I would like to do research in Italian renaissance theater

Al Ibarra Start Date: Nov 26, 2024 - End Date: May 25, 2025
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
  • Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
  • Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
  • Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
  • Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
  • Piza, Province of Pisa, Italy
  • Rome, Italy

My Travel Story

by: Al Ibarra Start Date: Nov 26, 2024 - End Date: May 25, 2025
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
 In 1990, I was a co-founder of Teatro Por La Gente, a theater troop that performed at various campuses and public spaces. I aspired to bring joy across the Chicano and Latino communities throughout the southwest and beyond. Then again in 1995 i co-founded Teatro Chusma, a satirical comedic theater troop that traveled internationally. Our mission was to bring laughter and knowledge of oneself through agitprop, vaudville, Chicano theater, and Italian Renaissance caricatures. 
With joining the San Francisco Mind Troop in 1997 came more knowledge about the iconic Italian Renaissance theater and their caricatures and techniques. Through their physicality, they have spoken languages beyond words. In Chicano theater, they were used to bring certain villians to life. Learning of these forms inspired me to take 3 years of Italian during my time at university, that I still practice to this day.
I would like to take one step further than both Teatro Campesino or San Francisco Mind Troop and bring back a non-americanized, pure form of the archetypes. This enrichment would in turn be beneficial to bring about quality theater to the masses. After more than 3 decades of writing, acting, and producing i would like to start directing meaningful quality Teatro workshops, lectures, and presentations to create future generations of theater-goers. 
  • Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
  • Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
  • Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
  • Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
  • Piza, Province of Pisa, Italy
  • Rome, Italy