40th Intl. Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami: “Zombi Manifiesto”

Teatro Avante and Miami-Dade County Auditorium, in partnership with the Roxy Theater, presents “Zombi Manifiesto” as part of the 40ᵗʰ International Hispanic Theatre Festival, on Thursday, September 10, Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12 at 8:30 pm at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center (WCAC).

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Escrita y dirigida por Santiago Sanguinetti / Written and directed by Santiago Sanguinetti
Elenco/Cast: Mateo Altez, Carmen Draper, Carla Moscatelli, Rogelio Gracia

(Compañía Abuela Katiusha, Sala Verdi (Montevideo) y Pazo da Cultura de Narón (Galicia) – Uruguay)

A cincuenta años del golpe de Estado en Uruguay, el teatro sigue siendo arena de debate. El cadáver de un militar desaparece tras un desentierro clandestino y un secuestro. Una burócrata ejemplar reclama un entierro digno. El muerto se presenta y exige justicia. Cuando la memoria es a la inversa, los cuerpos aparecen. Marx asegura que la historia ocurre dos veces: primero como tragedia, después como farsa. Entretanto, dos jóvenes se preguntan cuál es la mejor herramienta para cambiar el mundo, ¿la corrección política o la conciencia de clase? La filosofía marxista sigue arrojando luz sobre un sistema económico que genera muertos vivos. “El capital es un parásito abstracto, un gigantesco vampiro, un hacedor de zombis; pero la carne fresca que convierte en trabajo muerto es la nuestra y los zombis que genera somos nosotros mismos”, escribe Mark Fisher en su libro Realismo Capitalista. De allí nacen las once escenas de este Zombi manifiesto, como las once Tesis sobre Feuerbach que postulaban que no alcanza con interpretar de diversas maneras el mundo, de lo que se trata es de transformarlo.

Fifty years after the coup d’état in Uruguay, theatre remains a space for debate. The corpse of a military officer disappears following a clandestine exhumation and a kidnapping. An exemplary bureaucrat demands a dignified burial. The dead man appears and calls for justice. When memory works in reverse, bodies resurface. Karl Marx argued that history occurs twice: first as tragedy, then as farce. Meanwhile, two young people ask themselves what the best tool is to change the world: political correctness or class consciousness? Marxist philosophy continues to shed light on an economic system that produces the living dead. “Capital is an abstract parasite, a gigantic vampire, a maker of zombies; but the fresh flesh it turns into dead labor is ours, and the zombies it creates are ourselves,” writes Mark Fisher in his book Capitalist Realism. From this emerge the eleven scenes of this Zombie Manifesto, echoing the eleven theses on Feuerbach, which propose that it is not enough to interpret the world in different ways, the point is to transform it.

Presented in Spanish with English supertitles. Part of the 40ᵗʰ International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami and MDCA’s Hot Theatre Summer Series.

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This performance is part of Miami-Dade County Auditorium’s Away From Home Series. Programming continues to thrive during this period of renovation through the Away From Home Series. The series consists of off-site performances presented at alternative venues with community partners, ensuring that the magic of the performing arts continues to captivate audiences throughout this transition period. The Away From Home Series presents dance, theatre, and music performances that take place at a variety of South Florida facilities and cultural centers. MDCA remains committed to keeping the spirit of creativity alive during this monumental endeavor and invites you to join us away from home!