Waiting for Pepe

Music by Banda Ionica, Chavela Vargas, Carlos Campos, Par Ney da Castro
Lighting Design by Bob Franklin
Costume Design by Ghabriello Fernando

Federico García Lorca’s 1936 play, The House of Bernarda Alba, tells the story of five Andalusian sisters confined by their tyrannical mother to eight years of strict mourning. Taking its initial inspiration from this iconic play, Waiting for Pepe expands the walls and number of inhabitants of Bernarda Alba’s house. The dance reflects on our current world, where domineering figures like García Lorca’s infamous matriarch are appearing across the globe. These figures draw a raw, absurd, and darkly comical portrait of the yearning, tension, and hysteria that oppressed communities experience when they are denied the beautifully feathered bird that is sexual, religious, and individual freedom.

World Premiere: April 10, 2018 at The Joyce Theater