“Father, creator of the sky, Mother, creator of the earth … Take me over the earth and let me ride on your horses. They lift my heart and give me power. Here I am, the child of ancient people, take hold of me, my breath and my body and help me to heal with your knowledge of the universe.” — Mapuche shaman prayer
At the edge of the world, Mapuche Shamans, an eco-feminist and a soul-searching logger converge at a lone stand of trees on a windswept island in Patagonia. There, nature awaits its destiny as the power struggle of culture, ecology and greed determines their future. What is gained, and what is lost as these individuals attempt to reconcile their personal ideology with the future of the planet?
“Everything is dual, everything has poles, everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.”
Kalani, a timberman associated with the Trillium Corporation, acquires a small island in the Patagonia that he plans to develop into a sustainable logging community. Upon his arrival he is attacked by Mapuche forest spirits, and then Solen, an old enemy from their environmental wars, arrives to “save” the Mapuches from his invasion. What results is a culture clash that challenges each player’s integrity in their quest for utopia.
El Ultimo is directed by CarlosAlexis Cruz and is co-written by CarlosAlexis and Dañel Malán. Kalani, the timberman, is played by Matt Haynes and Solen, the environmentalist, by Sylvia Malán-González. Longko Marcelino, one of two Mapuches is played by Omar Vargas and the other, Machi Hortensia, by Dañel Malán.
El Ultimo will open at El Centro Milagro on January 9th, 2009 and perform for two weeks in the Milagro theatre. In February the troupe begins a national tour that is planned for California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Rhode Island.
The play El Ultimo is also part of an integrated-arts learning program entitled “The Art of Science”, aimed to share sustainable community building and living techniques through the arts.
At the edge of the world, Mapuche Shamans, an eco-feminist and a soul-searching logger converge at a lone stand of trees on a windswept island in Patagonia. There, nature awaits its destiny as the power struggle of culture, ecology and greed determines their future. What is gained, and what is lost as these individuals attempt to reconcile their personal ideology with the future of the planet?
“Everything is dual, everything has poles, everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.”
Kalani, a timberman associated with the Trillium Corporation, acquires a small island in the Patagonia that he plans to develop into a sustainable logging community. Upon his arrival he is attacked by Mapuche forest spirits, and then Solen, an old enemy from their environmental wars, arrives to “save” the Mapuches from his invasion. What results is a culture clash that challenges each player’s integrity in their quest for utopia.
El Ultimo is directed by CarlosAlexis Cruz and is co-written by CarlosAlexis and Dañel Malán. Kalani, the timberman, is played by Matt Haynes and Solen, the environmentalist, by Sylvia Malán-González. Longko Marcelino, one of two Mapuches is played by Omar Vargas and the other, Machi Hortensia, by Dañel Malán.
El Ultimo will open at El Centro Milagro on January 9th, 2009 and perform for two weeks in the Milagro theatre. In February the troupe begins a national tour that is planned for California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Rhode Island.
The play El Ultimo is also part of an integrated-arts learning program entitled “The Art of Science”, aimed to share sustainable community building and living techniques through the arts.
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