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Raíces em Harmonia (Roots in Harmony):

Exploring Latin American Spirit and Expression

We are delighted to welcome a new group of Artists in Residence at NPTC who will be working with us through the end of the year.

Raíces em Harmonia (Roots in Harmony): Exploring Latin American Spirit and Expression is a gathering of spirits, a call to connect across borders, and a celebration of Latin American expression in its most raw, radiant, and resonant forms. Created by Matías De La Flor and Marina Pires, this initiative brings together international artists in the heart of Manhattan to explore themes of passion and belonging.

While in residence, Matías, Marina and their associates will be developing three exciting projects:

Mirrors, a haunting and heart-filled new two-hander with original music that examines love, reflection, and breaking generational curses
an innovative approach to Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding, staged as an intimate dinner party
EXI(S)T, a new musical about young adults from different countries (China, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Nigeria and Iran) resisting deportation in the basement of a church

Presentations to the public will be scheduled in the fall.

MATÍAS DE LA FLOR is a Peruvian trilingual actor, singer and theatre-maker based in New York City. His theatrical focus is creating bridges through cultures; exploring the manifestations of language not just on the tongue, but in the body, soul and mind. In NYC he was an original member of the ensemble in Lincoln Center Theatre’s Tony Nominated Revival of Camelot and was the associate director for Moisés Kaufman on his workshop of Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard. Regional appearances include Les Misérables (The Muny), & Jesus Christ Superstar (FlatRock). As a writer and director, his new musical Romeo y Julieta; Limeño was produced for the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The show was later given a full reading with a cast of bilingual actor/singers in New York City. As a teaching artist, he has an intimate private studio where he works on acting and audition technique, voice, and industry development. He also works with A Class Act NYC, teaching workshops and directing showcases.

MARINA PIRES is a trilingual Brasileira living in NYC. She was seen most recently in the Helen Hayes Award-Nominated production of Nine at The Kennedy Center, directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton), and on Broadway in How to Dance in Ohio. She has toured the U.S. nationally in On Your Feet! The Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, performed with Phish at Madison Square Garden, and sung on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s/Sony Pictures Animation: VIVO! She’s also written and performed original music with her indie-folk band, The Heartstrings Project, which was under consideration at the 64th Grammy Awards for Best Americana Album of the Year and Best American Roots Song. In addition to performing and writing, Marina is a teaching artist with CoLab Theater Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing individuals with developmental disabilities a creative and social outlet through theater arts.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS & OUR RESIDENCY WITH BANANA BOAT PRODUCTIONS HERE