Paperbag Writers Presents
“Murga La Cerpiana Aprendin’ English
II”
A fusion of sketches, murga, poetry,
and music
Co-produced and co-directed by
Gabriela Gaione and Lisa Price
Sponsored by Centro Regional de
Profesores del Sur
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Las Terrazas de la Barca
Atlantida, Uruguay
A Note from the Troupe
We
don’t sing. We don’t dance. We don’t act.
We are neither performers nor writers (in fact, we’d prefer to hide
under a paperbag). We have never stepped
on a stage, nor even spoke in public outside of our classrooms.
We
are teachers. We are students. We are citizens of Uruguay. We are citizens of the world. And we have something to say…
This
has been our experiment: Can we bring a
group of people together from different walks of life, who may not speak the
same language, and with polemical points of view – bring them together in the
name of art for the sake of expression, communication, and basic human
understanding and empathy? Can the
shared experience of art in this moment allow us to forget our differences and
understand one another better?
We
believe we can. We hope this experience
will help you believe in the power of art and communication to promote exchange
of ideas and mutual understanding so that we all may live in a better, more
harmonious world one day.
Una Nota del Grupo
No
cantamos. No bailamos. No actuamos.
No son performantes ni escritores (lo de mas, preferemos escondirnos
abajo de una bolsa de papel). We have
never stepped on a stage, nor even spoke in public outside of our
classrooms.
We
are teachers. We are students. We are citizens of Uruguay. We are citizens of the world. And we have something to say…
This
has been our experiment: Can we bring a
group of people together from different walks of life, who may not speak the
same language, and with polemical points of view – bring them together in the
name of art for the sake of expression, communication, and basic human
understanding and empathy? Can the
shared experience of art in this moment allow us to forget our differences and
understand one another better?
We
believe we can. We hope this experience
will help you believe in the power of art and communication to promote exchange
of ideas and mutual understanding so that we all may live in a better, more
harmonious world one day.
What you will See…
Presentation Murga La Cerpiana
Anti-English Rally
Commercial 1: Aprendin’ English Box Kit
Learning English Slam
CERP vs. IPA
Commercial 2: Cerpirol
Why Slam
Commercial 3: Nevex
The Cerper’s Plight Song
Commercial 4: Super Control Remoto
Lies Slam
Commerical 5: Casa Inflable
Do You Feel Slam
Commercial 6: Teacher Super Test
Despedida Murga La Cerpiana
Who We Are and Who Helped Us…
All of the members of Second Year
English collaborated in the original creation and performance of the sketches.
Key Players:
Mary
Angela Boggio
Laura
Comajo
Yanela
Casco
Maria
Laura Rodriguez
Gladys
Toya
Natalia
Coelho
Karen
Gancio
Sebastian
Vega
Pablo
Fernandez Beri
Agustin
Martinez
Andrea
Cunha
Gabriela
Gaione
Additional Players:
Cristina
Sisson
Catesby
Holmes
Jeannine
Pitas
Lisa
Price
Co-Director and Co-Producer:
Gabriela
Gaione
Lisa
Price
Assistant Director:
Cristina
Sisson
Musical Directors:
Yanela
Casco
Catesby
Holmes
Sound and Lights:
Danny
Video Recording:
Sam Downing
Logo Design:
Pablo
Fernandez Beri
Acknowledgements
We would like to give a Special Thanks to…
- Ines
Migliaro, Director of CERP, for giving us the opportunity to share our
work.
- Danny,
Fernando, Gladys and Las Terrazas de la Barca, for EVERYTHING!
- Fulbright
Association for bringing us all together in the first place.
- Rodrigo
Moyano for his murga expertise.
- Atlantida
FM for their help in publicizing and supporting this event.
