The UBC Memory and Justice Research Stream, UBC Theatre and Film, School of Social Work and the Latin American Studies Program present:
Antígonas: Women’s Tribunal
Monday, September 26, 2016, 7:30pm
Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 6pm
Frederic Wood Theatre (6354 Crescent Rd, UBC. Vancouver)
Tickets: $5
This modern adaptation of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone will be performed by the Colombian theatre group Tramaluna Teatro. They present a powerful performance, bringing together actresses and women survivors from the Colombian armed conflict, while providing a testimony to victims’ suffering.
In this scenic play nine women arrive into an imaginary tribunal with personal objects from their disappeared or murdered family members: A photograph, a t-shirt, a toy, a bible; all used to tell their story and symbolize the victimization of their loved ones. Antígonas: Women’s Tribunal, in the words of the Artistic Director Carlos Satizábal “is a call to reclaim justice and to restore the names of the victims and to somehow pay tribute for the irredeemable loses in their lives.” Indeed, a poetical restitution in the collective memory that might be crucial to stop the vicious cycles of revenge and hatred.
Antígonas: Women’s Tribunal features Luz Marina Bernal Parra, who is currently a nominee for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize due to her work with Madres de Soacha, a group of women whose children were by members of the Colombian army and presented as guerrilla members.
The Tramaluna Theatre Company was invited to perform Antígonas: Women’s Tribunal at Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) by women’s organizations that fight against femicide. In Toronto they will be performing at Festival Rutas and in art and human rights meetings.
Cast: Angela Triana Gallego – Lina Támara. Karen Roa – Luz Marina Bernal Parra – María Ubilerma Sanabria López – Lucero Carmona – Orceni Montañez Muñoz – Fanny Palacios Romero – Mayra Lopez Severiche – Dora Lucy Arias. Artistic Director: Carlos Satizábal. Video, Choreography, Music, Lighting: Francesco Corbeletta
Tickets will be sold at the theatre box office (open in advance). The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the actors and director.
Additional performance:
Antígonas will also be playing on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, with an opening by the group of Indigenous women, “Butterflies In Spirit: Honouring Lost Women Through Dance”
September 28, 2016, 7pm
Grandview Calvary Baptist Church, 1803 E 1st Ave, Vancouver
Suggested Donation $20