Tres Vidas Presented at Illinois Wesleyan University

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Tres Vidas, a chamber music theatre work for singing actress and trio, will be performed at Illinois Wesleyan University's Memorial Center's Main Lounge on Wednesday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.

Tres Vidas is based on the lives of three legendary Latin American women: renowned Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Salvadoran peasant-activist Rufina Amaya, and Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni. The text was written by Chilean scholar and award-winning writer Marjorie Agosin, professor of Spanish literature at Wellesley College.

The musical score, performed by the Core Ensemble (cello, piano, percussion), includes arrangements of popular and folk music from Latin America, music by tango master Astor Piazzolla, and new music by composers from Argentina, Mexico, and Cuba.

The singing actress, Georgina Corbo, portrays the three heroines. Tres Vidas includes images of Frida Kahlo's dramatic visual work, passages from Rufina Amay'a heartfelt testimony about the ravages of the Civil War in El Salvador, and excerpts from Alfonsina Storni's passionate poetry.

For information about the presentation, contact Christina Isabelli, assistant professor of Hispanic Studies, at 556-3174.