Prelude

60 min | Intervención Cinematográfica | Valparaíso, Chile

The seventh creation of Teatro Niño Proletario, directed by Francisco Medina Donoso, is a hybrid proposal presented as an audiovisual piece, a live scenic installation, or an object. It invites us to contemplate and reflect on the ways of seeing, visual perception, and memory. What do we lose when we lose our sense of sight? How are we seen? In a historical moment marked by the extreme consumption and abuse of the body and image, and in a socio-political context with serious violations of human rights, "Preludio" intertwines testimonies of performers from the staging, artists who have lost or are losing their visual field, and victims of ocular trauma caused by the State of Chile, with the original text "Miedo a olvidar la luz" (Fear of Forgetting the Light) by the poet Maximiliano Andrade.

The audiovisual work premiered on October 18, 2021, commemorating 2 years of the Chilean social uprising, with an in-person screening in the large hall of the Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, including an immersive visit to the scenic installation of "Preludio" with an exhibition of original photos by the National Visual Arts Award winner, photographer Paz Errázuriz, taken in the ruins of the Cine Arte Alameda. That same October 18, in the evening, the audiovisual work "Preludio" premiered for all of Chile and the world on the digital platforms of the Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, being viewed by more than 1,800 people.

"Preludio" is a co-production of Teatro Niño Proletario in partnership with the Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, and financed by an Excellence Creation Fund from Mincap 2018.