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Luis Alfaro (born in Los Angeles in 1963) is a renowned Chicano performance artist, writer, theater director, and social activist. His plays and fiction are set in Los Angeles's Chicano barrios, including the Pico Union district, and often feature gay and lesbian and working-class themes. Many of Alfaro's plays also deal with the AIDS pandemic in Latino communities.〔Román, David. "'Teatro Viva!' Latino Performance and the Politics of AIDS in Los Angeles," in ''¿Entiendes? Queer Readings, Hispanic Writings'', edited by Emilie L. Bergman and Paul Julian Smith (eds.), Duke University Press, Durham, 1995, pp. 346–69〕 Noted plays include "Bitter Homes and Gardens," "Pico Union," "Downtown," "Cuerpo Politizado," "Straight as a Line," "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner," "No Holds Barrio" and "Black Butterfly." Many of these plays have also been published as stories or poetry. Alfaro has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the MacArthur "Genius" Foundation Fellowship in 1997, and the 1998 National Hispanic Playwriting Competition Prize. His writing, both sole-authored and collaborative, is collected in numerous anthologies. In 1994 his spoken-word CD, ''Downtown'' was released. His short film ''Chicanismo'' was produced by the Public broadcasting Service and released in 1999. He also contributed to the 1995 film ''Pochonovela'', a collaboration between the Cuban American performer Coco Fusco and the LA-based Chicano performance ensemble, Chicano Secret Service. This mock telenovela explores and sends up Chicano activism and assimilation in a sardonic exploration of working class barrio life.〔Allatson, Paul. "Siempre feliz en mi falda: Luis Alfaro’s Simulative Challenge,” in ''GLQ (A Journal of Gay and Lesbian Studies)'', vol. 5, no. 2, 1999, pp. 199–230.〕 In 2010, his play ''Oedipus El Rey,'' a Chicano retelling of ''Oedipus Rex'', had its world premiere at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. ==Bibliography== Alfaro, Luis. "Pico-Union," in ''Men on Men 4'', edited by George Stambolian, Plume, New York, 1992, pp. 268–283. Alfaro, Luis. ''Down Town'', (CD), New Alliance Records, Lawndale, 1993. Alfaro, Luis. "Cuerpo Politizado," in ''Uncontrollable Bodies: Testimonies of Art and Culture'', edited by Rodney Sappington and Tyler Stallings, Bay Press, Seattle, 1994, pp. 216–241. Alfaro, Luis. "Bitter Homes and Gardens," in ''His'', edited by Robert Drake and Terry Wolverton, Faber and Faber, Boston, 1995, pp. 100–107. Alfaro, Luis. "Straight as a Line," in ''Out of the Fringe: Contemporary Latina/Latino Theatre and Performance'', edited by Caridad Svich and Maria Teresa Marrero, Theatre Communication Group, New York, 2000, pp. 1–42. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luis Alfaro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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