimedia-audio documentary-concert which shares the epic true story of La Familia Rodriguez, a Guatemalan Mayan family who fled violence in their homeland; survived a dangerous journey to the USA, narco predators at the border, family separation in U.S. detention centers; their miraculous reunification, and their talent as professional clown performers. The story is told with their own recorded voices, which Molina documented over a span of 2 years. Social justice theater artist Roberto G. Varea and Molina co-created an audio script based on these interviews. A quintet of amazing Bay Area musicians will perform a live soundtrack which blends minimalism, jazz, ambient, electronic, and Guatemalan folk music. Though the piece is primarily in Spanish, video art and supertitles make it accessible to English and Spanish speakers.

Para consultas de prensa y medios contacte a Candi Martinez - spreadlovemedia@gmail.com 


Tickets

$35 Orchestra plus fees
$25 Mezzanine plus fees


CREATIVE TEAM:

David R. Molina: Conception, Composition, Sound Design, Script, Producer
Roberto G. Varea: Dramaturgy, Script, Co-Direction, Translation
Michael Daddona: Video Design
Pablo Santiago: Light Design
Luis Cali: Pre Hispanic Mayan Instruments Design
Susana Valdez: Poster Art and Additional Artwork in Video Design

 

MUSICIANS:

Jaimeo Brown, Darren Johnston, Liliana Herrera, Tim Decillis, D. Molina

Alaric Burns: Audio Engineer
Hector Zavala: Production and Stage Manager
John Jota Leaños, Daniel Gutiérrez, D. Molina: Videographers

ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS INTERVIEWED FOR RESEARCH:

Claudia Bernadi: social justice visual artist, Walls Of Hope School of Art
Dr. Belinda Hernandez Arriaga: founder and executive director of ALAS, Half Moon Bay, CA
Roxana Cortés-Mill: associate legal director, Immigrant Legal Center, Omaha, NE
Guadalupe Cardona: High School Ethnic Studies Teacher, Los Angeles, CA
Raul Cardona: activist and theater artist

This production is supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission, The MAP Fund,  Zellerbach Grant, and fiscally sponsored by Brava! For Women in The Arts!


*CONTENT WARNING: This production uses strobe light effects, and contains sensitive subject matter including: family separation, kidnapping, forced detention and sexual violence. Resources relating to these matters will be available at the community organization tables in the lobby.

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