The Muxe in the Snow
A renowned contemporary artist couldn’t buy an Indigenous person for his new piece of art - so he hires one instead: A third-gender Muxe who performs six different scenes that make no sense whatsoever. Six scenes and no plot? Call it avant-garde if I’m white. Call it trauma porn if I’m migrant, non binary and Indigenous.
Impactful from the moment you step in the door, Muxe In The Snow is a much needed call to artists everywhere about the integrity of the stories we consume. The incoherence of the show is intentionally placed, showing the audience what happens when we try to tell stories we don't understand the meaning of. Reyna Alvarez’s loose, bewildered character resonates with the audience and keeps them on their toes, and their ability to interact with the audience brought a sense of intimacy between the story and it’s viewers.