Journey to Mitclán
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| Evening ticket for Fiesta de Día de Muertos required |
| No language skills required |
| Hall 1, Ground Floor |
According to pre-Hispanic beliefs, every human being undertakes a difficult journey after death, which ultimately leads them to Mictlán – a place of peace. On this journey, the soul is accompanied by a dog, who supports them and helps them overcome nine stages, where the forces of nature challenge the traveler, but where human weaknesses and misconduct are also put to the test.
The performance draws on prehistoric objects and body language.
Direction: Mario Vázquez
Participants: Tanja Watoro
Music: Mario Vázquez, Carlos Sandoval
Mask: Daisy Watkiss
Costumes: Mario Vázquez
Painting: César Nuñez Guerra / Photographie: Jeanette Betancourt Díaz
Video: Irene Rojas Erlenbach
Light: Marie-Louise Stille
Participants
She gained her first theater experience at the age of 15 at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven. In 1999, she completed her training in acting, dance, and singing at the Berlin School of Performing Arts and continues her development in dance at institutions such as the Tanzfabrik in Berlin.
From 2006–2013, she worked with the renowned international theater group Teatro de los Andes in Bolivia. With the ensemble, she played, among others, the role of Penelope in The Odyssey at various well-known international theater festivals in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, and New Zealand – festivals that also attract directors such as Robert Wilson, Frank Castorf, and Peter Brook.
After her engagement in Bolivia, she performed with the Ton und Kirschen Wandertheater from Werder, among others.
She is currently a member of the ensemble at ATZE Musiktheater in Berlin and also works at the Deutsches Theater, Theaterdiscounter, and in Italy with director César Brie at Isola del Teatro. Since 2000, she has been a member of Calaca e.V.
Born in Mexico, Mario Vázquez has lived in Berlin for over 30 years, working as an actor, visual artist, and photographer. He is the initiator of the Mexican Day of the Dead Festival in Berlin, a founding member of Calaca e.V., and served for many years as the festival’s artistic director.
He trained as an actor at the Escuela Nacional Mascarones in Mexico, where he was a member of the ensemble for 13 years. As an actor, he has taken part in all productions by Calaca e.V. As a director, he has staged, among others, the music and shadow theater piece Franziska und der Tod (Franziska and Death) as well as The Journey to Mictlán.