Chamamé

Water People Theater

Second Prize: CHAMAMÉ

Celeste Veleda – Argentina

The international jury, made up of renowned creators, playwrights, scholars, and advocates of Hispanic theater—Egla Hassan, Sonia Chocrón, Indira Páez, Belén Galain, Neher Jacqueline Briceño, and Rebeca Alemán—has selected the award-winning works for the quality and innovation of their dramatic proposals linked to human rights. These works elevate and expand the presence of women’s narratives, highlighting the commitment of theater written by women to the challenges of our time.

Synopsis: Clara, an elderly woman, drifts through the hours of an endless afternoon nap in her home on the coast. Amid the hum of the fan, the mosquitoes, the sweet potatoes in the oven, and the chamamé drifting in and out on the radio dial, she converses with an off-screen figure, Laura, who accompanies her in silence, in memory, in the body that grows weary

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