LA ILLIADA
Why put on the classics ? Because they help us understand who we are, where we come from and where we are going, and indeed, César Brie is utterly convinced of their relevance. Born and raised in Argentina, he now makes his home in Bolivia, where he is deeply involved in the life of his new country. He went back to The Iliad to better address the present, the thirst for power and conquest currently wreaking havoc around the world. He has assembled a troupe of artists from diverse backgrounds, integrating rites and traditions from all over Latin America.
With a passionate interest in history and other stories, he has intermingled various texts, times and eras, combining Homer with Christa Wolf, Aeschylus with Euripides, creating a glorious theatrical amalgam. The stage is an empty space between a torn curtain and a bare wall that will be stained with the blood of the victims of this ritual, festive rereading of Homer’s epic poem. The Iliad is a takeover, an occupation of this definitive work of Western culture cast in the light of the Greek tragedies and the organized violence of our own era..
BASED ON
HOMER’S ILIAD
ADAPTATION AND DIRECTION
CÉSAR BRIE
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS
LUCAS ACHIRICO
POPULAR MUSIC AND OTHER MUSICAL EXCERPTS
CRISTIAN MERCADO
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
HUGO LOWENTHAL
LUZMILA CARPIO
I, KAPELLAS: PLAYED BY THE TEATRO DE LOS ANDES
COSTUME DESIGN
MARIA TERESA DAL PERO
SOLEDAD ARDAYA
ALICE GUIMARAES
GIANCARLO GENTILUCCI
MACRAMÉ
DANUTA ZARZYKA
SET DESIGN
GIANCARLO GENTILUCCI
ARMOURS, MASK AND PUPPETS
GONZALO CALLEJAS
LIGHTING DESIGN
SILVIO MARTINI
GIAMPAOLO NALLI
ORGANIZATION
GIAMPAOLO NALLI
CAST
LUCAS ACHIRICO
SOLEDAD ARDAYA
CÉSAR BRIE
GONZALO CALLEJAS
FREDDY CHIPANA
MARIA TERESA DAL PERO
ALICE GUIMARAES
JORGE JAMARLLI
CRISTIAN MERCADO
