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The Canción Cannibal Cabaret

Aug 2, 2019

Amalia Leticia Ortiz performs The Canción Cannibal Cabaret, a Xicana punk rock musical — part concept album, part radio play -- set in a not-so-distant dystopian future where La Madre Valiente, a refugee raised under the oppressive State, studies secretly to become the leader of a feminist revolution. Her emissaries, Las Hijas de la Madre, roam the land spreading her story, educating others, and galvanizing allies. Inspired by current issues of social injustice, The Canción Cannibal Cabaret is a refugee, people of color, feminist, and LGBTQ+ call to action.

Amalia Leticia Ortiz is a Tejana actor, writer, and activist who appeared on three seasons of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO and has toured colleges and universities as a solo artist and with performance-poetry troupes Diva Diction, The Chicano Messengers of Spoken Word, and the Def Poetry College Tour.

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