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Perhaps, Perhaps... Quizás

by Chula, The Clown (Mexico) 

Presented by BorderLight Theatre Festival

 

July 18, 19 & 20   

60 min / Ages +10

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In Collaboration with:

If at first you don ́t succeed, try again... and again... and again.

Perhaps, Perhaps... Quizás is a heart-wrenching as well as hilarious clown piece playing with the idea of loneliness, the wait and hope for Mr. Right. In an era where nothing seems to impress one another anymore, the longing for “real love” seems to be the burden of our time. Greta, our protagonist, is a lonely woman who rehearses once a week the arrival of the so called ‘one’. Will she get lucky tonight? Perhaps, perhaps, quizas...

...Quizas premiered in New York in 2010 and since then has been performed around the world to various clown and theatre festivals in New York, Brazil, Colombia, Georgia, France, Spain, UK and Sweden. Described as “at once beautifully poignant as it is hilarious” Munõz moves her audience through pathos to humour, keeping her audience on the edge of their seats as they move between her reality and her imagination (Café des Artistes).

Gabriela Muñoz has a variety of experience in theatre, circus and opera. She finished her studies at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA) based on Jacques Lecoq ́s pedagogy, following a 2-year postgraduate course and a year course at the School of Physical Theatre in London. In 2009 she co founded the company CLOWN ME IN with fellow colleague Sabine Choucair (Lebanon) and has worked as a volunteer with Clowns Without Borders USA since 2011. She has given clown and storytelling workshops through Mexico, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, India, Indonesia, France, Brazil, Sweden, Colombia, Phillipines, England and New York City. Gabriela was part of the documentary “A Fool‘s Idea” by Emmy award winner Brian Bernhard in New York in 2009. In 2010, she created “Perhaps Perhaps Quizás”, her first clown show which she has performed in Mexico, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Sweden, USA, New Zealand, Colombia, Brazil and Georgia. In February 2015, with the support of EFI TEATRO, INBA and Co Productions Gabriela premiered her second creation, “Limbo”, in Mexico City. Limbo has been performed at Teatro Milan and Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris in collaboration with Latin Grammy winners Natalia Lafourcade and Ernesto García.

THURSDAY JULY 18, 7PM

FRIDAY JULY 19TH, 7PM

SATURDAY JULY 20TH, 7PM

Performances of 

Perhaps, Perhaps...Quizás

at Instituto Cervantes

31 W. Ohio Street. Chicago IL 60654
(+1) 312-335-1996 

Workshop Offering

THE CLOWN AND THE SILENCE

Taught by Gabriela Muñoz

Reviews:

"With her whimsical aesthetic, Muñoz transports us to a magical world with her shows, performances, and visual artistry."
The Guardian

"It is brave, it is well-crafted, it is side-splittingly funny, and it is sad. It is wonderful."

Theatreview NZ

"Exceptionally original. Extraordinarily funny."

The Dominion Post NZ

"Hilarious and heart wrenching, a crowning clowning achievement."

Australian Stage

"How hard is it to love a dreamer? We love Gabriela Muñoz."

Kulturhuset Stockholm

"She steps into a world of lace, chintz and discarded paper dressed like the soulful counterpart to Helena Bonham-Carter's Queen of Hearts, and proceeds to win ours."

Fest Magazine

"Gaby Muñoz has a gift for challenging our preconceptions and entertaining with something fresh and alternative."

Broadway Baby

"A passionate play dealing with love, loneliness and longing from this wonderful clown."

Show Business Weekly, NY

 

"A master class in skill."

Sydney Arts Guide

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