Taxilandia: San Diego

Welcome to Taxilandia: San Diego. With Sal as your host, this show is an intimate, multimedia experience – a car ride that immerses you in the sounds, sights and dynamic history of local neighborhoods in Sal’s dear South Bay San Diego. Experience National City, Chula Vista, and San Ysidro from Sal’s backseat as he wrestles with the layers and questions that come when a neighborhood changes, confronting social stigmas and the realities of gentrification. Watch him testify to what is here now, how it came to be, and what can be here tomorrow. Weaving a dramatic tapestry that interconnects generations, social classes, races and cultures, Sal’s Taxilandia: San Diego explores our notion of what it means to be a local, an immigrant, or a resident of a place; challenging us to answer: “What is my personal roadmap of home, and what are the footprints around us?” This is the first time Taxilandia will be experienced in San Diego. Originally developed in Flako Jimenez’s own neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn, Taxilandia was inspired and drawn from his nine years driving a taxicab and his documentation of conversations with passengers, residents, locals, and immigrants to the neighborhood. The Oye Group now works with companies all over the country to develop local versions of the piece specific to each city.