Úrsula Tania

Ursula Tania

Úrsula Tania was born in Mexico City, and has been acting for 18 years in the Tijuana-San Diego and L.A. area. She attended the Performing Arts School, INBA, Mexico City; the

Andrés Soler Institute, Tijuana, Baja California; and the Perfoming Arts Departament, at California State University-San Marcos, San Marcos. She studied improve theatre in La Habana, Cuba.

The actress has appeared in several films, including “Babel,” “Sleep Dealer,” “ El Jardin del Eden,” “The Journey,” and “Emilio.” In television programs, she has appeared on “American Family,” “Huff,” “The Shield,” and “Reyes y Rey.”

Tania has been an actress in 30 perfomances, acting strong roles in tragedy such as”The House of Bernarda Alba,” as well as American play theater and some musical comedies.

In 1993 and 1995, she was named “Best Dramatic Actress” for her role in EST "Andrés Soler.”

In addition, Tania has a vast repertoire of story-telling perfomances about legends, traditions, myths, and legends of the cultural natives of California, such as the Kumeaay and Pa-ipai. Tania has written short films and also wrote The Pastorela, a Mexican tradition play theater, which played four years in the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, California. A resident of Tijuana, she practices Afro-Cuban, Arabian, flamenco and tap dance.

 

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Douglas Kearney
Doug Kearney

Douglas Kearney is an L.A.-based poet, performer, teacher, and recipient of the prestigious Whiting Writers’ Award for emerging authors. The honor carries a $50,000 prize.
Kearney’s poetry has appeared in various journals, including Callaloo, Gulf Coast, nocturnes and jubilat; and anthologies, including Bum Rush the Page, Role Call, the award-winning Dark Matter: Reading the Bones, and the upcoming Saints of Hysteria.
He has written/performed for audio recordings and television and has been a featured performer across the country, including the New York Public Theater, Minneapolis’ Orpheum, and L.A.’s World Stage. Kearney has received commissions from the Weisman Art Museum and the Studio Museum in Harlem to create poetry in response to art installations.
The writer has exhibited InJury, a series combining poetry and image at the 2005 Afro-Geek Conference at UC Santa Barbara. He has also designed a number of poetry books ranging from chapbooks to anthologies.
Kearney received an MFA from CalArts, where he teaches African American Studies/Poetics. In 2007, he was named a notable New American Poet by the Poetry Society of America. His first full-length collection, Fear, Some will be available at his reading and book signing at City College.

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