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Tropico Destino

​Circus show inspired in Manu Chao's story " A Feira Das Mentiras" created with the company La Gata Cirko
​Adapted for the stage by Catalina Del Castillo and Felipe Ortiz.​​​

Tropico Destino is a multi media circus show inspired in the story "La Feria de las Mentiras" written by Manu Chao. It portrays the story of Cancodrilo, a merchant of magical seeds who travels around the world experiencing the ups and downs of fortune and love. This story of tropical characters is inspired in the universe described by Manu Chao on the original story and his discography : an african god,  the court of miracles, the crazy cows, Octopus the villain and Hortensia, the fearsome hurricane of the caribbean will mark Cancodrilo's journey in the tropic. In this piece the languages of circus, dance and theater are in dialogue with the latest technology of interactive video and animation.



Artistic Directors: Catalina Del Castillo and Felipe Ortiz
Choreography: Marcelo Rueda
Aerial Choreography: Luisa Montoya
Original Music: Manuel Gamboa *with the colaboration of Manu Chao
Video, Animation and VFx: Autobotika / Lola Barreto, Jose  Luis Orozco
Costume Design: Helmuth André Beltrán
Lighting Design: Leonardo Vilar
Technical and Technological Director: Leonardo Vilar, Tito Caicedo / Sonic Design
Rigging: Gustavo de la Cruz.



A CO - PRODUCTION OF LA GATA CIRKO, SONIC DESIGN, ALGUACIL DUBKILLA AND LA PISTA FOUNDATION

 

Trailer by: Juan Felipe Olave

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Photos: Fernanda Pineda, Hanz Rippe and Sonic Design

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