Goodbye Macondo

Closure. Justice. Amid a magical landscape of violence and memory, these refugee actors try to find ways to deal with the past and build an ever-elusive future, here, in the present. Please note: the given ending time is an indication.

Goodbye Macondo

Location

CC Amstel

Cullinanplein 1

1074 JN Amsterdam

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A visual political theater play

Goodbye Macondo/ Adiós Macondo is a visual political theater play created by Nicaraguan refugee theater group Lleca Teatro. Located in the fictional Macondo, the actors share their experiences with violence and displacement amid a sensorial landscape of memories, looking back at the violent political systems they left behind, but can't seem to escape.

From behind their masks, they question what remains. Who has the right to remember? Whose truth matters? What can be told and what should remain unsaid? As they build altars, guilt, fear and denial slowly give way to expression and inversion. Live music and poetry. After the play, the décor remains as an installation that you can walk around in up close - invited to add a memory of your own.

Adiós Macondo premiered at the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam on April 1, 2023. Follow the link to watch a mini-documentary about the group's origins and creative process.

After the play, the décor remains as an installation, so that the audience can take a closer look at the landscape of memories. You can also add a reminder yourself. There will be a follow-up discussion afterwards.