THEATRICAL TRAINING 2011 FOURTH WEEK AND DEBUT

 We have finished the theater workshop of this year. What we will do next is going out to perform! Thank you for your support. All this fun and experience for the children it is thanks to your generosity and confidence in this educational and art project.
We have been invited to do a show in an international theater festival in Lima in September! Teachers, children and parents are all excited. The organizers will cover all our expenses and we just need to get our airplane tickets and transportation for the props and some extra money to visit  interesting places there.We want to do  few shows before that "to be in good shape". It is great that the traditional culture will be shown in the big city by the quechua children!
We were invited to do a show for the second year anniversary of a high school in a neighboor community and it came out perfect to close the workshop. It was also nice because many of the children who study there have been part of this theater experience in previous years. They were very enthusiastic to see the young kids performing the same characters they use to do once.
Here some pictures of the last rehearsal and the show. Enjoy!

 The 70 kids and the teachers all jumped up in this truck to go to CuperAlto community up the hill. This is the common transportation in the high andean communities.

 Before the celebration program begins, the children are looking at the younger kids rehearsaling a nice traditional dance.

 The young kids from Cuper High School posing in traditional costumes with their dance teacher

 Umasbamba community in the distance

 An spectacular view of the Piuray lake from Cuper High School. In few moments the legend of origin of this lake will be represented by the children. What a great scenery for the occasion.

 Children getting familiarized with the space they will use to perform

 He is Ronaldiño. He used to play the role of one of the little vizcachas. Now he is a tall young boy. He is dressed for a dance.

 Sonia has finished to make up Romario. He represents the ancient andean god in the play

 The show has begun...

 The Principal of the school who has invited us and the authorities of the Cuper community wearing their traditional ponchos of this area with their chonta staffs in front of them showing their important role.

 There were approximately 280 people between children, young kids and adults in the audience

 Everybody came closer to see the show, also the mothers who were preparing the food for the celebration banquet

 They did it very well! Big applause

 A folcloric singer with her musicians were invited for the party too

Elisban and Issac were part of the theater trouppe too in last years. Now they are at high school. They commented to us they will never forget it!!!