'Monga'

'Monga' is a performance by Brazilian actress and director Jéssica Teixeira, who makes her own strange body her primary source of dramaturgical and scenic research. Book tickets online In 'Monga,' actress and director Jéssica Teixeira revisits the story of Julia Pastrana, a Mexican artist exhibited for her singular physical appearance, to reflect on fear, difference, and human cruelty. Through theater, dance, and song, she builds a provocative stage piece that combines uncomfortable humor, psychological horror, and a profound reclaiming of identity.