TEATRX
A Latinx Theatre Company
La Vida Es Cortos / Life Is Shorts
A unique festival that presents short plays and short films to celebrate and showcase the Latinx community, its artists, and its stories. Short films and short plays are seldom seen by the general public but even more rare is seeing Latinx artists in Houston's prominent theatre and film scene. In its third year, the festival will evolve by including dance theatre performances and short dance films to create a Latinx multidisciplinary experience never seen before.
The 3rd annual La Vida Es Cortos / Life Is Shorts Festival took place on November 26 - 28, 2021.
La Vida Es Cortos 2021
The Plays
Adrienne Dawes - "The Future is F******"
Ángela Estela - "Breaking the Binary"
Josie Nericcio - "Carlotta Learns to Whistle"
Rebecca Dominguez - "Don't Quit"
Following a nationwide search TEATRX chose 4 plays to be produced at LVEC 2021!
Congratulations to the 4 playwrights!
The Films
Aster has two goals: hike the Appalachian Trail and eat. These seem like possible goals until you realize Aster has never been camping before and has struggled for years with an eating disorder.
The Sponsors
Films were selected with an open call for short films through Film Freeway.
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2019 Play Selections
Photos by Melissa Taylor
2019 Film Selections
WINNER
LVEC Audience
Favorite
An American woman flies to a small town in Mexico to visit her estranged auntie. She is a traveling saleswoman. What she sells shocks the culture and vibrates the town, but it also brings women together. Written and directed by Priscilla Alvarez.
Inaugural Festival
The first annual La Vida Es Cortos / Life Is Shorts Festival took place on November 9, 2018. The first festival of its kind, we presented six short films from all over the world and five plays by local Latinx theatre. Furthermore, we reached a demographic that has long been missing from houston's theatre audiences.60% of our audiences had a latinx surname and 62% spoke Spanish as their primary language.
"El Problema Que Se Plantea Es Que..." by Antonin Artaud. Performed by Gremio de Actores. Photo by Pin Lim. Lighting Design by Matt Hall
"The History of Mexicans in 10 Minutes" by Alvaro Saar Rios. Performed by TEATRX. Photo by Pin Lim. Lighting Design by Matt Hall.
"La Vida Es Corta" by Alejandro X Martinez. Performed by Chillakill Entertainment. Photo by Pin Lim. Lighting Design by Matt Hall.
"El Problema Que Se Plantea Es Que..." by Antonin Artaud. Performed by Gremio de Actores. Photo by Pin Lim. Lighting Design by Matt Hall