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A favorite performer on the university/college circuit, Adelina has
performed for various campuses (and usually returns as a repeat
performer): UC Riverside, UC Davis, UCLA, UTEP, Princeton
University, CSUN, Stanford University, Smith College, USC, CU Boulder,
Wesleyan University, DePauw University, JMU, Penn State, Univ. of
Oregon @ Eugene, Oberlin College, St. Could State University, CSU
Pomona, UT@ Austin, Sonoma State, Colgate University, University of
Chicago @ Urbana-Champagne, Pasadena City College, UTSA (via Trinity University),
Univ. of Utah, Wellesley, Southwestern University, and UC Santa Cruz.
As an allgo supported artist-in-residence, Adelina also performs and workshops in Austin, Texas. In Austin she has performed to sold-out audiences at the historic Victory Grill and the Mexican American Cultural Center. In addition, she has participated three times in the National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco; and also performs and workshops yearly in Berkeley, CA at La Pena Cultural Center. Other venues where Adelina has performed or read include Teatro Dallas (includes two international festivals in Peru & Ecuador), Santa Monica's Highways Performance Space, Los Angeles' Celebration Theatre, San Francisco's Theatre Rhinoceros, San Jóse's Teatro Visión, San Antonio's Esperanza Cultural Center, New York's WOW Café and Teatro LA TEA, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's The Renberg Theater & Davidson/Valentini Theater, Dallas' Bath House Cultural Center & Cara Mia Theater Co. (where she served as founding artistic director). Locally, Adelina's work continues to be nurtured, supported, and produced by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's The Village.
As a director/producer, Adelina has collaborated on many productions/workshop productions/ and staged readings. During her short tenure at Cara Mia, Adelina produced/directed the company's inaugural play: Shadow of a Man by Cherríe Moraga. A year later, she produced/directed Milcha Sánchez Scott's Latina; a play that examines the lives of undocumented domestic workers. She also directed The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea, an historical production in Dallas that initiated the first black/brown collaboration between Cara Mia and Soul Rep Theater Companies. The production garnered Best Director, Best Production, and Best Actor nominations and titles. This play was also later produced/directed in Los Angeles at the Celebration Theater (and listed as one of the top ten productions by Frontiers Magazine). Finally, the play was produced at Stanford University where it received its' official World Premiere. At Stanford, Adelina co-directed with Moraga and reprised the role of Luna. Most recently, she directed D'Lo's solo show Ramble-Ations. This coming summer, Adelina continues her collaboration and mentorship with Moraga thanks to a generous grant from NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts & Culture). The grant supports the production of the new Moraga play, "Digging Up The Dirt" to be performed in Santa Ana, CA, at Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble.
As an educator/cultural activist, Adelina has over 15 years of experience mentoring and instructing on political teatro, acting, and creative writing to youth of color and lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/two-spirited communities of color, as well as university students (of all colors!). In 1997 she conceived and implemented Cara Mia's CAST program (Chicano Academy for Summer Theatre). She also initiated touring educational programs in the public schools funded by the Office of Cultural Affairs in Dallas via the Neighborhood Touring Programs. After a short stint in NYC, along with Marta Lucía and Angie Cruz, she participated in the formation of Women In Literature & Letters (a women of color centered writing group). When Adelina finally landed in Los Angeles, she participated in the co-founding of several theater/ community based groups. In 2002 Adelina co-designed and co-led community projects around queer and undocumented immigrant youth that were awarded funding by the ASTRAEA Foundation. She has also created and conducted TEATRO Q workshops: a safe space where lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/two-spirited people of color and allies can explore various aspects of theater arts and performance. TEATRO Q was supported by a City of Los Angeles Artist-in-Residence grant, and by community host venues: the Southern California Library and the Winnetka Parks and Recreation Center. Adelina frequently offers workshops on the university circuit or in community spaces.
As a writer, Adelina continues to create provocative works in different genres: solo playwriting, stand-up comedy, narrative, and poetry. More often than not, she blurs or experiments with genre boundaries. Her exploration of short-story erotica won her recognition as one of the writers featured in Best American Erotica Series of 2002 (edited by Susie Bright). Before entering graduate school at Stanford University in the fall of 2003, Adelina was selected as a PEN USA Emerging Voices Rosenthal Fellow. Some of her poetry has been published in Texas, Germany, and California; most recently some of her poems were published in the anthology Queer Codex: Rooted! (edited by Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano ). In 2007 she performed and toured her poetry along with Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano and Dino Foxx in Tragic Bitches. Other publications include her first person narrative, "La Mamasota," anthologized in the 2007 Harper Collins' Fifteen Candles (edited by Adriana Lopez) . As for newspaper, online websites, and magazines, Adelina has also penned several articles and interviews for the former Solloella.com, The Progressive Media Project, Bomb Magazine, and Colorlines Magazine. Her critically acclaimed solo play, Bruising for Besos, has been edited by Dr. Tiffany Ana Lopez, and has just been published by the Chicana/Latina Studies: the academic journal of MALCS (Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social).
Siempre, Adelina thanks her mother and other ancestors for guiding her and allowing her to practice conscious art making and spirit walking... even when she stumbles. (And since girlfriend trips often, she is very thankful that her family and close friends are always there to help with the cocos y mocos.) Tlasojkamati.
As an allgo supported artist-in-residence, Adelina also performs and workshops in Austin, Texas. In Austin she has performed to sold-out audiences at the historic Victory Grill and the Mexican American Cultural Center. In addition, she has participated three times in the National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco; and also performs and workshops yearly in Berkeley, CA at La Pena Cultural Center. Other venues where Adelina has performed or read include Teatro Dallas (includes two international festivals in Peru & Ecuador), Santa Monica's Highways Performance Space, Los Angeles' Celebration Theatre, San Francisco's Theatre Rhinoceros, San Jóse's Teatro Visión, San Antonio's Esperanza Cultural Center, New York's WOW Café and Teatro LA TEA, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's The Renberg Theater & Davidson/Valentini Theater, Dallas' Bath House Cultural Center & Cara Mia Theater Co. (where she served as founding artistic director). Locally, Adelina's work continues to be nurtured, supported, and produced by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's The Village.
As a director/producer, Adelina has collaborated on many productions/workshop productions/ and staged readings. During her short tenure at Cara Mia, Adelina produced/directed the company's inaugural play: Shadow of a Man by Cherríe Moraga. A year later, she produced/directed Milcha Sánchez Scott's Latina; a play that examines the lives of undocumented domestic workers. She also directed The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea, an historical production in Dallas that initiated the first black/brown collaboration between Cara Mia and Soul Rep Theater Companies. The production garnered Best Director, Best Production, and Best Actor nominations and titles. This play was also later produced/directed in Los Angeles at the Celebration Theater (and listed as one of the top ten productions by Frontiers Magazine). Finally, the play was produced at Stanford University where it received its' official World Premiere. At Stanford, Adelina co-directed with Moraga and reprised the role of Luna. Most recently, she directed D'Lo's solo show Ramble-Ations. This coming summer, Adelina continues her collaboration and mentorship with Moraga thanks to a generous grant from NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts & Culture). The grant supports the production of the new Moraga play, "Digging Up The Dirt" to be performed in Santa Ana, CA, at Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble.
As an educator/cultural activist, Adelina has over 15 years of experience mentoring and instructing on political teatro, acting, and creative writing to youth of color and lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/two-spirited communities of color, as well as university students (of all colors!). In 1997 she conceived and implemented Cara Mia's CAST program (Chicano Academy for Summer Theatre). She also initiated touring educational programs in the public schools funded by the Office of Cultural Affairs in Dallas via the Neighborhood Touring Programs. After a short stint in NYC, along with Marta Lucía and Angie Cruz, she participated in the formation of Women In Literature & Letters (a women of color centered writing group). When Adelina finally landed in Los Angeles, she participated in the co-founding of several theater/ community based groups. In 2002 Adelina co-designed and co-led community projects around queer and undocumented immigrant youth that were awarded funding by the ASTRAEA Foundation. She has also created and conducted TEATRO Q workshops: a safe space where lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/two-spirited people of color and allies can explore various aspects of theater arts and performance. TEATRO Q was supported by a City of Los Angeles Artist-in-Residence grant, and by community host venues: the Southern California Library and the Winnetka Parks and Recreation Center. Adelina frequently offers workshops on the university circuit or in community spaces.
As a writer, Adelina continues to create provocative works in different genres: solo playwriting, stand-up comedy, narrative, and poetry. More often than not, she blurs or experiments with genre boundaries. Her exploration of short-story erotica won her recognition as one of the writers featured in Best American Erotica Series of 2002 (edited by Susie Bright). Before entering graduate school at Stanford University in the fall of 2003, Adelina was selected as a PEN USA Emerging Voices Rosenthal Fellow. Some of her poetry has been published in Texas, Germany, and California; most recently some of her poems were published in the anthology Queer Codex: Rooted! (edited by Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano ). In 2007 she performed and toured her poetry along with Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano and Dino Foxx in Tragic Bitches. Other publications include her first person narrative, "La Mamasota," anthologized in the 2007 Harper Collins' Fifteen Candles (edited by Adriana Lopez) . As for newspaper, online websites, and magazines, Adelina has also penned several articles and interviews for the former Solloella.com, The Progressive Media Project, Bomb Magazine, and Colorlines Magazine. Her critically acclaimed solo play, Bruising for Besos, has been edited by Dr. Tiffany Ana Lopez, and has just been published by the Chicana/Latina Studies: the academic journal of MALCS (Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social).
Siempre, Adelina thanks her mother and other ancestors for guiding her and allowing her to practice conscious art making and spirit walking... even when she stumbles. (And since girlfriend trips often, she is very thankful that her family and close friends are always there to help with the cocos y mocos.) Tlasojkamati.