THE NEW YORK TIMES: “FANTASTICAL and HISTORICAL… An affecting exploration “ - Ben Brantley
Andares
Woven from ancestral myths, personal anecdotes, and traditional music, Andares reveals the extraordinary spirit of Mexico’s past and present through the perspective and astonishing stories of three indigenous actors from the Maya, Zapotec, and Wixarika nations.
Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral is a theatre company dedicated to creating original works currently centered on the narratives and theatricalities of Mexico’s Indigenous people, touching themes of social, cultural, and human value with keen, artistic sensibility.
By Makuyeika Colectivo Teatral. Directed, music directed and playwriting (in collaboration with original cast): Héctor Flores Komatsu. Original cast: Josué Maychi, Alexis Orozco, Luciano Maxa Temai & Raymundo Pavón Lozano (Music). Also with: Lupe de la Cruz, Domingo Mijangos, Javier Soriano, Kevin Elí Leyva, Kaleb Oseguera y Tania Chan. Assistant: Christian Lara. Scenic conceived by Héctor Flores Komatsu, constructed by Jesus Giles. Lights: Jesus Giles, Bryan Guerrero, & Héctor Flores Komatsu . Artisanal, clay masks: Josué Maychi & Juliana Cruz (Tlapazola, Oaxaca). Lyrics for Aguanieve: Arantxa Peláez Cházaro. Created through The Julie Taymor World Theatre Fellowship. Premiere: August, 2017. Cuernavaca, México.
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USA: The Public Theatre’s Under the Radar Festival, NYC; Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Historic Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, FL. Georgetown University, Washington DC. Texas Performing Arts, Austin, TX. Williams College, Massachusetts. Duke University, NC. Virginia Tech, VA. Europe: Thalia Theatre, Hamburg; Amsterdam and Utrecht, the Netherlands; Paris, France. Theatre der Welt, Dusseldorf, Germany. South America: Santiago a Mil, Chile. Asia: Wuzhen Theatre Festival, China.
Mexico City: Centro Cultural del Bosque INBA. Benito Juarez Theatre, Sistema de Teatros CDMX. Teatro La Capilla, Coyoacán. Centro Cultural del Bosque INBA, Teatro Sergio Magaña for the Muestra Nacional de Teatro (National Theatre Showcase) of 2018. Yucatan: Teatro La Rendija, Mérida & Tecoh. Chiapas: San Cristobal de las Casas, Zinacantán& Lacanjá Chansayab (Selva Lacandona). Campeche: Teatro Juan de la Cabada, Campeche. Tinún. Morelos: Centro Cultural Teopanzolco, Cuernavaca. Oaxaca: Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Teotitlán de Valle, San Pablo Guelatao, Tuxtepec, & at La Locomotora Escénica in Oaxaca City. Veracruz: Tlacotalpan, Catemaco, Xalapa y Córdoba. Chihuahua: Norogachi, Sierra Tarahumara, & Chihuahua. BC: CECUT Tijuana. Tamaulipas: METRO Tampico. Michoacán: Pátzcuaro & Cherán.
Aguascalientes: Feria de San Marcos. Querétaro: Festival de la Joven Dramaturgia. Tijuana, Baja California: Encuentro de Teatro CECUT, Tamaulipas: Espacio Cultural Metropolitano, Tampico. Chihuahua: Teatro Bárbaro, Chihuahua; Teatro Experimental Octavio Trías, Ciudad Juarez.Chiapas: Teatro de la Ciudad, Tapachula.
With the support of the National Fund for the Culture and Arts (FONCA): Norogachi, Chihuahua (Rarámuri village). Patio Petul, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. Casa de la Cultura, Zinacantán, Chiapas (Tzotzil village). Sak Nok, Lacanjá Chansayab, Chiapas (Lacandon village). Universidad del Papaloapan, Tuxtepec y Loma Bonita, Oaxaca. Centro Cultural Luz de Noche, Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Reserva Nanciyaga, Catemaco, Veracruz. Foro Teatral Area 51, Xalapa, Veracruz. Centro, Cherán, Michoacán.. Antiguo Ex-Convento Jesuita, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán.
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“All of us astonished by the marvel we’d just witnessed…“ - MILENIO
“SHATTERINGLY BEAUTIFUL… born in joy, lives in anger, and ends in hope.” - New City Stage, Chicago:
“a finely woven narrative that leads you from laughter to tears, from reflection to catharsis.”- National Theatre Showcase.
“Capable of revealing the audience unsuspecting sorrows...“ - El Universal
