In Mayan tradition, birds are understood as divine messengers, intermediaries between the human and divine realms. They are capable of carrying messages and omens. The quetzal, a sacred bird in pre-Hispanic traditions, symbolizes divinity, freedom, and a connection to the spiritual world.

In this piece, the birds are embodied by young men in puberty, an age in which feminine and masculine energies coexist with particular intensity. The flapping of wings becomes a gesture of awakening, a shaking of old ways of seeing in order to perceive the world with renewed clarity. It invites a softer gaze, one connected to the feminine aspect within ourselves. Once awakened, this vision becomes crystal clear, allowing the fullness of the self to emerge and making sensation vivid.

The actors are members of the LTCI company, a collective of professional performers formed by peasants and Indigenous people from the coasts of Tabasco, Mexico.

This piece is part of Re[Membrar], a multi-year project conceived as a series of six events.

In collaboration with: Ángel Fernando Martínez Ávalos, Axel Jaret Rodríguez Ronzón, Carlos Antonio Martín García, Emanuel May Rodríguez, Julio Solís García, María Francisca García Pérez, Adalberto Sánchez Morales, Claudio Roger Morales Méndez, José Armin Vázquez Martínez, Alfa Hortensia Arias Sánchez, Álvaro Hernández Pérez, Benjamín Bautistas Hernández, Ceferino Félix Arias, Cruz Ovando de la Cruz, Doriliam Rodríguez de la Cruz, Fidelia López de la Cruz, José Francisco Gómez García, Laura Cerino García, María Eloísa García Pérez, María Marquesa García Pérez, Miguel de la Cruz Luciano, and Miriam Ortiz May.