La Catrina on a Sunday Stroll
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| Ticket: Evening ticket for Fiesta de Día de Muertos required |
| Which languages: No language skills required |
| Venue: Foyer, Hall 1, Ground Floor |
| Belongs to: Fiesta de Día de Muertos |
Inspired by Diego Rivera’s monumental mural Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central (Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central), Death – in the guise of an elegant lady (La Catrina) – strolls through the Humboldt Forum and encounters characters from all walks of life across Mexican history.
Created in 1947, the mural is considered the birth of the iconic figure of La Catrina, originally conceived by illustrator José Guadalupe Posada, which achieved international fame through Rivera’s work.
Direction: Mario Vázquez
Actors: Jorge Tadeo Baldeón, Cristina Barria Knopf, Adriana Barrera, Iván Carrasco, Thilo Denegris Taulés
Music:
Victor Ibáñez – Gesang und Gitarre
Stephanie Gonsior – Geige
Luis Fernando Velasco – Guitarrón
Costumes: Ensemble
Mask: Vastiane Tamayo
Participants
Interdisciplinary artist. Lives and works in Peru and Germany.
Philosopher and independent researcher, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, and educated at UNAM. He currently resides in Berlin and has long engaged with the works of Hegel, Marx, Lukács, Heidegger, and Bolívar Echeverría, as well as with socio-political and geopolitical issues, particularly in relation to Latin America.
Born and raised in Mexico City, she is an actress, theater scholar, drama educator, early childhood teacher, language instructor, and storyteller. Since arriving in Berlin in 2009, she has combined her theater career with work in education, nurturing and promoting language learning among children and young people.
Born in Chile, she is an anthropologist and performer. Her artistic and academic work focuses on topics such as carnivals, street interventions, and comparsa groups. She has lived in Germany since 2018 and has been a member of Calaca e.V. since 2021, where she leads the group that participates in Berlin’s Carnival of Cultures. In addition, she works in language education, teaching German and Spanish through a theater-pedagogical approach.