Not Your Mija

Not Your Mija by J & A Collective explores the meaning of the term ‘Latinx’. It reflects on stereotypes, assumptions, misinformation, and judgement around this culturally identifying term and its origins in our society. This piece is inspired by the lives of three very different Latinx women who have each lived such rich, varying experiences – yet all identify with this one term. The goal for this project is to reflect the depths of these women’s struggles with cultural identity by juxtaposing each of them in the same every-day, societal situations.

October 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM

About the artist

J & A Collective is founded by multidisciplinary artists Jeysa Caridad and Adriana Moraes-Mendoza. They create and share original, culturally inspired stories engaged by female narratives. The collective’s first script, DiablaDivina, was developed at Factory Theatre in their playwright’s residency program. This piece continued on to Assembly Theatre’s 150 Workshop series, showcased in Aluna’s 2019 Caminos Festival, and now the piece has since been adapted into an audio play with Aluna Theatre in 2021. Currently, J & A Collective premiered their most recent project Not Your Mija through the Productions program at Paprika Festival 2020, and is now continuing development at Aluna’s 2021 Caminos Festival. Not Your Mija is a film inspired by the experiences of three very different Latinx women. It explores the complexities of identifying with the term Latinx and showcases the intricacy of their differences.

Photo: Jeysa Caridad