Missed it missed it missed it. I totally forgot that the performance “En Un Sol Amarillo: Memorias de un temblor” (English translation “In a Yellow Sun: Memories of an Earthquake”) was in its last week at the Kirk Douglas Theater nearby (SO close to where I live). It looks powerful, beautiful, minimalist, and the theater is always a pleasure to see performances at. Above is a video clip from the performance.

From the description:

“Fusing actual testimonies with electrifying imagery, Teatro de Los Andes, one of the most influential and renowned theatrical groups in South American theatre, recreates the feverish atmosphere of Bolivia in 1998 when a massive earthquake rocked the country’s foundations. Timeless in its urgency, En Un Sol Amarillo sheds light on the calamity and corruption that followed. A gripping story told with wit, pathos, simplicity and creativity as it sounds an alarm for strikingly similar events both abroad and at home. (Performed in Spanish with English supertitles).

Y en espanol:
En una fusión de testimonios reales con imágenes conmovedoras, Teatro de los Andes, uno de los más respetados y prestigiosos colectivos del teatro latinoamericano, recrea la opresiva atmósfera que caracterizó a Bolivia ante el terremoto sufrido por ese país en 1998. Con una urgencia que traspasa fronteras temporales, En un sol amarillo arroja luz sobre la corrupción y las calamidades que se generalizaron a partir de ese evento. Se trata de una historia apasionante, narrada con ingenio, patetismo y simplicidad; una historia cuyos ecos resuenan hoy ante eventos similares, aquí o en cualquier parte. (En español con supertitulos en inglés).

Shoot! Well, I haven’t had success trying to find out if the performance group is touring in the US after los angeles (supposedly they performed in NYC in January), but if this is playing soon in your city you should see it…