THE NEW YORK TIMES: “FANTASTICAL and HISTORICAL… An affecting exploration “ - Ben Brantley
ANDARES
is a theatre creation about the lives of indigenous youth in México, devised collectively through personal anecdotes, ancestral myths, as well as traditional music and art forms.
The play shines light on a range of realities: land usurpation, widespread violence, ancestral duties, community resistance, — that indigenous people face at the crossroads of modern life and tradition.
Meaning “pathways,”Andares is a genuine, eye-opening, and intimate close-up on Mexico’s most remote corners and the extraordinary stories of its humble, everyday inhabitants.
“All of us astonished by the marvel we’d just witnessed…“ - MILENIO
with Josué Maychi, Domingo Mijangos & Lupe de la Cruz, Tania Chan
directed, music directed and playwriting (in collaboration with original cast): Héctor Flores Komatsu
Lighting Design: Bryan Guerrero
Scenic Design: Conceived by Héctor Flores Komatsu. Constructed by Jesus Giles
Artisanal, clay masks: Josué Maychi & Juliana Cruz (Tlapazola, Oaxaca)
Original cast: Josué Maychi, Alexis Orozco, Luciano Maxa Temai & Raymundo Pavón (Music)
Lyrics for Aguanieve: Arantxa Peláez Cházaro
Created with support of The Julie Taymor World Theatre Fellowship
Premiere: August, 2017
Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
“SHATTERINGLY BEAUTIFUL… born in joy, lives in anger, and ends in hope.” - New City Stage, Chicago:
is a theatre company dedicated to creating original works currently centered around the narratives and theatricalities of Mexico’s indigenous people, touching with keen, artistic sensibility themes of social, cultural, and human value.
Meaning “wayfarer” in the language of the Wixarika people, Makuyeika was formed after an extensive search across the country’s indigenous communities, a project undertaken by Héctor Flores Komatsu as an inaugural recipient of The Julie Taymor World Theatre Fellowship.
Photo: Robin Canul
Previous engagements:
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.
“a finely woven narrative that leads you from laughter to tears, from reflection to catharsis.”- National Theatre Showcase.
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.
El Universal: “capable of revealing the audience unsuspecting sorrows...“
Photo: Fabian Hammerl