Move, Reflect, and Bring Rosario Castellanos’ Poetry to Life
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre – Room B (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver)
What if poetry could move you—literally? What if words could transform the way you see yourself and the world around you?
“¿Para qué sirve la poesía?”
“What is poetry for?” — Rosario Castellanos
On the same week as Rosario Castellanos’ Centennial Celebration event on May 15, VLACC invites you to Preguntas a Rosario, an interdisciplinary, bilingual embodiment workshop guided by Carla Alcántara, Marco Esccer, and the Ome Dance Collective. We’ll step into Castellanos’ world, exploring her most powerful questions through movement, dialogue, and creative exploration.
📖 “La vocación de la escritura es una responsabilidad doble, ineludible. El escritor no lo es si no pone en entredicho lo que ha heredado.”
🖋️ “The vocation of writing is a double, inescapable responsibility. A writer is not one unless they question what they have inherited.” — Rosario Castellanos
What Awaits You:
🔹 Powerful Themes: Dive into Castellanos’ reflections on feminism, equity, death, empowerment, and Indigenous heritage—timeless and deeply relevant topics.
🔹 A Space for Connection: Engage in an inclusive, intercultural environment that welcomes diverse perspectives and artistic expression.
🔹Inspiring Transformation: Use poetry and movement to challenge the status quo and cultivate personal and collective resilience.
🔹 Inclusivity & Accessibility: Open to everyone—artists, community leaders, and those new to poetry and movement—this workshop creates a shared space for creativity and dialogue.
🔹Fostering Resilience: Castellanos’ work becomes a catalyst for reimagining our roles as changemakers, building bridges through art to stronger, more compassionate communities.
🌍 “Al cuestionar el lugar que ocupamos en el mundo, abrimos una posibilidad para cambiar la realidad.”
💡 “By questioning the place we occupy in the world, we open the possibility to change reality.” — Rosario Castellanos
Words have power, movement has meaning, and community can transform us. This is more than a workshop—it’s a chance to honour Rosario Castellanos’ vision and explore how her legacy can inspire justice, resilience, and change in our lives today.
✊ “Recordemos hasta que la justicia se siente entre nosotros.”
❤️ “Let us remember until justice takes a seat among us.” — Rosario Castellanos
Come ready to move, question, and connect—because Castellanos’ words are not just meant to be read. They are meant to be felt. Be part of this living dialogue!
In partnership with the Roundhouse, Marco Esccer, TEMPO and the Ome Dance Collective
VLACC and the artists are immensely grateful to the funder of this production, The Grayross Foundation
