Welcome to our official site of LAS GALLAS! For five years we have continued to stretch our boundaries to tell our stories, to educate, to grow, to think in our visual and spacial realms. Since 2002 we have left marks in the Lower East Side, the Bronx, Cape May, Kansas City and Philadelphia. Together we have embraced uncomfortable moments, explored new ideas and have created works that have stretched and surpassed our boundaries. There are still more flights and marks to make so keep posted and look out for the kikiriikikingg!!!!
Galla n. (proun. Ga-Ya)
• The feminisation of the word gallo which means rooster in Spanish (they should never be mistaken as chickens). The name explores female gender roles and labels. The name originated by the displaced roosters that survive in another land, climate & environment. This rare breed of highly creative fierce women can lay eggs, crow at the sun and moon and excel in all fields of the arts.
LAS GALLAS roam academic fields and enclaves looking for kernels of truth to feed the occasional idea. They break ground with brushes, pens, canvas, paper, film, feet and word. Their search takes them around the world and to such exotic destinations as Camden, Philadelphia and the Lower East Side.
LAS GALLAS lay eggs in the minds of their audience, and then embark upon the question of which came first. LAS GALLAS is a multi-disciplinary collective of Latinas using dance, art, poetry, and whatever else they can get their hands on to communicate their respective and collective messages to their audience. From SoulNation at the Bluestockings Café to the Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase to the Painted Bride in their home base in Philadelphia, LAS GALLAS consistently present fresh, innovative collaborations tailor made to the performance space they are inhabiting.
