Original Banana Republic
May 9, 2002
Performance Art
About the Program
In 1954, the elected government of Guatemala was overthrown by a coup encouraged by the United Fruit Company in collusion with the CIA. Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa uses this as a starting point for his Original Banana Republic performance that mines Guatemalan history and the Broadway musical. This minimalist dance musical without words or music derives inspiration from Elsa Miranda, Disney Cartoons, and political speeches to explore aspects of Latin American history.Artist
Naufus Ramírez-FigueroaIdentifier
2002.0509 ORICollection
grunt gallery Programming ArchiveLocation
grunt gallery (second location)116-350 E. 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4R8
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
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