Reminiscencia

Confined to his home during lockdown, Malicho Vaca sat down in front of his computer and began collecting memories from the residents of Santiago. His goal was to tell the story of his neighbourhood, located in the heart of the Chilean capital, a vibrant area where all gatherings and political demonstrations start. But as he collected those testimonies, what was meant only as a personal research project transformed into an unidentified scenic object. Reminiscencia is an immobile journey. In this country “where there are immense blue skies in which one can read but where one doesn’t know what is hidden in the ground,” the director digs into the earth: a simple click on a digital map and he uncovers mysterious loves and repressed revolutions, so many fragments of an intimate and collective memory. 

Durante el confinamiento, el director chileno supo relacionar la investigación que realizó sobre su familia con las historias de los internautas de su ciudad. La cartografía de Santiago se vuelve universal gracias a su humanidad. 

Interview with Malicho Vaca Valenzuela

With Rosa Alfaro, Malicho Vaca Valenzuela, Lindor Valenzuela
Text, creation, direction, dramaturgy and video Malicho Vaca Valenzuela
Lighting Nicolás Zapata
Assistant director Ébana Garín Coronel
Translation for surtitles Béryl Chanteux (French), Christine Hills (English)
Stage and video manager Malicho Vaca Valenzuela
Stage manager Ébana Garín Coronel
Administration, production, distribution Ébana Garín, Luis Guenel, Roni Isola, Fundación Cuerpo Sur

Production Ébana Garín, Luis Guenel, Roni Isola
With the support of the Institut Français du Chili for the 78th edition of the Festival d'Avignon
Remerciements To my grandparents

Malicho Vaca Valenzuela is an artist associated with the Cuerpo Sur Foundation.