Witness this powerful collaboration that explores the reality of the Indigenous Mapuche people and the relationship between humans and nature.
In this interdisciplinary work from Samoan director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio, strands of Chile’s history come together through the performances of two Chilean women pursuing a more just and equal future for the Indigenous Mapuche people. Mapuche singer-songwriter and activist Elisa Avendaño Curaqueo and contemporary flamenco dancer Natalia García-Huidobro unite onstage in a ceremony that touches on questions of identity and destiny. The work was sparked, in part, by national protests after the murder of young Mapuche man Camilo Catrillanca at the hands of police in 2018.
Please note: This performance contains nudity and loud sounds. There is no late seating at the request of the artist.
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Lemi Ponifasio, Love to Death, courtesy of Fundación Teatro a Mil.
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Lemi Ponifasio
Elisa Avendaño Curaqueo
Natalia García-Huidobro
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Program Support
Supported by Fundación Teatro a Mil, Festival Grec de Barcelona, and La Dirección de Asuntos Culturales (DIRAC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.
PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Axium Packaging
CampusParc
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Larry and Donna James
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Jones Day
Alex and Renée Shumate
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Lemi Ponifasio, Elisa Avendaño Curaqueo, and Natalia García-Huidobro