International  Biennial of  Performance  VII  Bienal Internacional de Performance

Pablo Nieto – México - La Cuenca de los Ríos de Piedra

A principios del siglo XX, la mayoría de ríos y lagos en la Ciudad de México se cubrieron con concreto. Este documental evoca la memoria íntima de esta transformación. Navegaremos por las experiencias de cuatro personas mayores cuyas vidas estuvieron marcadas por los ríos, lagos y canales de la Ciudad de México, cuando el agua estaba más presente que en la actualidad.

Buscamos narrar cómo hemos vivido y convivido con el agua, a través de los ojos de aquellos que han sido testigos de las profundas transformaciones de una capital que lentamente drenó su agua y la reemplazó con capas de concreto.

La narrativa multivocal hará un mapa de los recuerdos que se desvanecen de nuestros personajes, yuxtaponiendo historias cotidianas sobre el agotamiento del agua en la Ciudad de México.

In the early 20th century, most of the rivers and lakes in Mexico City were covered with concrete. This documentary evokes the intimate memory of this transformation.

We will navigate the experiences of four older people whose lives were marked by the rivers, lakes and canals of Mexico City, when water was more present than it is today. We seek to narrate how we have lived and lived with water, through the eyes of those who have witnessed the profound transformations of a capital that slowly drained its water and replaced it with concrete layers. The multivocal narrative will map out the fading memories of our characters, juxtaposing everyday stories of water depletion in Mexico City. At the beginning of the 20th century, most of the rivers and lakes in Mexico City were covered with concrete.

This documentary evokes the intimate memory of this transformation. We will navigate through the experiences of four older people whose lives were marked by the rivers, lakes and canals of Mexico City, when water was more present than it is today. We seek to narrate how we have lived and coexisted with water, through the eyes of those who have witnessed the profound transformations of a capital that slowly drained its water and replaced it with layers of concrete.

The multivocal narrative will map the fading memories of our characters, juxtaposing everyday stories about water depletion in Mexico City.

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