"The abstract choreography and movement bear Elena Velasco’s unmistakable artistic signature and further reinforce the production’s dance between the real world and the mythological state." - Jackson Mamgren, Broadway World.
director-choreographer artist-activist professor
yoga and movement specialist
Joseph Edwards Photography
Séneca, ratón de biblioteca. Fotografía de Geo Rosendi. Con Máximo Cárceres, Chino Aguilar, Dani Lock, Rachael Small, y Delbis Cardona. Teatro GALA.
Featuring Lenny Mendez. Lighting design by Lorenzo Henriquez; Projections design by Julian Kelley, Costume design by Nyasha Klusman, Set by Margie Jarvis. Photography by William T. Gallagher.
"This masterful ghost story explores the intersection between border politics and identity...Though set over two decades in the past and based on a play written over two millennia ago, Woman on Fire is profoundly relevant to the current moment." - Eileen Miller, DC Theatre Arts
https://dctheaterarts.org/2025/04/28/buried-secrets-unburied-souls-woman-on-fire-stuns-at-creative-cauldron/
"A Haunting Exploration of Identity and Empathy..." - Laurie Sara Oliver, DC Trending.
https://dctrending.com/blog-1/2025/5/6/woman-on-fire-at-creative-cauldron-a-haunting-exploration-of-identity-and-empathy
"Visually striking and emotionally charged…challenges audiences to confront the borders within themselves…invites us to listen more closely, to act more courageously…" - Teniola Ayoola, MD Theatre Guide.
https://mdtheatreguide.com/2025/05/theatre-review-woman-on-fire-at-creative-cauldron/