Recent CTG Creative Collective members and two thirds of powerhouse Latino/Chicano performance trio Culture Clash, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza share their Salvadoreño (Salvadoran) roots in “The Salvi Chronicles.” The six-part series premieres August 27 at 10 am Pacific and is available free to the public through October 25, 2021 at 11:59 pm on Center Theatre Group’s Digital Stage at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/SalviChronicles.
Written, directed and performed by Salinas and Siguenza, “The Salvi Chronicles” introduces audiences to the culture, cuisine, history and social contributions of the second largest Latino group in Los Angeles. Blending sketch comedy, commentary and interviews, the two renown performers trace the Salvadoran experience from the Mayans of Cuscatlan to the Angelenos of MacArthur Park and follows the Salvadoran diaspora throughout the United States as well as their own personal connection to country and cultural traditions of El Salvador.
The composer for “The Salvi Chronicles” is Freddy Lanuza, Dennis Mendez is the editor and the production coordinator is Michelle Blair. Tyrone Davis is Center Theatre Group’s associate artistic director on “The Salvi Chronicles” and the Zerote Brothers are producers.
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