Introduction
The Moon is in the Amazon Index 1 “The nut” by Mapa Teatro
“With the wind of imperialism in the sails, Europeans are emerging under the flag of science to survey all corners of the world. Expedition. Expansion. Ethnology. Inhabitants of the world are presumptuously identified, classified, catalogued. The white man subdues the planet, appropriates and exploits its resources. Ecology. Economy. Ecotrauma. The European expansionist urge is infinite, the resources of the earth are not. The world is not enough. In 1969 the Apollo 12 starts its flight, the next station is the universe; the next trophy is lunar. But the moon is in the Amazon. In times of colonial expansion and Western universalism, radical resistance means complete disappearance.
Drawing on evidence of the existence of an indigenous people whose survival depends on complete isolation from Western civilization, the theatre collective Mapa Teatro creates a process of ethno-fiction. 18 heterogeneous clues will unfold over a one-year period, raising questions about visibility, vulnerability, and fiction from a postcolonial perspective. The first clue in the frame of the lecture performance The Moon is in the Amazon is based on the memories of a “Guaquero” [gravedigger], who comes dangerously close to the isolated indigenous people with his raids on archaeological sites in search of marketable treasures. Tales of shamanists, explorers, and hunters of the region, rumours of neighbouring tribes, and skull finds combined with forensic analysis are just a few of the clues that materialize the invisible in different formats. Piece by piece, Mapa Teatro invites you to explore blind spots of history. The 18 clues create a hologram that seems close enough to touch, yet disappears immediately on closer inspection.”
How is the story related to the theatre?
Ximena Vargas: Working on stage and screen with actors though the main challenge was working on translations.
Rolf Mapa: Relationship between painting and photography is that all are theatre technologies.
It's necessary to include all technologies in trying to combine more things in cinema production.
Sound, movement, graphics, actors, editors all incorporate a whole cinema production
What inspired you to bring this story using a Gold Smith?
Ximena Vargas-Management of gold resources is affecting the Amazon and hence it was necessary for us to do more research on the same.
we asked ourselves simple questions like; "What could happen with the goldsmith character afterwards?"
"People living in the Amazon don't like to be contacted or approached for that matter, but we had to try it."
Rolf Mapa: Every time a project starts, it must be something affecting our communities and as well our day-to-day activities.
we, therefore, had to first do lots of research on amazon's gold resources and finally production of this project.
"Filming is not a neutral Profession"
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| Kevin Kimani Kahuro-Kenya National Theatre |
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