TBA:20
San Cha
La Luz De La Esperanza
Co-Presented with lumber room
DATES
September 25 | 6:30 PM PDT | SPANISH SUBTITLES & CLOSED CAPTIONING | TICKETS/WATCH
A LIVE Q&A WITH SAN CHA WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THE PERFORMANCE.
DESCRIPTION
La Luz De La Esperanza is a musical telenovela that tells the tale of Dolores, a poor yet elegantly dressed domestic worker who falls in love with a rich man named Salvador. The story follows the abusive dynamic between Salvador and Dolores, leading to Dolores eventually finding true love with Esperanza, a genderless spirit.
ARTIST BIO
San Cha is a singer-songwriter, based in the City of Angels, increasingly known for her visceral and explosive live performances. Her name, derived from the Spanish word sancha, which translates to ‘mistress’, is a mischievous reference to the title of ‘San’, given to male saints in the Catholic tradition. Fans of cumbia and punk, bolero and electro, flock to see San Cha’s emotional renditions of traditional Mexican rancheras and original songs that queer conventions of identity, power, and love. Her striking stage presence is accompanied by the one-of-a-kind garments she adorns, aesthetic reflections of the years spent performing in drag and club scenes in the Bay. San Cha was the headlining act at the kickoff of the 2019 Red Bull Music Festival, with recent performances at the Getty Museum, TBA Festival, Levitt Pavillion, HOCO Fest, Sonido Clash Music Festival and Santa Monica Pier. Her latest album, La Luz De La Esperanza, is written in the form of a surrealist telenovela and sounds like what Pitchfork described as ‘modernized ranchera with a rock edge and goth sensibility’. Effortlessly mixing Spanish and English, La Luz De La Esperanza calls for a bold confrontation of tradition while respectfully honoring it.
We thank Sarah Miller Meigs and Libby Werbel from the lumber room for their ongoing partnership, and for introducing us to San Cha and her work when first co-presented at PICA's TBA Festival in 2019. We look forward to continuing to work with San Cha through PICA and our partners in the future.