THE ARCHIVES
Shows
Arena: A House MUSIC-al
GET TICKETS Extended thru July 31st! TNH (Teatro Nuevos Horizontes) Productions, CASA 0101 Theater, El Centro Del Pueblo and Councilmember Gil Cedillo are proud to present its first original musical: ARENA: A House MUSIC-al Written by Abel Alvarado ARENA: A House Music-al, written by Abel Alvarado, is based on the house music of the 1990’s […]
Masao and The Bronze Nightingale
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! CASA 0101 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM PRESENT: MASAO AND THE BRONZE NIGHTINGALE In the aftermath of WWII, formerly-incarcerated Japanese Americans are shocked to discover Little Tokyo has become “Bronzeville”, an African American community. When a JA jazz musician from Boyle Heights falls for a Bronzeville jazz […]
Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme: Thriving! New Works Festival
Special performance added on March 27th @ 7pm! Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme presents THRIVING! A Festival of plays exploring Latina women triumphs, challenges, and contributions to society. Performances run March 10 through March 27, 2022. Currently in its tenth year of original new works, Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme sprung from the desire to foster creative […]
The Nun and the Countess
Casa 0101 is proud to present a Macha Theatre production of The Nun and the Countess by Odalys Nanin. Odalys Nanin stars as legendary Mexican nun Sor Juana, who wooed a Countess (Genevieve Joy) with poems that still live today. Based on the novel “Sor Juana’s Second Dream by Alicia Gaspar de Alba. Sor Juana […]
Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme: Womxn in Herstory New Works Festival
Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme is proud to present: Womxn In Herstory: A Festival of Short Plays exploring the struggles and triumphs of womxn throughout the ages. Presented virtually from April 23 – May 30, 2021. Since 2012 we have been dedicated to creating and sharing our stories with our community. Please join us April 23rd […]
1st Annual Casa 0101 Gala: A Boyle Heights Reunion
George Pla, Domenika Lynch, L.A. City Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin De León cordially invite you to Casa 0101’s first annual Gala, A Boyle Heights Reunion Thursday, June 10th, 2021 from 11:30am to 1:30pm To be held virtually – link shared after ticket purchase. Casa 0101 is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit arts and education […]
Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme: Frida Remix
Chicanas Cholas y Chisme is back! We are excited to bring to you a Remix of Virtual Cineatro to Casa0101 from March 19th to March 28th. Register for free and you will receive a link on March 19th that will give you access to 7, 10-minute, plays that will be available for you to watch […]
3rd Annual Casa 0101 Tardeada: Celebrating 20 Years of Resilience
Casa 0101 3rd Annual Tardeada: Celebrating 20 Years of Resilience Check-In & Networking Mixer from 2:30pm to 3pm Tardeada from 3pm to 4:30pm To be held virtually – link shared after ticket purchase Join Founder/Artistic Director, Josefina Lopez, and the Casa 0101 Board of Directors, as we celebrate 20 Years of Resilience. In this special […]
Uncovering The Hidden History of Mexican and Black Solidarity – a talk by Prof. Ron Wilkins
In celebration of Black History Month, Casa 0101 is proud to present Uncovering The Hidden History of Mexican and Black Solidarity – a talk and presentation by author and professor, Ron Wilkins. This presentation provides much needed information on the long-standing, extensive and mutually beneficial relationships between Mexican and Black peoples. Wilkins elaborates upon the […]
Arena: A House MUSIC-al
TNH (Teatro Nuevos Horizontes) Productions, CASA 0101 Theater and El Centro Del Pueblo are proud to present its first original musical: ARENA: A House MUSIC-al, written by Abel Alvarado. ARENA: A House Music-al is based on the house music of the 1990’s at the legendary ARENA Nightclub in Hollywood. The story follows Lucio, a Gen […]
Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme: Womxn in Her-Story
Casa 0101 is proud to present Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme’s 2020 Theater Festival: Womxn in Her Story, featuring new work by emerging and experienced Chicana and Latina playwrights. Currently in its eighth year of original works, Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme, sprung from the desire to foster more Latina-driven creative work. Since its modest beginning in […]
Yaneli Delgado Solo Exhibit Opening
Yaneli Delgado’s Linocut prints are visual dialogues charged with personal experiences of presence over absence. Her inclusion of a liberating interpretation of Mesoamerican cosmovision in her artwork is her fundamental ground from which she speaks from. Influence by Chicana philosopher Gloria E. Anzaldua’s Coyolxauhqui consciousness, Delgado stages her work within a historical/cultural context of conglomerating […]
FRIDA Stroke of Passion
Casa 0101 is proud to present a Macha Theatre production of Frida: Stroke of Passion, by Odalys Nanin. Winner of two Eddon Awards for Best performance and production. Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 and died July 13, 1954. Her death certificate alleges cause of death: “pulmunary embolism” but no autopsy was allowed and she […]
Always Running
CASA 0101 Theater and Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore present the World Premiere of Always Running, based on the groundbreaking memoir written by, and adapted for the stage by, Luis J. Rodriguez. A young man escapes his life of gang violence, discrimination, depression, and drug addition through art, the Chicano Movement, poetry and service. […]
Exhibits
Bronzeville: Modernity, Race And The Search To Belong
The exhibition binds together the multiple contradictions and the complexities of identity in a racialized modern society. Five artists share their personal relationship and their connection with the Japanese American experience through the visual language of art. Curated by Jimmy Centeno Assistant Researcher: Shelley Johnson II Shelley Johnson II is an African-American artist, creative director, […]
Thriving: Paintings by Suzanne Linares
Closing Reception Join us April 1st, 2022 from 6 PM – 9 PM. Free admission. Suzanne Linares shares her journey with abstract paintings and her struggle to stay on her feet. Writer, stage manager and a friend, Linares is a dedicated individual committed to bringing art and plays to her community. Her artwork is spontaneous, […]
Squaring Off With Brushstrokes of Paint: Paintings by Fernando Barragan
https://youtu.be/fwyep63Xdog Fernando Barragan is a Los Angeles community based artist. Squaring off with Brushstrokes of Paint reveals the power of strokes in the process of communication. Some arched and some short, they are Barragan’s visual alphabet. He joins abstract and fragmented patterns to communicate concrete expressions. “The Chicano Gernika”Essay by Jimmy centeno Artwork by: Fernando […]
No Somos Animales/We Are Not Animals
No Somos Animales. ( WE ARE NOT ANIMALS) Year 2003 Dimensions 8ft x 13th Medium ACRYLIC on canvas ON VIEW BY APPOINTMENT OR VIEWING BY NO MORE THEM X AMOUNT OF VISITORS at one time. Send an email to info@casa0101.org to schedule an appointment. MUST WEAR MASK. Artwork by: Fernando Barragan Curated by: Jimmy Centeno […]
Capturing Beauty: The Artwork and Photography of John Simmons
Emmy Award winner, Cinematographer John Simmons, presents at the Jean Deleage Art Gallery never before seen multi-layered paper collage cartographies and photography. His black and white images cascades with a full spectrum of life. His cinematic lens captures the purest of moments in the most spontaneous instant. Simmons’s paper collage cartographies are mappings that zoom […]
Yaneli Delgado Solo Exhibition
Yaneli Delgado’s Linocut prints are visual dialogues charged with personal experiences of presence over absence. Her inclusion of a liberating interpretation of Mesoamerican cosmovision in her artwork is her fundamental ground from which she speaks from. Influence by Chicana philosopher Gloria E. Anzaldua’s Coyolxauhqui consciousness, Delgado stages her work within a historical/cultural context of conglomerating […]
L@s Tarahumaras: Life, Culture, and Challenges
In 1972, photographer Oscar Castillo received an assignement with the London Observer and the Boston Globe to document the Tarahumara runners. This exhibition presents never before seen color and black and white photography of the Tarahumaras taken 42 years ago in the High Sierras of Chihuahua, Mexico. Growing up in El Paso/Juarez Castillo recalls frequently […]
