The Playground Theatre in Association with Camden Fringe Festival presents
UPROAR
1 AUG | 7PM
Original Concept: Rieckhof-Silva
Movement direction| Performance: Moyra Silva
Video/sound Editing and Projection: Moyra Silva
Costume Design: Carolina Rieckhof
Props and Installation: Carolina Rieckhof
Violin by Camila Alva
Production: Juliana Torres, Rieckhof-Silva
Uproar is an interdisciplinary performance exploring the right to protest and the power of collective action. A journey from injustice to hope, powered by unity. Blending rebellious dance, unique sonorous costumes, and archival audiovisuals, it honours the Latin American tradition of using music and dance as political expression. Created in response to the deaths of civilians in Peru (2022-2023) during protests, Uproar sheds light on Peru's ongoing crisis—rooted in unresolved colonial issues like discrimination, racism, and classism. It raises awareness of peaceful protests and invites audiences to sound together in a collective call for social justice, fostering empathy and solidarity in facing these global challenges. This original project by Latin American immigrant artist women in the UK aims to inspire social justice, and present new strategies for cohesion and resilience through art.
BOOKING INFORMATION
Duration: 50 minutes.
Interval: n/a
Content Warnings: TBC
Accessibility: n/a
Recommended for: 14+
Tickets (Unreserved)
General Admission: £18
Senior 60+ Concession: £15
Unemployed/Under 30/Student: £15
Access for All: £15 (reserved)
Access for All Note: Please contact boxoffice@theplaygroundtheatre.org.uk for your complementary ticket for a career/companion/friend
REVIEWS
‘A unique, personal, and exciting piece of work, shedding important light on the political crisis in Peru (...) by uniting collective voices through movement and incredibly unique costume.’ - Esther Hallas, Theatre Deli
'Even If I am not from Peru, it made me think deeply about facts from history and the recent past of my country and I felt the same frustration, anger, persistence. (...) your performance touched my thoughts and heart.' - Audience response
Review published on POPMOVES (2024): https://popmoves.com/news/through-our-movements-we-are-one-uproar-and-the-memory-of-the-embodied-communal-practices-of-resistance/
“The presence of communal sensorial memories passed down through generationsand across communities, serves as a testament to the enduring relevance of culturalsymbols and embodied knowledge. While the notion of genetic memory (Dias andRessler, 2013) remains speculative, there is a growing consensus on the significanceof the body and movement as repositories of knowledge and meaning (Butler, 1990;Fanon, 1970; Ingold, 2000). Giese and Keightley (2022) highlight how embodiedremembering is a social practice that creates, preserves, and negotiates sharedpasts.”
Review published on Dance art Journal UK: https://danceartjournal.com/2024/12/11/performance-and-protest-in-uproar/?utm_source=Siobhan+Davies+Studios&utm_campaign=9b4bff77a5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_12_13_04_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-9b4bff77a5-627504432&mc_cid=9b4bff77a5&mc_eid=10eb48b2bf
"Silva accelerated her body to represent the rites of purifications performed by the Taki Ongoy movement. Later she gave an ending to the performance by singing a beautiful song of resistance that resonated with many people. The Lima beans on her costume shook on her body and in the hands of the attendees of those who held pallares. It felt as if all the hearts present in the room synchronised. Rieckhof and Silva succeeded in creating a collage that would connect people from all over the world with the Andes. Rieckhof and Silva succeeded in creating a performative collage that would connect people from all over the world with the Andes."
About RIECKHOF-SILVA Collective
A collaboration between two Peruvian artists: Carolina Rieckhof (costume and prop designer) and Moyra Silva (director, performer and movement thinker). Their cooperation emerged as an artistic response to the tragic loss of civilian lives under a dictatorial government in Peru. Motivated by these events, they began to investigate particular forms of protest in Peru, focusing on traditional and ancestral expressions that, for centuries, have functioned as powerful tools of resilience, collective memory and cultural identity. From this research, they share a performance proposal and workshops that explore the intersection between dance, costume, activism and community participation, intertwining ancestral knowledge with contemporary artistic practices.