Presentation 3 days

Description:
This week we finally had the Andean theater presentation with the help of our director Roberto and a group of musicians that also went in that amazing trip to the Peruvian highlands.We presented even though we were almost about to let that opportunity go and give up. The presentation was very colorful with a lot of participation of the audience and specially the third day, El Bosque, was the best one because of the interaction and the reaction of the people who really made it feel as if we were very nearly in Paucartambo.

Analysis:
This presentation made me think of a lot but mostly the difficulty of actually performing with this type of clothes and masks. The heat was tremendous in the third day and with the more than 5 items of clothing, we werent able even to breath deeply and so we couldnt shout as we were supposed to. In the first 2 days i think our performance was in decadent success, in the first day we were able to create a bit of the atmosphere we wanted but still we could achieve every thing we wanted to while in the 2nd day we did a much shorter performance than we were expecting to and i personsally felt a bit disappointed with that day. Finallly the 3rd one was the best, we created the atmosphere and kept it until the end which was a great final with the students satisfied with what we gave them.
It is very important to note how the people from the school still cant see this relation between what we do and the culture that is around them, meaning that even though it is something purely peruvian, they still cant feel it as their own and they alienate themselves from the reality of their history and people.

Connections:
I felt a very powerful link to paucartambo in case of the audience response to the party and i felt free to move around the space following the conventions we are used to.
I was able to see that people are more used to the festivity and still don't get a full attachment towards the music and dance thus, they actually do it in the part of the gifts because they are less used to be given food for free, creating a sort of anomaly situation and therefore making them go nuts for them, just as the Christmas celebration were even though it has a religious meaning, the part you enjoy the most is the presents you are given because it is something unusual and once every year.

Reflection
I felt a strong attraction from the people of the school towards the presentation, following from the idea of chaos that made the people feel reliefed and from the atmosphere of party that is what rounds up the whole performance.