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TZAQIK  |  a tale, of many (March 2020)
​ (Movement Operetta)
​Written by Jesús López Vargas
Directed by Shelby Caughron & Jesús López Vargas
Choreographed by Piper Bockstahler
Scored by Dimitri Soto & Ezra Anisman
​Production Manager: Jessica Keasberry
Technical Director: Merle DeWitt III
Lighting Designer: Nita Mendoza
Assistant Lighting Designer: Jacqueline González
Sound Designer: Ezra Anisman
Projection Designer: Arielle Singer
​Associate Projection Designer: Kyrsten Goodrich
Costume & Make-Up Designer: Athziri Morales
Associate Costume Designer: Meghan Marshall
Associate Costume Designer: Maria del Carmen Vargas Rodriguez
Scenic Designers: Jesús López & Merle DeWitt III
Production Stage Manager: Samson Lautzenheiser
Assistant Stage Managers: Mason Bergenholtz & Matthew Byrd
Dramaturge: Herman Gomez

Produced by MOON | COLLECTIVE, Brown Bag Theatre Company
​UCI Illuminations 
&
K.B. Theatre Company

POSTPONED due to COVID-19
March 27th, 28th & 29th | 4pm & 8pm
xMPL (Experimental Media Performance Lab)
(California)

For more information on producing this show: INFO PACKET
For more info download our: SHOW PROGRAM
Cast: Félix Colón, Katherine Lingle, Evan Lugo, Jessica Montez, Pallavi Rajan, Erika Clark,
Erica Bogan, Violeta Ruiz-Lopez, ​Carina Negrete, Freya Starks, Isabella Harris,
​Natalia Chambers, Emily McKeon, Taylor Payne & Ashley Onks
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Dimitri Soto · Tzaqik Soundtrack

Inspired by the Mayan myth of Xb’alanque, the moon twin-god from the “Popol Vuh”, we are presented with the story of a gentle deity doomed to watch the miseries, tragedies and laments of human kind, in an effort to find a cure for sadness. Tzaqik is a contemporary mystical performance inspired by and dedicated to the many who fight for a better tomorrow, to the many seeking the light. Rooted on various cultures from around the world and their many myths and stories, Tzaqik aims to thrill and captivate its audiences by integrating multilingual verse, original music and stylized movement, along with experimental visual designs in order to compose an unforgettable live experience. Tzaqik tells and represents the tragedies, but most importantly the triumphs, of many different groups of marginalized peoples around the world.

This project is currently offering professional-level opportunities to 39 young visual artists, linguists, performers, writers, music composers, designers, technicians & project managers and we are one of the ​first performance groups to casts their performers regardless of each individuals' cultural or gender identities, taking a strong
​stand for inclusion. 
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PUBLICITY MATERIAL & REHEARSAL SHOTS
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Erika Clark as Ix U
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Evan Lugo as Tato
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Jessica Montez as Estro
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Erica Bogan as Frija
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Pallavi Rajan as Aarushi
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Violeta Ruiz-Lopez as Pyramid
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Spítha (Movement Choir)
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Félix José Colón & Katherine Lingle
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Spítha (Movement Choir)
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Carina Negrete as Carmen
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DESIGN RENDERINGS + REHEARSAL PROCESS PHOTOS

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​*All photography in this website was taken by Jesús ​López unless stated otherwise*
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  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • Photography Portfolio
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  • STAGE/FILM
    • Artistic Direction + Producer >
      • Zu Sein
      • When We Watch (WWW)
      • No Erasure
      • Don Quixote de La Mancha
      • TZAQIK
      • /ECHO
      • In This Light There is Silence
      • Distance in its Movement
      • Curie, Curie
      • Video Colleges
      • Duality Broken
      • Symptoma 20
      • Brace for Impact
      • Mary's Wedding
      • RED
      • FAWNZ
    • Lighting + Projections Design >
      • After Images or Marie Curie Remembers
      • VIVO Teatro SilCo
      • the shadow of loving (you)
      • IN THIS LIGHT
      • University Designs
      • New Swan Shakespeare
      • FAWNZ Dance Company
    • Coordination + Management
    • Makeup Designer
  • RELATED WORK
    • INDIE ART PROJECTS >
      • Collages (nsfw)
      • "Visual Poetry"
      • "sil nce"
      • "Define the Unmade"
      • "HUU SHK"
      • Film Photography
    • "i.see.red" poetry & photography book
    • Publicity Art
    • ♫ MUSIC
    • "ReCreating the Stage"
    • MOON Collective
  • ABOUT
    • Collaborator's Quotes
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