papelmachete Tag

May 1st is an important day for workers in Puerto Rico (and worldwide) but it also carries significance among our crew of artists and cultural workers because it is the anniversary of Papel Machete’s first street action as a collective....

Papel Machete presented the "Cantastoria del 1ero de Mayo" at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico in support of the student strike, and on May 28, participated in the event CIRCO De La PLAZA in the Plaza Pública of Mayagüez with a performance of their latest cantastoria, P.R.O.M.E.S.A. CIRCO De La PLAZA is a circus and street theater community event that takes place on the last Sunday of each month and is organized by Vueltabajo, a collective of committed multidisciplinary artists. Papel Machete participated in the first event of its third season....

Un grupo de vocingleros explican la ley federal PROMESA como la profundización del coloniaje y el saqueo de Puerto Rico, en una cantastoria que emplea máscaras de narices, objetos performáticos y música. A través de esta cantastoria denunciamos la imposición de la Junta de Control Fiscal y hacemos un llamado de resistencia y acción contra la Junta y contra el pago de la deuda....