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Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
ENG: This week is featuring another LIVE Merendiando from CAMINOS 2019! Monica and Camila chat with the amazing playwright, actor and producer, Christine Quintana. They chat about multilingual theatre, being Chicano in Canada, women’s work in theatre, and learn a new word: “crunchy-lingual”. Grab yourself a tasty snack and listen up!
Muchas gracias a Dulcinella Bakery and McAuslan Brewery for sponsoring our live merendiandas!
All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every Wednesday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
ESP: Esta semana tenemos otro episodio de Merendiando en VIVO desde el Festival CAMINOS! Monica y Camila tuvieron la oportunidad de platicar con la maravillosa escritora, actriz y productora Christine Quintana. Conversaron acerca del teatro multilingual, de lo que significa ser Chicano en Canada, trabajos de mujeres en el teatro, y aprendieron una nueva palabra: “crunchy-lingual”. Agarren un delicioso snack y comencemos!
Muchas gracias a Dulcinella Bakery y McAuslan Brewery por patrocinar nuestras meriendas!
Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Ingles, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos Episodios de Radios Aluna teatro cada Miercoles. Siguenos y suscribete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de: the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, y the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Diaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
ENG: Welcome to first LIVE episode of Merendiando! This year we had the opportunity to be part of the CAMINOS Festival - every night before the evening’s shows, we hosted an interview in front of a live audience.
In this live episode, Monica and Camila shared a merienda with some of the members of Grupo Teatro Libre. Founded in 2008, Grupo Teatro Libre creates collective community theatre in Spanish, representing original creations and Latin American playwrights in their original language, while always promoting solidarity and respect for human rights. We talked about how the group started and how has being part of it has shaped their lives as well of where do they see it going in the next 10 years. Grab a snack and let’s get started!
Be sure to check out the Dia de Los Muertos Celebration at Wychwood Barns this Saturday October 26th for community performances, altars, and traditional food.
Muchas gracias a Dulcinella Bakery and McAuslan Brewery for sponsoring our live merendiandas!
All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every Wednesday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
ESP: Bienvenidxs al primer episodio en VIVO de Merendiando! Este año tuvimos la oportunidad de ser parte del Festival CAMINOS - cada noche antes de las funciones entrevistamos a diferentes invitadxs en frente de una audiencia en vivo.
En este episodio en vivo, Mónica y Camila compartieron una merendienda con algunos de los miembros de Grupo Teatro Libre. Fundado en 2008, Grupo Teatro Libre crea teatro comunitario colectivamente en Español representando creaciones originales y obras de dramaturgxs latinoamericanos en su idioma original, promoviendo siempre la solidaridad y respeto a los derechos humanos. Hablamos de cómo comenzó el grupo, como ser parte de él ha transformado sus vidas y como creen que el grupo será en los próximos 10 años. Agarre un snack y comencemos!!!
Asegúrese de visitar la celebración de Día de los Muertos en Wychwood Barns este Sábado 26 de Octubre y disfrute de presentaciones comunitarias, altares y comida tradicional.
Muchas gracias a Dulcinella Bakery y McAuslan Brewery por patrocinar nuestras meriendas!
Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Ingles, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos Episodios de Radios Aluna teatro cada Miercoles. Siguenos y suscribete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de: the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, y the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Diaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
ENG: In this episode you get to know more about your hosts, Monica and Camila. They talk about their lives as queer artists living in Toronto, their connection with Mexico, what it is to be first and second generation Mexican, Spanglish as a language, their art practices, and how this podcast came to be, amongst other things. Grab a snack and dive in with us!
All Merendiando episodes are in Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every Wednesday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
ESP: En este episodio, tendremos la oportunidad de conocer a Mónica y Camila más a fondo. Hablarán de ser artistas queer viendo en Toronto y su conexión con México. Lo que significa ser primera y segunda generación de Mexicana, como utilizar Spanglish como lenguaje, sus prácticas artísticas y como fue que este Podcast se formó. Agarre un snack y comencemos.
Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Ingles, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos Episodios de Radios Aluna teatro cada Miercoles. Siguenos y suscribete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de: the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, y the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens.
Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Diaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
Siguenos y suscribete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
ENG: This week, Monica and Camila dive back into conversation with some of the artists in this year’s CAMINOS Festival. You’ll hear the artists’ thoughts on their creative process, heritage, multilingualism, assimilation and spirituality… just to name a few things. Listen in on conversations you wouldn’t regularly get to hear from behind the scenes. Grab a snack and let’s get started!
CAMINOS is a performance festival co-produced by Aluna Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts that showcases new performance experiments on the road to becoming something more. Local, national and international artists push the boundaries of theatre, dance, performance art, music, visual arts, and installation. Running October 9 to 13th!
Check out the performances from artists featured in this episode!
Siranoush, with Lara Arabian and Carla Melo
Sol, Luna & Stella, with Andrea Cabeza, Victoria Urquhart and Araceli Ferrara
The Art of Storytelling, with Joseph Recinos
One Night, with Yousef Kadoura, Vik Hovhanisian, Harri Thomas and Sebastian Marziali
All Merendiando episodes are in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every Wednesday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
ESP: Esta semana, Mónica y Camila vuelven conversar con artistas de este año del Festival CAMINOS. Escucharemos sobre los procesos creativos, la herencia cultural, el multilingüismo, la asimilación y la espiritualidad de los artistas... entre otras cosas.
Escuche las conversaciones que normalmente no escucharía sobre lo que sucede detrás de escena. ¡Agarre un snack y comencemos!
CAMINOS es un festival de experimentos escénicos en vías de convertirse en algo más. Co-producido por Aluna Teatro y Native Earth Performing Arts. Únase a los artistas locales, nacionales e internacionales para expandir los límites del teatro, la danza, la actuación, la música, las artes visuales y la instalación. Del 9 al 13 de Octubre!
Mira las actuaciones de los artistas presentados en este episodio!
Siranoush, con Lara Arabian and Carla Melo
Sol, Luna & Stella, con Andrea Cabeza, Victoria Urquhart and Araceli Ferrara
The Art of Storytelling, con Joseph Recinos
One Night, con Yousef Kadoura, Vik Hovhanisian, Harri Thomas and Sebastian Marziali
Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Ingles, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos Episodios de Radios Aluna teatro cada Miercoles. Siguenos y suscribete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de: the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, y the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Diaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
ENG: Welcome to season 2 of Merendiando, as part of Radio Aluna Teatro! This week, Monica and Camila invite you into conversation with some artists in this year’s CAMINOS. What happens behind the scenes when making a performance? What are these artists thinking about right now? Listen in on conversations you wouldn’t regularly get to hear from behind the scenes. Grab a snack and let’s get started!
CAMINOS is a performance festival co-produced by Aluna Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts that showcases new performance experiments on the road to becoming something more. Local, national and international artists push the boundaries of theatre, dance, performance art, music, visual arts, and installation. Running October 3 to 13th!
Check out the festival performances from artists featured in this episode!
Bypass with Monica Garrido and Lucia Linares Leon
The Mente with Paula Carreño and Misette Parata
We are, what we are. with Alexandra Montealegre and Leticia Torrejon
All Merendiando episodes are in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. New episodes of Radio Aluna Theatre are released every Wednesday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
ESP: Bienvenidos a la segunda temporada de Merendiando, parte de Radio Aluna Teatro! Esta semana, Mónica y Camila tuvieron la oportunidad de conversar con algunos artistas que forman parte este año del Festival Caminos. ¿Qué sucede detrás de escena al crear un perfomance? ¿Cual es el proceso creativo de los artistas? En este episodio tendrá oportunidad de escuchar las conversaciones que normalmente no escucharía de lo que sucede detrás de escena. ¡Agarre un snack y comencemos!
Caminos es un festival de experimentos escénicos en vías de convertirse en algo más, co-producido por Aluna Teatro y Native Earth Performing Arts. Únase a los artistas locales, nacionales e internacionales para expandir los límites del teatro, la danza, la actuación, la música, las artes visuales y la instalación.
Del 3 al 13 de Octubre!
Mira las actuaciones de artistas presentados en este episodio!
Bypass con Monica Garrido y Lucia Linares Leon
The Mente con Paula Carreño y Misette Parata
We are, what we are. Con Alexandra Montealegre y Leticia Torrejon
Todos los episodios de Merendiando son en Ingles, Español y Spanglish. Nuevos episodios de Radio Aluna Teatro cada Miercoles. Siguenos y suscribete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de: the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, y the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens. Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Diaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
Saturday May 04, 2019
Saturday May 04, 2019
EN: Monica and Camila had the pleasure to talk to Liliana Suarez Henao. Liliana gave voice to Julia, one of the title characters in our Spanish presentation of MADRE by Beatriz Pizano. In this final episode of our first season, we discuss Liliana’s experiences making theatre in Medellin, developing Spanish language theatre in Canada, and negotiating the roles of actor, audience, mother, and daughter, among many others.
Grab a snack and get ready to listen to a Meriandiando episode in Spanish!
- Nahuatl, an indigenous language of the Nahua people in Mexico.
- La Bella Managua
- Bello, Antioguia, Colombia
- The Refuge of Freidel, a play by Liliana Suarez y Bea Pizano
- Ex-Fanfaria Teatro, a theatre group based in Medellin, Antioquia
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, famous Russian novelist
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- The Red and the Black by Stendhal
This is the last episode of our first season! Thank you all so much for tuning in. We’ll be back in the fall with more stories and conversations celebrating our local Latinx-Canadian arts community. Till then - no nos vemos, pero si nos escuchamos en Radio Aluna Theatre.
ESP: En este episodio, Mónica y Camila tuvieron el placer de platicar con Liliana Suarez Henao quien da voz al personaje de Julia en MADRE obra escrita por Beatriz Pizano en la versión en Español. En este último episodio de nuestra primera temporada, hablamos con Liliana de sus experiencia de hacer teatro en Medellín, el cómo es crear teatro en español en Canada, y como negociar los diversos roles de actor, audiencia, madre e hija, entre otras cosas.
Agarre un snack y prepárese para escuchar un episodio de Meriendiando en Español!
- Nahuatl, una lengua indígena de los Nahuas en México
- La Bella Managua
- Bello, Antioguia, Colombia
- El Refugio de Freidel, obra de Liliana Suárez Henao y Beatriz Pizano
- Jose Manuel Freidel, artista de teatro Colombiano
- Ex-Fanfaria Teatro, grupo de teatro de Medellin, Antioquia
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, novelista famoso de Rusia
- Anna Karenina de Leo Tolstoy
- The Red and the Black de Stendhal
- News of a Kidnapping de Gabriel García Márquez
!Este es el último episodio de nuestra primera temporada! Muchas gracias por sintonizarnos. Estaremos de vuelta en el otoño con más historias y conversaciones que celebran la comunidad local de arte latinx-canadiense. Hasta pronto y recuerden no nos vemos, pero si nos escuchamos en Radio Aluna Teatro.
Credits:
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
Intro music by Simian Samba. Closing song by Brandon Valdivia.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or
instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Follow and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and wherever else you get your podcasts.
Créditos de producción:
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de: the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, y the Toronto Arts Council.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens.
Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Diaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Música de introducción por Simian Samba. Música de cierre por Brandon Valdivia.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
Siguenos y suscribete a este podcast en iTunes, Google Play, y donde sea que escuches tus podcasts.
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
EN: Monica and Camila sit down with an amazing multi-disciplinary performance artist and our friend, Jessica Esmeralda Zepeda
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Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
It's the Year of Disasters.
Madre is a theatrical memoir that follows Julia de Maria Auxiliadora, an aging woman in Colombia who is fighting to maintain a sense of self as she succumbs to Alzheimer’s. As Julia’s lifetime of memories unravels, her adopted daughter Angela returns from Toronto to care for her, and to make one last desperate attempt to resolve their conflicted relationship while Julia still recognizes her.
This is third (and final) instalment of our presentation of Madre, by Beatriz Pizano. This episode is also available in Spanish. New episodes are released every Saturday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.
The story so far:
It's "the year of disasters", according to Julia. She is still denying her Alzheimer’s, despite being diagnosed by 2 different doctors. Angela is left alone to figure out the reality of the situation.
Credits:
Marcia Benett as Julia
Kim Nelson as Angela
Margarita Valderamma as the young Julia
Carlos Diaz as Jorge + the Cab driver
Rosalba Martinni as Donna Anna + the female Doctor
Monica Garrido as Leonila / Secretary / TV Announcer
Augusto Bitter as the male Doctor / Doorman
Dramaturgy by Emma Tibaldo
Direction by Carlos Diaz
Original sound Design by Thomas Ryder-Payne
New music by Marcelo Puente
Production, editing, and additional sound design by Charles Ketchabaw and Aidan McMahon
Translation and Script co-ordination by Bruce Gibbons Fell
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and Playwrights Workshop Montreal’s Glassco translation residency in Tadoussac.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Photo of Rosa Laborde by John Lauener.
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Es el Año de los Desastres.
Madre es una memoria teatral que sigue la vida de Julia de María Auxiliadora, una mujer en Colombia que lucha por mantener su sentido de sí misma cuando sucumbe ante el Alzheimer. Mientras los recuerdos de la vida de Julia se desenredan frente a ella, su hija adoptada, Angela, regresa de Toronto para cuidarla y hacer un último y desesperado intento de resolver su relación conflictiva, antes de que Julia la olvide.
Acompáñanos en este tercero episodio de Madre de Beatriz Pizano (parte 3 de 3). Este episodio también está disponible en Inglés. Nuevos episodios cada Sábado.
La historia hasta ahora:
Julia y Ángela buscan ayuda. A pesar de que Julia ha sido diagnosticada por 2 médicos diferentes, ella continúa negando su Alzheimer. Angela se queda sola descubriendo la realidad de la situación.
Créditos de producción:
Liliana Suarez Henao como Julia
Kim Nelson como Angela
Carlos Diaz como Jorge/Taxista
Margarita Valderrama como Julia Joven
Rosalba Martinni como Doña Anna/ Doctora
Monica Garrido como Leonila/Secretaria/Mujer en la TV/ Voz de anuncio en el Aeropuerto
Augusto Bitter como Doctor/Portero.
Dirección de Carlos Díaz
SFX/ diseñador de Ambiente por Thomas Ryder-Payne
Tema musical de la primera temporada: Brandon Valdivia
Producción, edición y diseño sonoro adicional: Charles Ketchabaw y Aidan McMahon
Traducción y coordinación de texto: Bruce Gibbons Fell
Radio Aluna Teatro es una producción de Aluna Theatre con el apoyo de: the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and Playwrights Workshop Montreal’s Glassco translation residency en Tadoussac.
Aluna Theatre es Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, con Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens.
Radio Aluna Theatre es producido por Camila Diaz-Varela y Mónica Garrido.
Para más información sobre Aluna Theatre, visita nuestra página alunatheatre.ca, síguenos en twitter @alunatheatre o en instagram, o haz click en “me gusta” en facebook.
Foto de Rosa Laborde por John Lauener.
Saturday Apr 06, 2019
Saturday Apr 06, 2019
Guilt. Memory. A mother and daughter battle against Alzheimers in a country at war.
Madre is a theatrical memoir that follows Julia de Maria Auxiliadora, an aging woman in Colombia who is fighting to maintain a sense of self as she succumbs to Alzheimer’s. As Julia’s lifetime of memories unravels, her adopted daughter Angela returns from Toronto to care for her, and to make one last desperate attempt to resolve their conflicted relationship while Julia still recognizes her.
This is second instalment of our presentation of Madre, by Beatriz Pizano. This episode is also available in Spanish. New episodes are released every Saturday. Subscribe to this show wherever you get your podcasts.
The story so far:
Julia is deteriorating rapidly, and she can't distinguish between dreams, reality, and the memory land. When her daughter Angela finally arrives to Medellín, she finds Julia's apartment in a terrible state and realizes that something is terribly wrong.
Credits:
Marcia Benett as Julia
Kim Nelson as Angela
Margarita Valderamma as the young Julia
Carlos Diaz as Jorge + the Cab driver
Rosalba Martinni as Donna Anna + the female Doctor
Monica Garrido as Leonila / Secretary / TV Announcer
Augusto Bitter as the male Doctor / Doorman
Dramaturgy by Emma Tibaldo
Direction by Carlos Diaz
Original sound Design by Thomas Ryder-Payne
New music by Marcelo Puente
Production, editing, and additional sound design by Charles Ketchabaw and Aidan McMahon
Translation and Script co-ordination by Bruce Gibbons Fell
Radio Aluna Teatro is produced by Aluna Theatre with support from the Metcalf Foundation, The Laidlaw Foundation, The City of Toronto, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and Playwrights Workshop Montreal’s Glassco translation residency in Tadoussac.
Aluna Theatre is Beatriz Pizano & Trevor Schwellnus, with Sue Balint & Gia Nahmens; Radio Aluna Theatre is produced by Camila Diaz-Varela and Monica Garrido.
For more about Aluna Theatre, visit us at alunatheatre.ca, follow @alunatheatre on twitter or instagram, or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Photo of Anita LaSelva and Carlos Gonzalez-Vio by Trevor Schwellnus.