Pontine Theatre kicks off its 45th Season August 26-28 with performances of Migraciones by Paradox Teatro. Performances are scheduled for Friday @7pm, Saturday @3pm and Sunday @2pm at the 1845 Plains Schoolhouse, 1 Plains Ave, Portsmouth NH. The Sunday performance is followed by a workshop presented by the company members. A video of the live performance will be available to view online beginning 2 September. Tickets for both the live and online events are available at —www.pontine.org
Migraciones is a poignant meditation on the global migration situation, which inspires compassion for the global refugee crisis. Sofia Padila, a resident of Mexico & Davey Steinman, a resident of the US, created Migraciones out of their shared fear of the increasingly harsh US-Mexico border restrictions and the potential loss of a future together. Padilla says “We needed to talk in our show about it, bringing more awareness to the subject, and also to honor all the people whose needs push them to migrate far from their homes forever.”
This production was developed with support from the Jim Henson Foundation and is touring New England following a tour of Mexico. The New England tour is partially funded by a great from New England Foundation for the Arts.