The conversion of the devil MITEM 12
In the XVI Century, after Spain conquered Mexico, a profound evangelization quest took place to convert the native population. The religious orders, mainly Dominicans and Franciscans, used theatrical representations to pass the biblical teachings and stop them from carrying on with human sacrifices instead. However, the two orders had different strategies and got into a political struggle to win the domain of the colonizing theatre of the New World. Theater as a representation of humanity in the Franciscan utopia against the inquisitorial censorship of the Dominicans, who were determined to erase a cosmogonic and ancestral spiritual heritage. “The Devil´s Conversion” opens a debate about whether the spiritual conquest of Mexico was really achieved.
12
Performance length: 1 hour(s) 40 minutes
Actors
Atotoztli :: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Valeriano :: Jesús Hernández
Fray Diego :: David Hevia
Tecuapini :: Pedro Martínez Arredondo
Fray Luis :: Fernando Bueno
Concepción :: Nicté del Carmen
Tizoc :: Armando Comonfort
Lorenzo :: Federico Lozano
Live musician :: Yurief Nieves
Playwright: Carlos Pascual
Director: Martín Acosta
Stage design: Jesús Hernández
Lighting design: Matías Gorlero
Costume design: Mario Marín del Río
Choreographer: Armando Comonfort
Composer and sound track design: Carlos Matus
Video design: Miriam Romero inspired by visual artist Paloma Contreras Lomas
Assistant Director: Yunúen Ro
Nahuatl language coach: Gudelia de la Cruz
*Beneficiaries of the Artistic Residency Program in Stable Groups at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (PAGEI).
National Theatre Company production credits:
Artistic Director - Aurora Cano
Producer - Raúl Munguía
Programmer - Mónica Juárez
Dramaturg - Simón Franco
Technical Director - Alejandro Carrasco
Communication, press & media director - Rocío Ramonetti
Administration - Osana Sandoval
Cast Manager - Laura Perea
Graphic Design and Photography - Sergio Carreón Ireta
Tour manager - Luis Rivera
Executive producer - Fernando Santiago