During the last moments of his life an old man feels the urge to carry out a forgotten ritual taught to him by the only survivor of an extinct and forgotten tribe. Read more …
They believed each recently hatched butterfly was the spirit of a dead warrior searching for his kingdom. Every year at the same time the sacred men stood on a cliff, their arms open, palms covered in fresh nectar, waiting to feed the butterflies as they set off on their annual migration.
This original and poetic story makes the very most of the celebrated Chilean company's striking visual style blending film and live action. Brave and ambitious, The Man Who Fed Butterflies asks questions about the true potential of the human mind.
A co-production between Edinburgh International Festival, Teatro Cinema, Santiago a Mil, Scène Nationale de Sète, Centre Dramatique Le Manège, Napoli Teatro Festival and Fondo Para El Desarrollo de Las Artes (Chilean Government).
There is a real poetry in this venture which suggests that these are risks worth taking.
Though brilliantly done, Juan Carlos Zagal's production is more of a cinematic experience than a theatrical one, and it is debatable what the live actors add.
A memorable rush of filmic mysticism.
The marriage of live actors and filmed sequences is genuinely clever.
‘I prefer theatre!’ yells one of the characters towards the end. Yeah, me too.
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Two companies at the cutting edge of Chilean theatre are coming to Edinburgh to showcase their unique blend of theatrical performance
King's Theatre, Edinburgh from Sunday August 29, 2010, until Saturday September 4, 2010. Performances: Sun 29th at 8.00pm; Thurs 2nd at 8.00pm; Sat 4th at 2.00pm & 8.00pm. Tickets: "12-£27. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/kings
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