Mariano Pensotti
El Pasado es un animal grotesco
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El Pasado es un animal grotesco
Text and Direction, Mariano Pensotti
With Santiago Gobernori, Javier Lorenzo, Laura Paredes, Maria Ines Sancerni
Scenography and Costumes, Mariana Tirantte
Lightning Design, Matías Sendón
Music, Diego Vainer
Direction Assistant, Leandro Orellano
Production Grupo Marea // Coproduction Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Bruxelles) ; Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires ; Theaterformen (Hanovre) ; Norwich & Norfolk Festival ; Festival de Otoño de Madrid // Coréalisation La Colline – théâtre national (Paris) ; Festival d’Automne à Paris // With the support of ONDA // Withe the support of the city of Buenos Aires // Diffusion and collaboration with Ligne Directe / Judith Martin Premiered on March 2010 at Teatro Sarmiento (Buenos Aires)
“The past is a grotesque animal”… The phrase – quoted from the band of Montreal – expresses the attempt to reconstruct a fragmented past, whose meaning has been lost. Four characters revisit scenes from their lives between 1999 and 2009, as their dreams are crushed by reality.