2011 · 90 min · Captions
El Gallo
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About this performance
A wild musical combining a live string octet, an entirely new language and 6 international performers from Mexico, France, Japan and Iran, El Gallo portrays the challenges a composer and a group of singers face when trying to mount a performance in just 2 weeks. The original music theater work is the result of a collaboration between renowned director Claudio Valdés Kuri and British composer Paul Barker.
About the artist
Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes
Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes, is an internationally acclaimed Mexico City-based theater company established din 1997. Both the company and director Claudio Valdés Kuri have received numerous awards from specialized critics and associations. They have performed in important festivals across five continents. Their long running season in Mexico City has played to sold-out houses and the company has organized several national tours. They work under simple principles whose consequences are widespread. Each project is approached considering specific risks and queries in an open debate.
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