In Catalina La O the ravages of a storm have forced her to take shelter in an abandoned studio. None of her live audience has arrived, but she broadcasts her show to the millions of viewers she hopes are watching.

Catalina La O Presenta explores the life of khattieQ and of female Puerto Rican singing legends Myrta Silva and Ruth Fernández, among others. Catalina La O Presenta is a piece for the queer communities. It is a piece for the colonized body. It is a piece for Puerto Rico. It is a piece for anyone who has experienced heartbreak. It is a piece for survivors. It is a piece that speaks to resistance.

Catalina La O Presenta is the 2020 Fringe New Play Prize winner, courtesy of Playwright Theatre Centre.

A performance film by Shanae Sodhi and JK JK

Story by khattieQ and Jenny Larson

Music by khattieQ and Anton Berríos

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Our production and design team also include Anton Berríos (composer), Shanae Sodhi (producer), Zach Levis (lighting design/ production manager), Erika Champion (sound design), Michelle Thorne (costume design), Joanna Garfinkel (dramaturg), Heather Barr (stage manager), Katie Voravong (assistant stage management), Ivy Charles (production associate), and Rob Leickner (Director of photography/ Editor) and Pomona Lake (graphic designer).

ACCESSIBILITY

This show is a recording of the live performance and has been closed captioning.

ABOUT JK JK

JK JK is performance art created by khattieq (musician/performer) and Jenny Larson (director/writer). The couple creates collaboratively-devised queer performance art to magnify stories of the disenfranchised and disrupt the status quo.

TICKETING

Once you have purchased your ticket, a link to the video will be sent out in an additional email on Nov. 19th.

Catalina La O presenta: Ahora Conmigo was developed with the support of the Playwrights Theatre Centre as the 2019-2020 Fringe New Play Prize winner. Catalina has received dramaturgy from Joanna Garfinkel, and creative support from Adrienne Dawes and Neworld Theatre. We acknowledge the support of the BC Arts Council. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

SOCIAL MEDIA

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FB: @catalinalaofficial

IG: @jenny_khattie_official

We respectfully acknowledge that Catalina La O will be performed on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) peoples. We seek to act in solidarity with the first people of these lands.