Lemi Ponifasio: Love to Death (Amor a la muerte) at Northrop

Advisory Warning: Full frontal female nudityThe voices, language, and bodies of Chilean artistsnative Mapuche singer and composer Elisa Avendao Curaqueo, and contemporary flamenco dancer Natalia Garca-Huidobroweave together in a ceremony revealing their own storiestwo lives that reflect Chiles history and the search for its future. The work was sparked by the events that were detonated after the murder of Camilo Catrillanca, a Mapuche former student activist and farmer. Touching on questions of identity and destiny, people and nature, the female being, and the balance of powerthe work transcends conventional ideas of theater, dance, and activism. Conceived and directed by internationally renowned Samoan artist Lemi Ponifasio, a champion of both the avant-garde and indigenous people.