Las Tias Presents

Las Tias Presents: Tia Talk!

Your favorite tias Karen y Amelia are so excited to present Tia Talk at the Tank August 5-27! You can learn more about the show (and buy tickets!) here, and you can help us bring the show to life by making a donation on this very page.

Funds contributed will help us pay all the wonderful artists involved, buy props, and bring this show to it's fullest and most gorgeous life. As any tia will tell you, it isn't cheap to look this fabulous!

Show Synopsis
In Tia Talk, two Latinas, Karen and Amelia, try to prove their Latinidad to themselves and the audience by embodying every stereotype they have been fed by the media, their peers, and even their families. By using the structure of a talk show, they invite the audience to participate in their exploration of identity by building interactive segments, offering advice, and posing unanswerable questions (e.g. how can we acknowledge the inherent racism and settler-colonial status quo of pan-Latinoism while also holding joy and pride in our heritage?). Additionally the performers unabashedly experience joy and pride of their own culture, delving into reggaeton, food and hoops. Drawing from their own unique experiences, as well as the influence of Latiné icons such as Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Shakira, and Walter Mercado, Karen and Amelia explore issues of identity, including body image, fetishization, and assimilation, and attempt to make sense of their place in the world. While they do not find a concrete or simple answer (how could anyone?), they do find connection with each other, and acceptance of the fact that identity is a journey, not a destination.