Dramaturg | Arts Advocate | Writer | Theatre Historian đŸ’ƒđŸ» Associate Professor | Author: Latinx Shakespeares Co-Editor: Shakespeare & Latinidad https://www.latinxshakespeares.org/ https://www.carladellagatta.com/https://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social@carladellagatta.bsky.social - Dr. Carla Della Gattahttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3m76cjrqbos22Opening night of La Golondrina / The Swallow. La Pluma Theatre is a new bilingual theatre company in DC. Last night, the actors performed the show entirely in Spanish. Tonight the same actors will do it in English. It was fantastic. #teatro #theatre https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-swallow-la-golondrina-tickets-1966972290069?aff=oddtdtcreator04 Dec 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76cjrqbos22https://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3m2yyg62a2c25#ShakespeareSunday The Folger Shakespeare Library published my blog about Latinx Shakespeares of the 20th century. Cover image of Irene Cara in Aaron Loves Angela (1975), a Romeo and Juliet-inspired film. https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/latinx-shakespeares-of-the-20th-century/ #HispanicHeritageMonth ##theatre #theatrebsky #theatresky12 Oct 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2yyg62a2c25https://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3m22omhzdns27Happy #InternationalTranslationDay! Diversifying the Classics is a great resource for Siglo de Oro plays. Translations are free online. They host a theatre festival, La Escena, in Los Angeles. diversifyingtheclassics.humanities.ucla.edu #ITD #ITD2025 #translation #TheatreSky #TheatreBsky https://diversifyingtheclassics.humanities.ucla.edu/30 Sep 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22omhzdns27https://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lze2rriwvs2x#HispanicHeritageMonth + #ShakespeareSunday Here's RaĂșl Esparza reading Sonnet 29 in Spanish translated by Colombian poet William Ospina "When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xElkU1KhoCs21 Sep 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lze2rriwvs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lzbhfrgw222z#Caturday20 Sep 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzbhfrgw222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lz7mo4ycj226#HispanicHeritageMonth Thinking back to that time during lockdown when Colman Domingo gave an hour-long talk and conversation on playwriting. He was so gracious and encouraging. Free to watch on @howlround.bsky.social https://howlround.com/happenings/latinx-superfriends-playwriting-hour-colman-domingo #LatinSky #theatre #teatro #theatrebsky #theatresky19 Sep 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7mo4ycj226https://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lz73grkta22pMy article on how the performing arts can be incorporated as a method for public humanities has just been published in the online, open-access journal, Public Humanities. Free to download. #publichumanities #AcademicSky #PerformingArts #HigherEd #theatre #arts https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-humanities/article/performing-arts-as-a-method-for-public-humanities/4A13B94C82DBEE3F154C2D5862BE33FE19 Sep 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz73grkta22phttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lz52w3uwrs2m#HispanicHeritageMonth SolFest 2025 is 9/28-10/2, with online and in-person events, including a Sunday picnic, LatinĂ© ShortsFest film screenings, and staged readings of work by seasoned and emergent playwrights. #LatinSky #theatre #teatro #theatrebsky #theatresky www.solproject.org/solfest18 Sep 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz52w3uwrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lz4rflj3gk2wWashington, DC Theatre Week starts today! Runs 9/18-10/5. Lots of shows with low-price tickets. #theatre #teatro #theatrebsky #theatresky #dclife https://washington.org/visit-dc/reasons-enjoy-theatre-week18 Sep 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4rflj3gk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lz24v2x7is2z#HispanicHeritageMonth My essay on Bilingual Shakespeares for the Folger Shakespeare Library. With photos of Martin Sheen as Hamlet, Elizabeth Peña as Juliet, and this one from the 2022 Measure for Measure at Chicago Shakespeare. #shakespeare #AcademicSky #latinx https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/bilingual-shakespeares/17 Sep 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz24v2x7is2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lyxx2evhm22m#HispanicHeritageMonth TEATRX theatre in Houston announced the lineup for their La Vida es Cortos Festival 11/28-11/30. Short plays and films, Pay-What-You-Can tickets, and shows for kids under 13 are free. #LatinSky #latinx #theatre #teatro #theatrebsky #theatresky https://matchouston.org/events/2025/7th-annual-la-vida-es-cortoslife-shorts-festival16 Sep 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxx2evhm22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lyxjkt7ekk2d#HispanicHeritageMonth Candela brings together playwrights and lyricists of Latin American and Caribbean heritage for a summer intensive. Applications aren't until spring, but you can join their mailing list. #latinx #latino #theatrebsky #theatresky https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Candela-Announces-Fellows-for-Third-Annual-Playwrights-Summer-Fellowship-Program-2025070616 Sep 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxjkt7ekk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lyvghhmwkk2pIn honor of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), I will be posting about Latinx theatre and performance over the next thirty days. Celebrating my culture through the arts! #LatinSky #HispanicHeritageMonth #hispanic #latinx #latino #theatre #teatro #theatrebsky #theatresky15 Sep 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvghhmwkk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lxulwtdra22bResidency for playwrights and composers #theatre #writing #artists [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxulwtdra22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lxcsz7lw2c23One day free convening on “Creative Labor, Creative Conditions” at Arena Stage in Washington, DC on 9/22. #dclife #theatre #theatresky #artists #dmvarts https://www.dcjazzfest.org/event-details/creative-labor-creative-conditions26 Aug 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcsz7lw2c23https://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lxakqb57fs2cWriter/Visual Artist/Film/Music Residency in Auvillar, France with flexible duration and start dates. Next deadline is September 15th. They offer several fully-funded fellowships each round. #artists #theatresky #theatrebsky #writers #writesky #writingcommunity vcca.slideroom.com#/login/progr...25 Aug 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxakqb57fs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lx3bwskkzc2z#Caturday23 Aug 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx3bwskkzc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lwywvjmb522gThe Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, is offering a Bilingual Shakespeares acting & dramaturgy intensive on 9/20. FREE. Register by 9/1. https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/index.php/alzate #Latinx #teatro #theatre #TheatreBSKY #theatresky #DClife22 Aug 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwywvjmb522ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3loezcq2ur22yMay the 4th Be With You. #starwars #StarWarsDay04 May 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3loezcq2ur22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lmahynaz4s2bJoan Didion ephemera at the NYPL. #didion #writers https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/the-nypls-special-collections-room-has-become-club-didion?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7yhXxoiRyn76hU8Ic-YwDXTi2SLSyGP2A3lUtXaFCmO4v-qZbiVeml4FYVIA_aem_We1mij2rQO2bRhdthmzLGA07 Apr 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmahynaz4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lm3gbnvvok2sIt’s been a tough week, to say the least. Thank goodness for kitties and coffee. #caturday #CatsofSky05 Apr 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3gbnvvok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3llz23eyows2lNEH staff put on immediate leave. #academicsky https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5352422/neh-staff-administrative-leave04 Apr 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3llz23eyows2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3llw4jbzbms2lTaking a moment to celebrate that after more than two years, my monograph, Latinx Shakespeares, is still going strong. It can be downloaded as a pdf or on e-readers for free. www.latinxshakespeares.org #latinx #academicsky #teatro #shakespeare03 Apr 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3llw4jbzbms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3llr3lo5jb22qCherry blossoms in bloom in Washington, DC. If you Google “cherry blossoms dc” the petals fall down your screen. #dclife01 Apr 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3llr3lo5jb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lloo22njbs2zThe PACNYC extended their call for submissions for The Democracy Cycle to April 16th. Accepted projects receive $30K commission + $30K towards the development process. At least 8 projects will be commissioned in this cycle. #theatre #theatresky #performance #dance https://pacnyc.org/the-democracy-cycle/31 Mar 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lloo22njbs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lljsag2zjk2qLast week at the FornĂ©s Symposium at Princeton. Such a wonderful convening to celebrate Irene’s legacy. #theatre #latinxtheatrecommons #fornesinstitute #teatro29 Mar 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljsag2zjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3llhexfqb4s26Yesterday I was among the honorees at University of Maryland's Research Excellence Celebration, honoring faculty from across the university. I was one of ten faculty members selected across the fourteen departments in the College of Arts and Humanities. #LatinxShakespeares #theatre #academicsky28 Mar 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhexfqb4s26https://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3llf23cjdas2wLast week, Woolly Mammoth Theatre hosted this amazing panel on disability and performance. #DCtheatre #DCarts #theatre #theatresky27 Mar 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3llf23cjdas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carladellagatta.bsky.social/post/3lip74u5xpc2sThrilled to be part of the keywords collection, Logomotives: Words That Change the World, 1400-1700. I historicize the words “ethnic/ethnicity” through the lens of poiesis. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-logomotives.html21 Feb 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:ao4nqs77xfktt3eyncir6364/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip74u5xpc2s