NY – The Jevas of Teatro Breve do not remain silent. They know that the word is a bridge to liberation and they use it openly.
It all started about 10 years ago, when Las Jevas started talking however they wanted. about what they felt like. The Jevas began to express what women think, but, many times, they do not dare to express it publicly. With this kind of confessional without penance, the group of Puerto Rican actresses has managed to expand their space of liberation to attract not only women, but also men curious to explore the depths of female everyday life.
Share your daily battles and desires in a sincere, explicit and unpretentious waynuanced with a touch of humor and satire, has been, in the opinion of Las Jevas, the key to success.
From thinking that it would be a risky proposal, Noche de Jevas has come to unite women who arrive in “packs” at Teatro Breve and complicit men to the point that some seasons have added more than 70 consecutive performances of the piece.
A proposal politically incorrect
“Sometimes women think things that they dare not say because they are politically incorrect., and seeing someone on stage saying exactly what you are thinking and haven’t dared to say for years, we connect with the audience. It also surprises me to see men surprised to learn about feminine issues or feminine ways of thinking that had not even crossed their minds; and it is also an educational task,” said actress Lourdes Quiñones, one of Las Jevas, in an interview with El Diario.
Contrary to what Lucienne Hernández expected, also part of the group of actresses that make up the comedy group, from the first presentation, Las Jevas were welcomed by an audience eager for content that fearlessly and irreverently portrays the Puerto Rican reality. and its different components.
“I remember that first Jevas Night when our material could be seen strong, because it is foul language for some people or explicit; and we talk about sexual pleasure explicitly; of the battle of being a mother and wife and having careers…or political issues, because you could feel strong. And I remember that that first day the reaction was so great to see women flock to the theater that was not our audience. Now that our work has become well known in Puerto Rico, there are functions where there are more men. There is a whole culture that first the women come alone with their friends… and leave the parents with the children; and then they stay with the children and the men come to see very feminine material,” she said.
“I feel privileged to live in a time where we can freely express our comedysatire and humor. They have let us do what we wantto tell you the truth,” added the theater expert in improvisation.
The Jevas are the most feminine manifestation, in all its possible expressions, of what the Teatro Breve company is in essence. Created in 2006, Teatro Breve has developed a vivid x-ray of Puerto Rican society that, although explicit, never falls into the ordinary.. A proposal in which the ability of Puerto Ricans to laugh at their own indignation, sadness, and needs, and transcend them, is exposed in a very original way.
Hernández and Quiñones will perform alongside Cristina Soler and Melissa Rodríguez this Friday at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture in The Bronx as part of the show “Las Jevas Tour”.
This will be the first time that the members of the theater project They will share in person with their diaspora followers in New York as part of the “BoriCorridor Tour”.
The initiative seeks to unite Puerto Rican artists with audiences in the diaspora and organizations that promote the island’s art and culture in the United States.
It is the first time that Las Jevas leave Puerto Rico
“We are going, basically, with our traditional format. We are known for working ‘stand-up’, ‘sketch comedy’ and everything is our own; that essence remains mixed with the fact that we are all women now. The Noche de Jevas proposal has not left Puerto Rico until now, but the essence of how we do comedy remains. We have adjusted to the changes since the hurricane (Maria) until now, what has happened in terms of gender has been turbulent. I think that Noche de Jevas has been meeting a need”explained Quiñones, who debuted in theater at age 14.
For Hernández, interacting in person with the public who watches them on social networks such as YouTube and the Canal Breve digital catalog fills her with satisfaction.
“Something that we did not do in a long time was connect with that audience that left after Hurricane María and COVID… And then connect with that audience, that now we have a radio show (on Estereotempo) and through an application we now We connect, I think we are fine with that part,” said the former member of the Dean Zayas Rolling Theater.
The last time actors and actresses from Teatro Breve performed in New York was in 2018right after Hurricane Maria, as part of the “Diaspora Redemption Tour.”
At that time the panorama was different, due to the immediate impact of the tragedy.
Although topics like this will be reflected in one way or another in the next installment of Las Vejas, the collective will seek to expand its thematic offering to newer debates such as the recent curiosity of academics with the phenomenon of Bad BunnyFor example.
To those ends, Rodríguez is expected to headline a highly-rated stand-up.
“The Real Housewives of Miramar”, who proclaim themselves “ladies of society”, will also come to “Salsa County” to do their thing; while Guanina, the poet who moves between the academy and the street, could make peace with the diaspora.
“Guanina is like the ex who is saying, ‘maybe it’s time to go back.’ I think you can go back’ “We see the news, it’s not like they’re having such a good time over there” This is the relationship of the diaspora with Puerto Rico, “it’s complicated,” revealed Hernández who plays the character.
Promotional poster for the “BoriCorridor Tour” that begins this weekend in New York and other states in the eastern United States. Image: courtesy of Ágora Cultural Architects
A varied look at Puerto Rican art and culture for the diaspora
Elsa Mosquera, co-founder of Ágora Cultural Architects and creator of the corridor, explained that the approach to selecting the artists for the tour was based on diversity.
“What we want is that the people of the diaspora during this year in which we are going to do these five presentations can have a look at different genres and artists so that there is a fairer representation of what Puerto Rican arts and culture are,” said the Boston-based cultural manager.
Mosquera added that, through the initiative, they seek to take advantage of opportunities for cultural dissemination given the reality that the number of Puerto Ricans in the United States exceeds those who reside on the island.
The Ágora spokesperson also seeks to create an interactive map that identifies organizations or cultural centers in the diaspora that serve Puerto Rican audiences and artists.
“This is a visibility project; and especially the Puerto Rican cultural centers with audiences and artistic expressions, we need to work together and know who is where… For me it had always been a challenge to know where my counterparts were; where were the people who were doing the same thing as me; going through the same difficulties to bring Puerto Rican artists; reconciling audiences… It is an invention in which we have a lot of faith and we think it is a valuable tool for all of us who are working on Puerto Rican art and culture in the US,” she said.
Aside from New York, the BoriCorridor will move to West Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusettsfor the remainder of the year.
The next presentations in the aforementioned cities will be those of the Jazz Boricua quartet in April; singer-songwriter Hermes Croatto in May; while in October and November, the singer Kianí will release her first solo album and the play by Luis Rafael Sánchez, “Quíntuples” will be presented.
For details on performance dates and tickets, visit http://www.boritix.com.
2024-03-14 15:07:10
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