Raíces em Harmonia (Roots in Harmony): Exploring Latin American Spirit and Expression

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. 

Bodas De Sangre (Blood Wedding)

In September 2025, Matias De La Flor presented his first iteration of a new approach to Blood Wedding. With a cast of 14, original music by Marina Pires, and 2.5 days of rehearsal with actors still on book, this was one of the most powerful and exciting performances ever for NPTC! Each audience member stayed long after the performance, wishing to discuss every aspect of the work, including its future. 

Now Matias is working on a completely new bilingual adaptation of the original 1932 script and on April 24th we will have a second reading presentation for potential supporters, co-producers and others interested in helping move this incredible production forward. Be a part of the team that makes that future a reality!

You can become a "producer of possibility" by making a tax-deductible donation to support
the ongoing development of this unique and powerful project. 

A small donation now will help support artist fees for readings.
Larger amounts will go toward a full production.

Federico Garcia Lorca was a Spanish playwright and poet, writing in the late 1920s until his assassination at the hands of the Fascists in 1936. Bodas de Sangre is part of a trilogy of plays set in his native Andalusia which pit primal desires against rural Spain's deeply ingrained patriarchal system in which marriage was often an economic or family alliance, not a choice of love. 

Women were expected to be loyal and silent, while men were bound by codes of honor,
making passion a dangerous, rebellious act.

Here at NPTC, we are REALLY passionate about this piece!

Lorca was part of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature. Symbols such as blood (passion, death, lineage), the moon (death, fate, feminine desire), knives/blades (violence, inevitable tragedy), the horse (untamed instinct, masculinity), and natural elements like water and earth (life, fertility, primal urges) dominate Bodas de Sangre to foreshadow doom and explore the conflict between personal desire and inescapable destiny.

Bodas de Sangre is a masterpiece created in a time and place of deep oppression when, to be an artist challenging the powerful elite could be deadly, and Lorca paid the price for his convictions. Now, in the U.S., we are facing an oppressive regime the likes of which has never been seen, with Latinos and Hispanics largely, though not solely in the crosshairs.

What better, rebellious act could we think of than bringing forth a bilingual production of a play by a gay playwright that condemns the Patriarchy and champions freedom?

The Artists

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. Onstage in New York City, he’s been seen in Lincoln Center Theatre’s Tony Nominated Revival of Camelot. He is an original member of the ensemble, and covered the role of Sir Lancelot Du Lac. Also in the City, he was the associate director for Moisés Kaufman, on his workshop of Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard. As a writer & director, his new musical Romeo y Julieta; Limeño was produced by Jackie Alexander 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. Exploring new works will be paramount in this residency. As a teaching artist, he has an intimate private studio where he works on acting & audition technique, voice, and industry development. He also works with A Class Act NYC, teaching workshops and directing showcases. In regional theatre, Matías has been seen in Les Misérables (The Muny), and Jesus Christ Superstar (FlatRock). He is an avid chef, poet, filmmaker, and connector of community, and holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts; The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Drama. 

Marina Pires is a Brazilian actor and songwriter based in New York. Broadway/Off-Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio; Picnic at Hanging Rock. First National Tour of On Your Feet! The Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. Marina was most recently seen as Dot/Marie in Sunday in the Park with George at the Glimmerglass Opera (International Opera Award.) Past credits include: Nine at The Kennedy Center (Helen Hayes Award); The Bridges of Madison County (Signature Theater DC); In The Heights (Dallas Theater Center); Phish New Year’s Run(Madison Square Garden); Anna in the Tropics (Barrington Stage Company); Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Sony Pictures Animation VIVO. She’s performed her original music at iconic venues such as Sony Hall, Rockwood, Joe’s Pub, Lincoln Center, 54 Below, and many more. Her original song “at least the bed is made” - recorded by The Heartstrings Project - was up for consideration at the 64th Grammy Awards for “Best American Roots Song.” 

Marina is also a teaching artist with CO_LAB Theater Group: a non-profit organization dedicated to providing creative and social opportunities for actors with developmental disabilities. MarinaPires.com @MarinaMPires