In the organizer's words:
A walk-in installation invites you to the Amazon: a famous book is the basis for a story about the exploitation and displacement of indigenous inhabitants.
The Amazon carries violence and resistance in its memory. At the beginning of the 20th century, the rubber boom transformed the rainforest in the border triangle of Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil into a zone of human cruelty. Drawn into a money frenzy by adventurers and criminals, indigenous communities were enslaved and exploited. The Colombian José Eustasio Rivera described these abysses in his groundbreaking novel "The Whirlpool" in 1924. This haunting production from Colombia translates motifs from it into a walk-in, installative form.
Known for its visually powerful productions, the Mapa Teatro from Bogota develops a kaleidoscope of video, texts and situations. The novel is present in a clever dramaturgy and yet the main focus on stage is on those who only appear in it in passing: the members of the Nukak, one of the last nomadic communities in Colombia. Their fate is closely linked to the violence caused by the rubber industry. The courageous decision of a group of Nukak to participate in the creation of this work of art has resulted in an extraordinary stage work.
As representatives of a culture that is constantly fighting for its survival, they are actively involved in the creation of this artwork and perform live on stage. Surrounded by visually impressive videos, the audience is sucked into a dream in which documents, fictions and physical impressions flow into one another. Even the Amazon does not appear as a backdrop, but as a living counterpart and witness to life. The premiere of this production in Bogota in spring 2025 marked the opening of an extension to the National Center for Art of Colombia.
Venue: Opera House - backstage
Introduction: 30 minutes before the start of each performance
Duration: 55 min
Information: In Spanish and Nukak with German and English surtitles
All further information at: https://www.theaterderwelt.de/programm/
A festival of the German Centre of the International Theatre Institute e.V.
Organized by Chemnitz Theatres, the Festival Academy Brussels and the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 GmbH.
Price information:
Tickets at: theaterderwelt.de/vortex-nukak/ | 35% discount with festival pass. More information at: theaterderwelt.de/service/tickets
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