Angel Rose Artist Collective

02/22/2026

Yesterday was International Mother Language Day, and National Nawat Language Day in El Salvador, and we wanted to celebrate the Nawat language by sharing a video from our bilingual English/Nawat play "The Solstice King" which premiered at the Anacostia Playhouse in Washington, DC in 2024.

This adaptation of "Oedipus The King" was playwright Petrona Xemi Tapepechul's final investigative artwork with Nawat first-language speaker Anastacia Lopez Lopez (1962-2024) and featured an ensemble of Native actors in the DC metro area: Wilmer Xuarez, Yereth Adorno, Freedome Nsoroma Lee-El, Petrona Xemi Tapepechul, Michael Nephew, and Sofia Catalina.

In this video, the play's chorus of Elders tell the prophecy of the doomed king and his people.

One of our goals as a collective is to uplift Indigenous languages, and hope that our work with the Nawat language raises awareness about uplifting critically endangered languages and their first-language speaker communities.

02/18/2026

Our upcoming staged reading, La Esposa Gringa, will be presented on International Commedia dell'Arte Day! Please join us by reserving your tickets in this link:

After a home-based accident, Florinda, a docile ladina wife, suddenly turns into a perfect English-speaking stranger.

02/13/2026

(English below)
Angel Rose Artist Collective presenta una lectura dramatizada de una nueva obra de Commedia dell'Arte en español, escrita por Petrona Xemi Tapepechul, ¡en honor al Día Internacional de la Commedia dell'Arte!

Únete a nosotros el miércoles 25 de febrero en The Festival Center - 1640 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC. Las entradas son Paga-Lo-Que-Puedas.

Descripción de la obra:
Tras un accidente doméstico, Florinda, una dócil esposa ladina, de repente se convierte en una extraña que habla inglés a la perfección. Conchita, la criada de la casa, debe idear un plan para devolver la normalidad al hogar de Mario y Florinda, y por eso visita a una vieja doctora crédula para engañarla y lograr que le dé tratamiento gratuito a Florinda. Cuando un nuevo idioma reemplaza inesperadamente a la lengua materna, ¿es el nuevo dialecto un parásito o un síntoma? ¿Y cómo se recupera un idioma que desapareció voluntariamente?

(Castellano arriba)
Angel Rose Artist Collective presents a staged reading of a new Commedia dell'Arte play in Spanish by Petrona Xemi Tapepechul, in honor of International Commedia dell'Arte day!

Join us on Wednesday, February 25 at The Festival Center - 1640 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC. Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can. Presented in Spanish with English subtitles.

Play description:
After a home-based accident, Florinda, a docile ladina wife, suddenly turns into a perfect English-speaking stranger. Conchita, the house maid, must come up with a plan to get Mario and Florinda's home back to normal, and so she visits an old guillible doctor to trick her into giving Florinda free treatment. When a new language unexpectedly replaces the mother tongue, is the new dialect a parasite or a symptom? And how do you bring back a language that voluntarily vanished?

02/12/2026

Join ARAC this summer at The Springwell School for three weeks of SPANISH & ARTS, where campers will explore the Spanish language through multiple disciplines of art (including theater, poetry, visual art, music, and more!) in a progressive immersion setting, culminating in a group showcase highlighting the week's work.

Each week, we will investigate Indigenous stories to guide us in the making of the campers' original creations. Campers work in a composite environment (ages ranging from 4 to 14) and survey the beautiful nature around Springwell's Sligo Creek campus. The camps are the following:

June 29-July 3:
Protectors of the Water - Indigenous stories about water

July 6-July 10:
Spirits of the Sky - Indigenous stories about sky

July 13-July 17:
Heart of the Land - Indigenous stories about land

This summer will be fun, educational, and creative! Visit The Springwell School's website for more information and to register your youth for the Spanish & Arts camps!

www.springwell.school/summer-camps

11/06/2025

Tomorrow 💕💕

06/27/2025

**English:**
🪶 **The Future of Two-Spirits: A Community Panel on Healing & Legacy** 🪶

Final event of Indigenous Pride DC, organized by Trans-Latinx DMV & ARAC.

Join us this Sunday, June 29 at for an afternoon of powerful storytelling and collective wisdom with moderator Leonina Arismendi () and panelists Iliana Morales, Marivian Muñoz & Victoria Marroquín.
📍 Lamond Riggs Neighborhood, NE, Washington, DC
⏰ 2:00 PM • Presented in Spanish with English interpretation • Childcare provided • Free & open to all

Dive into conversations about our histories, our healing journeys, and the futures we’re building together. 💜✨

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**Español:**
🪶 **El Futuro de la Comunidad Dos-Espíritus: Un Panel sobre Sanación y Legado** 🪶

Ultimo evento como parte del Orgullo Indigena DC 2025, organizado por Trans-Latinx DMV y ARAC.

Acompáñanos este domingo 29 de junio para una tarde de historias poderosas y sabiduría colectiva con la moderadora Leonina Arismendi y las panelistas Iliana Morales, Marivian Muñoz y Victoria Marroquín.
📍 Vecindario Lamond Riggs, NE, Washington, DC
⏰ 2:00 PM • Presentado en español con interpretación al inglés • Cuidado infantil disponible • Gratis y abierto a todes

Sumérgete en una conversación sobre nuestras historias, nuestros procesos de sanación y los futuros que estamos construyendo juntes.

06/26/2025

🚨 Mutual Aid Request 🚨
We’re raising $2,000 to support a DC family with two young kids who are transitioning out of unsafe housing after inspection failures and a recent traumatic incident.

They’ve secured a new permanent home, but due to a funding gap in July, they need help covering housing costs and moving expenses.

🧡 Donate here: https://www.angelrosearts.org/support

💸 CashApp: $xemiyulu
📧 PayPal: [email protected]
📲 Venmo:

Every share and donation helps. Thank you for supporting safety, stability, and community care.

06/24/2025

English:
🎓✨ Join us this Wednesday for a joyful Lavender Graduation & Birthday Asada!
We’re celebrating the achievements, growth, and lives of our Two-Spirit, Native LGBTQIA+, and Trans Latinx family with food, music, love, and community.
🌈💜 Whether you're graduating or just want to show up in joy — you're welcome here.
📍NW DC | 🕔 5 PM | 🍽 RSVP: bit.ly/GradLav25 o [email protected]

Spanish:
🎓✨ ¡Este miércoles celebramos con una Graduación Lavanda y Asada de Cumpleaños!
Honramos los logros, el crecimiento y la vida de nuestra familia Dos-Espiritus, Indigena LGBTQIA+, y trans latine con comida, música, amor y comunidad.
🌈💜 Seas graduadx o invitadx, ¡este espacio es para ti!
📍NW DC | 🕔 5 PM | 🍽 RSVP: bit.ly/GradLav25 or [email protected]

06/21/2025

Share TF out of this. ONE OF OUR OWN NEEDS US NOW 🏳️‍⚧️

This is not the time to look away. This is when we show TF UP 📢

If you can’t donate, Share it/post it to your story, your wall, your group chats, your activist circles.
This system is violent, and silence helps it win. Let’s not let that happen.
Here's where y'all can donate 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

📲 Venmo:
📲 CashApp: $jotxsyrecuerdos
📲 PayPal:

Sharing from Adonis Gutierrez

06/20/2025

[English]

Happy Summer!

If you are available tomorrow, join us for a theater of the oppressed workshop! We’ll be working with news articles & techniques from Newspaper Theater, to create short skits together about Trans & Indigenous Liberation. No experience is required. We’ll also have childcare available.

This event is part of Indigenous Pride DC 2025, organized by Trans-Latinx DMV & Angel Rose Artist Collective.

[Español]

¡Feliz verano!

Si tienes disponibilidad mañana, ¡únete a nosotras en un taller de teatro para los oprimidos! Trabajaremos con artículos de noticias y técnicas de Teatro Periodistico para crear breves sketches sobre la liberación trans e indígena. No se requiere experiencia. También tendremos cuidado de niños disponible.

Este evento forma parte del Orgullo Indígena DC 2025, organizado por Trans-Latinx DMV y el Colectivo de Artistas Angel Rose.

This event is part of Indigenous Pride DC 2025.

06/15/2025

Indigenous Pride DC with Trans-Latinx DMV & Angel Rose Artist Collective continues with an upcoming event for the whole family! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

🧒🏽👑 Bring the kids to ORGULLITO – our family-friendly Pride party!
✨ Performances, Book Readings, Games
🎭 Dress-up & creativity workshop
🪅 Piñata & Food
🎉 Wednesday, June 18 at 6pm in NW DC



Reserve free tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orgullito-a-family-friendly-pride-celebration-indigenous-pride-dc-2025-tickets-1406325269739

06/09/2025

🌈✨ ¡La celebración continúa con el Orgullo Indígena DC! ✨🌈

Celebra la grandeza de las comunidades Dos-Espiritus, Trans Indígena, e Indigi-Cuir con estos eventos restantes:

🪷 18 de junio – Orgullito: Celebración Familiar del Orgullo
☀️ 20 de junio – Ceremonia del Solsticio de Verano
📰 21 de junio – Taller de Teatro del Periódico (¡con cuidado infantil!)
🎓 25 de junio – Graduación Lavender + Asada (¡con cuidado infantil!)
🪶 29 de junio – Panel Comunitario El Futuro de los Two-Spirit (¡con cuidado infantil!)

Ven a bailar, reflexionar, honrar y crear juntxs 💜

📍Washington, DC | Todos los eventos son dirigidos por personas indígenas y abiertos a todes con respeto.

El Orgullo Indígena en DC es organizado por Trans-Latinx DMV y el Colectivo de Artistas Angel Rose.