UCLA Center for the Study of Women

In Diálogos entre Darwin y Dios (Dialogues between Darwin and God), renowned Mexican director, performance artist, and activist Jesusa Rodríguez steps on stage to engage with the archetypal Western figures. Performed in Spanish, with instances of code-switching and English supertitles, Rodríguez’s Dialogues serves to satirize and critique preserved and perpetuatedglobal icons. With aesthetic forms inspiredby Mexican cabaret—including the use of comedy, song, dance, and improvisation—Rodríguez covers a wide range of U.S. history and politics. The performance closed the second day of events at Global Flashpoints: Transnational Performance and Politics, a conference held from October 6th to 12th, 2011, and organized by the UCLA Center for Performance Studies and Center for the Study of Women.