Aguirre, Spiral of the Warrior
Amongst the many processes taking place in America from the time
of Christopher Columbus to our days, one of the most interesting
and perhaps less dealt with is that of the Americanization of the
European man and of his way of thinking. The novel "Daimon", written
by Argentinian Abel Posse, which inspired this dance-theater work,
deals with this subject through the person, or, more specifically,
through the spirit of the most controversial and subversive of the
Spaniards who came to America, Lope de Aguirre. Aguirre (1513–1561)
called himself a Tyrant, a Traitor, a Pilgrim. From the Amazon jungle,
he declared war against Philip the Second of Spain, and founded the
Marañon Empire. Apparently he only believed in power, in war,
in delirium. He eliminated his superiors and almost all of his followers,
including women and friars. He killed his own fifteen-year-old daughter
to alleviate her from the pains of life. His ambition was to consolidate
his empire, take over Perú, subdue Spain, and rule the world.
Presentations
1995
Bogotá, Colombia, La Casa del Teatro Nacional.
Barranquilla, Colombia Participated in the International
Contemporary Dance Festival.
Bogotá, Colombia, Theater District Festival.
Bogotá, Colombia, Teatro Nacional la Castellana.
Bogotá, Colombia, Teaching Programs at Teatro Jorge Eliecer Gaitan.
1996
Roma, Italy, Teatro del Dell’ Angelo.
New York, La MaMa ETC.
Bogotá, Colombia, Teatro Parque Nacional.
Bogotá, Colombia, XVIII Theater Festival Manizales.
Bogotá, Colombia, Fifty Eighth Anniversary of la Media Torta.
Press
The New York Times by Jack Anderson, New York.
Corriere Della Sera by Pietro Favari, Rome, Italy.
Spettacoli a Roma by Cristina Armeni, Rome, Italy.
I’Unita
Marco Caporal, Rome, Italy.
El Tiempo by Luis Luque Luca, Bogotá, Colombia.
El
Tiempo by Kelly Velasquez, Bogotá, Colombia/Rome, Italy.
Cromos Gustavo Alvarez Gardeazabal, Bogotá,
Colombia.
Credits
Choreographed and Directed by Federico Restrepo
Advicer Directed by Luis Alberto Restrepo
Conceived
by Federico Restrepo, Ivan Cadozo, Rodrigo Lalinde,
Luis Alberto
Restrepo
Music Composed by Arrieta, Sagarminaga, Uribe
Performed by FedericoRestrepo, Ivan Cardozo, Victor Medoza, Mauricio
Montoya, Juan Diego Pureta, Jorge Quinones, Maria Paulina De Zubiria
Lights
by Rodrigo Lalinde
Costumes by Gabriela
Monrroy
Puppet by Federico Restrepo, Ivan Cardozo
Costume Construction by Margarita Castilla, Gabriela Monrroy
Puppet Construction by Federico Restrepo, Ana Maria Buritica , Ivan
Cardozo, Victor Mendoza, Jorge Quinones
Rigging Designed by Federico
Restrepo
Production Coordination
by Federico Restrepo, Wilson Garcia, Luz Jaramillo,
Luz Angela Sierra
Presenters
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