A DEEP SPACE PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY
Mercedes: Para los Callejones
NACL is pleased to welcome back Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez and ¡Oye! Group to continue the development of Mercedes: Para los Callejones, a multidisciplinary stage play inspired by Flako’s grandmother, who raised him in Bushwick after he immigrated to the U.S. As her caregiver during her battle with dementia, Flako uncovered a trove of personal archives—letters, receipts, and documents—that revealed her quiet legacy in helping Latine families migrate and survive. Blending documentary, visual installation, and live performance, Mercedes traces one woman’s impact across generations, exploring matriarchy, memory, identity, and the complex inheritance of familial and cultural trauma.
About the Artists
¡Oye! Group is a Bushwick-based creative incubator for artists, students, and community members of all ages, both local and immigrant to New York City.
“Our work is grounded in the act of listening that gave us our company name: we curate art that sparks a dialogue over the political and social issues that our community tells us are critical to them. We present an eclectic mix of theater, dance, poetry, music, video installations, and film through festivals and productions. We work with emerging artists to create, play, and grow in an environment that challenges and supports them, and we engage youth and adults alike through high-quality arts education that provides them with the tools to generate forward-thinking art that compliments the work on our stages.”