Danzantes del Alba | Dancers of the Dawn (2022)
Produced by
Teatro Línea de Sombra and Teatro Universidad Autónoma de México Festival Internacional Cervantino
Presented by
Writer: Rodrigo Parrini
Director: Jorge A. Vargas
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Run
October 7th, 2022 – October 9th, 2022
Synopsis
Danzantes del Alba is a phantom carnival which ritualizes the making of 36 festive costumes of the character, El loco de la danza. Several artisan workshops created these 36 costumes, including a group of old communist workers, the home of a Central American migrant woman who was earning money by crossing the border, a women’s cooperative who rescued an abandoned place and turned it into a small textile factory, and a collective of gay activists on the border with Guatemala.
Danzantes is a performative essay on the intersection of documentary research and the construction of landscapes on stage. At the end of this extraordinary dance / story, the audience is invited to explore the final installation and become part of the living landscape. (alunatheatre.ca)
Cast
| Zuadd Atala | Performer |
| Marisol Zepeda | Performer |
| Amed Martínez | Performer |
| Sofia Rodriguez | Performer |
| Victoria Mata | Performer |
| Irma Villafuerte | Performer |
| Sofi Ontiveros | Performer |
| Nico Solarte | Performer |
| Falciony Patiño | Performer |
Creative Team
| Rodrigo Parrini | Writer |
| Jorge A. Vargas | Director |
| Rodrigo Parrini | Dramaturge |
| Yanina Pelle | Artistic Ethnography |
| Yanina Pelle | Costume Coordinator |
| Eduardo Bernal | Artistic Collaborator |
| Jesús Hernández | Lighting |
| Jesús Hernández | Space |
| Zuadd Atala | Choreographer |
| Javier García | Video for the Scene |
| Jessica Villamil | Video for the Scene |
| Sandra Perdomo | Video for the Scene |
| Jesús Cuevas | Sound Composition |
| Miguel Cicero | Sound Designer |
| Toztli Abril de Dios | Mask Workshop and Toro Negro |
Production
| Carlos Villajuárez | Image Design |
| Adrián Mejía | Production Coordinator |
| Paola Montoya | Production Assistant |
| Adriana Flores | Technical Assistant |
| Marialy Soto Becerril | Photography and video in Topilejo and Ecatepec |
| Svetlana Garza | Translation |
| Alicia Laguna | Executive Production |
| Patricia Díaz | TLS Manager |
| Stephanie Sherman | English Translation |
| Raúl Mendoza | Technical Director |
Staff
| David Fisher | Venue Technician |
| Charissa Wilcox | Production Manager |
