Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol
www.lagartijastiradasalsol.com
| A project by: | Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol |
| Based on texts and ideas of: | Juan José Saer, Elisa Ramírez Castañeda, César Aira, Rosana Guber, Fernando Benítez, Olivier Debroise, Michael Taussig and Nigel Barley |
| Acting and coordination: | Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez |
| Space and lighting: | Sergio López Vigueras |
| Writing: | Luisa Pardo |
| Paintings: | Pedro Pizarro |
| Design: | Juan Leduc |
| Artistic advisor: | Chantal Peñalosa |
| Video: | Carlos Gamboa |
| Executive production: | Mariana Villegas |
| Production: | Teatro UNAM, Zürcher Theater Spektakel and Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol |
““In the Mexican theatre scene, a stimulating, provocative and unforgettable event is Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol”.Excelsior
Tiburón
(Shark) is a theatre project that reconstructs the life of José María de
Barahona and the attempt of actor Gabino Rodríguez to become this
character. José María de Barahona was an evangelist who arrived in Tiburón
Island in the 16th century from Seville. There are few texts to recreate
the life of José María de Barahona: some documents are missing and, the few
that are available are not complete, not dated or maybe aprocrypal. The
surviving letters of what he himself wrote on Tiburon Island and which
Andrés Pérez de Ribas recovered in his book
Triumphs of our Holy Faith among these tribes, the most barbaric in the
North
are the main source.
Tiburón Island is the largest one in Mexico, with over 1,208 km2. It is
located in the Sea of Cortez, in the state of Sonora. The Tocariku people
live on the west side of the island; they've been living isolated in this
territory for over 600 years, to a large extent, voluntarily. It was with
them that José María de Barahona lived for at least ten years. On 17 August
2019, Gabino Rodríguez made a trip to Tiburón Island, his last trip.
The contact with the inhabitants of the island and the remarkable
differences found there raise questions: How do we encounter other
cultures? What do we think is unacceptable? Do we have the right to try to
change them? Days go by and the actor's experience begins to mix with that
of the missionary José María de Barahona, to the point where they do not
differentiate themselves.