Shadow theater and songs are inspired by a Tehuelche legend to tell the passage of a whale across the land. A work for early childhood directed by Camila Olfos.
No known dinosaur was as large as a blue whale, the largest giant to ever inhabit the planet. Or stepped on the earth, because according to a Tehuelche legend where there are now fins there were once legs. That myth inspired the Teatro Nacer company to create Yene:mapu chapter (Whale: earth chapter).
The Mapuche imaginary permeates history, language and music. Through songs and shadow theater, the work shows the story of Yene, a gigantic whale with short legs and good for yawning. Yene swallows everything as she clumsily passes through the humid land of the south, until thanks to the intervention of a spirit she finds her place in the sea.
After 30 minutes of assembly, children are invited to interact with the cast, the scenery and objects. The work for children from 0 to 6 years old premiered in 2015 at the Santiago Library and now comes to GAM with a renewed staging.
Artistic creation: Teatro Nacer
Direction: Camila Olfos
Production: Xaviera González
Players (Actresses/Musicians): Colomba Horta, Emilia Cadenasso, Xaviera González, Daniel Salas
Comprehensive Design: Javiera Canales
Musical composition: Francisca Riquelme and Mauricio Netti
Musical arrangements: Daniel Salas
Illustrations: Francisco Vargas and Jenni Fuentes
Scenography and props creation: Javiera Canales, Julio Chávez, Francisco Vargas, Jenni Fuentes
Costumes: Julio Chávez
Theater technical assistance shadows: Andrea Gaete
Pantomime technical assistance: Renzo Briceño
Sep 3 to Oct 2, 2016
Sat and Sun – 5 p.m. (except Sat 17 and Sun 18)
Room N2 (building B, floor 2)
$ 5,000 General.
$ 4,000 3ed.
$ 3,000 Est. and children over 3 years old
$ 2,000 Children from 0 to 3 years old
For children up to 6 years old
$6,000 General Internet
$5,000 3ed. Internet
$ 4,000 Est. and children over 3 years old. Internet
$ 3,000 Children from 0 to 3 years old. Internet