Why is the work of Miracle Theatre important?
The company was founded 23 years ago by Executive Director José Gonzales and Dañel Malán, artistic director of Teatro Milagro. Their impetus to focus on Latino theater and culture came out of their hearts, out of their history, their experience and passion for the culture, and the desire to share it. As artists, we want to create excellent experiences that reflect the beauty and frailty of the human experience. We want to illuminate our audiences about Latino culture and history, and create works that move people with a visceral, passionate experience. Being ethnically identified, we also work on bridge-building or demystification. Popular media presents images that are narrow and often negative, images that oversimplify the Latino experience. As we know, Latino culture is a very broad field. We have many different nations and cultures, and cultures within nations. These cultures have a variety of influences: indigenous, African, Spanish, and European. There’s so much diversity within
