Madame Forest's Cabinet

Jaguar girl, bird man, Japanese butterfly. The universe of Madame Forêst's Cabinet is fantastic, exuberant and baroque. The company CirKoqoshka (Ursaris, the last bear whisperer) was inspired by the cabinets of curiosities that 500 years ago displayed collections of oddities, to create this family circus piece that includes dance, music, pantomime and puppets.

“In the name of reason, man stopped seeing and science took hold of the truth.” The phrase is from Madame Forêst herself, who keeps plant secrets and welcomes animals and other exotic beings. "We propose that the concept of living beings is broader than what we are used to. Stones, water, even time and curiosity have a personality. For Madame Forêst they are subjects and not objects," says Álvaro Pacheco, creator along with Carola Sandoval of the original idea of ​​the montage.

There are also circus characters, such as a magician, acrobats and a bearded woman. Exotic instruments, such as the dulcimer and duduk, serve to create the work's hypnotic sounds. The production directed by Carolina Gimeno is performed by a group of circus artists and the actress Carla Casali. 

Direction: Carolina Gimeno
Dramaturgy: Circkoqoshka
Original Idea: Carola Sandoval and Álvaro Pacheco
Circus Artists: Álvaro Pacheco, Carola Sandoval, Fernanda Ledesma, Bárbara Achondo, Mario Escobar
Actress: Carla Casali
Lighting and set design: Carola Sandoval.
Sound engineer: Gonzalo Rodríguez.
Composition and arrangements: Álvaro Pacheco.
Sound design: Andrés Abarzúa.