Makuyeika Colectivo
Teatral's
Andares
October 23 - 27, 2019
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
a WorldStage production from México
directed by Héctor Flores Komatsu
Makuyeika Colectivo
Critical Acclaim
“This is theater at its most elemental. These visiting artists approach their communities with a blend of protective affection for pre-colonial tradition and a clear-eyed sense of its ancient prejudices and limitations. You are learning not just about the need for preservation but about the complexities of tradition clashing against modernity.”
-CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“The writing is intensely poetic and personal, awash in stories about beloved parents, ancient ceremonies, a profound connection with nature, and infused with many and varied genesis myths. A vivid example of how inheritance can be kept alive...they are at once passionate artists and fierce cultural warriors.”
-WTTW CHICAGO TONIGHT
“Joyful, moving, beautiful, and harsh all at once”
-MÁSPORMÁS
“In the end, we all stood astonished by the marvel we’d just witnessed”
-MILENIO
“Finely woven narrative that leads from laughter to tears”
-MNT
“Nothing could forewarn the cascade of impressions we’d experience”
-LA JORNADA MAYA