John Manuel Contreras
01/17/2022 | Merida Yucatan
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In a context like the one experienced in Yucatan and the world as a result of the pandemic, where many people have lost loved ones, it is vital to have tools to make the grieving process more bearable. The silence that burns by Murmurante Teatro is one of them and its audiovisual version will premiere at the end of this month for dozens of young people in university.
The silence that burns It is a one-person project emanating from Murmurante Teatro and premiered in 2018. The pandemic turned its developers to review it again and after rereading the original piece several adaptations were made, said Ariadna Medina, director of that stage group.
“This piece deals with grief, the loss of loved ones; and also memory, reconciliation and ‘dying well’, which is a whole issue for those of us who have had terminally ill patients, how we let go and let them go”, he detailed in an interview with this newspaper.
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Ariadna Medina underlined the importance of this work, especially in the context of the pandemic, a fact that partly led them to put the issue back on the table, since many people are dying these days.
“Nobody teaches us how to mourn and although there are some manuals and support materials, until it happens to you, you don’t investigate about it. For me it is important to address it again, especially for the young people who are having these losses, “he added.
Faced with this panorama, the scenic artist pointed out that, in the case of this sector of the population, mourning does not only imply the immaturity of their age, but that these pains are traces that usually mark them forever.
“And if we don’t know how to purge it, how to move on to other stages so as not to remain in melancholy, we can carry it all our lives,” he warned.
own testimony
The piece captures the story of the loss of the parents of its director, first her mother passed away and in 2019 her father followed her. It was in 2021 when Ariadna Medina decided to remake The silence that burns and include your own experience.
“It is a testimonial and documentary piece of the history of my parents and my mourning. I do not pretend to give recipes, but to share my story. Fortunately, the public has received it very well, we have had full houses, despite the complications of the pandemic.
As in all Murmurante stories, after the presentation the public will have the opportunity to share their impressions and comments about EThe burning silence. This exercise, he celebrated, has come to take the same time as the piece itself.
“People today need this type of material. Murmurante’s work does not seek to give answers but to generate questions and raise awareness through what we do. This is a sensitive issue and right now all of this is on the surface in society,” he added.
This new version of cinema, explained the artist, was thought to be carried out due to the health contingency. He announced that, despite the difference between the theater and the screens, the result was quite favorable for people to enjoy it.
The events will be held on January 19 with the Universidad Modelo, on January 24 with the Intercultural Maya University of Quintana Roo, and on January 25 with the Felipe Carrillo Puerto University Center, the Anáhuac Mérida University, and the Marist University, at 8:00 p.m. hours.
Edition: Estefania Cardeña
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