Voice of America - English: On stage, amid the hubbub of a Bolivian street market, women recount their stories of abuse at the hands of men.
But the violence depicted in the play isn't just make-believe for the 22 indigenous actresses: It's based on their own real-life experiences.
2 comments:
I think it’s truly impressive and dmirable of these women to be performing their true stories of abuse to brign awareness to gender-based violence. This is a very topical subject, with the extent of gender-based violence in this day and age, and it is an importnat subject to bring awareness to. By showing their own, true, stories, these women are bringing awareness to this subjcet in a way that is different from both telling their stories and writing a fictional play about them. This allows the audience to actually see and understand what was happening, which is harder to do when just verbally telling a story, and it also holds the weight of being a true story, which is not the case with fictional plays. It also seems that telling their stories is helpful for the women who have been in these traumatic events. Maria Luque noted that she “was quiet, submissive, but I left that behind on stage. Theater is now my life.” By performing her story, Luque was able to take control of the past and what had happened to her.
—Josie G.
This is Josie G.'s real comment (I accidentally copied over my first draft and hadn't edited out the spelling mistakes):
I think it’s truly impressive and admirable of these women to be performing their true stories of abuse to bring awareness to gender-based violence. This is a very topical subject, with the extent of gender-based violence in this day and age, and it is an important subject to bring awareness to. By showing their own, true, stories, these women are bringing awareness to this subject in a way that is different from both telling their stories and writing a fictional play about them. This allows the audience to actually see and understand what was happening, which is harder to do when just verbally telling a story, and it also holds the weight of being a true story, which is not the case with fictional plays. It also seems that telling their stories is helpful for the women who have been in these traumatic events. Maria Luque noted that she “was quiet, submissive, but I left that behind on stage. Theater is now my life.” By performing her story, Luque was able to take control of the past and what had happened to her.
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