
"Lluqu, lluqu" - Two heartbeats to live
Ariel Rodrigo Baptista Aranda

“Lluqu, lluqu” is a Physical Theatre solo that takes the audience on an epic journey through the agrarian celebrations of the Bolivian Altiplano.
Festivals, colors, music, masks, dances and the majestic landscapes of the South American Andes intertwine to create a vibrant theatrical experience.
In the Aymara language, “Lluqu” means heart, the vital organ.
Pronounced twice, the heart begins to pulsate with life: *Lluqu, lluqu*.
Life must be evoked,
the heart must be called twice
so that it can start beating,
to give and to receive.
Today we celebrate as if it were the last time!
This is the promise that opens the scene, and throughout the show we will build, minute by minute, that shared joy that unites the community.
Inspired by the agricultural calendar and its festive rites, the show explores the gesture of giving and exchange, weaving the connection between humanity, community, nature, and the cosmos.
This Andean warrior's relentless struggle to keep traditions alive becomes a contemporary manifesto for the celebration of life and the right to identity.
Here we celebrate life in all its forms...
It is celebrated with all forms of life...
It is always celebrated in community and with deep gratitude.
This show is singing, offering, dancing, celebrating and pure lived experience.
Master Production 2025
April 4th - 4:30 PM & April 5th - 8:30 PM
📌 Dimitri Theater
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The show is suitable for audiences aged 16 and over .
The languages of the performance are Spanish, Aymara (indigenous language) and English .
DURATION
55 min.
CONCEPT, IDEA, PERFORMANCE & DIRECTION
Ariel Rodrigo Baptista Aranda
OUTER EYE
Jean-François Meuwly
MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND DESIGN
Fidel Lucas Achirico Espinoza
TRADITIONAL DANCE MENTOR
Ronny Anghelo Rojas
MENTOR FOR CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Carlos Cegarra San Martín
ACTING MENTOR
Emma Bonnici
AUDIOVISUAL RECORDING
Javier Perugachi
ANTHROPOLOGICAL REFLECTION
Fabiola Vera Zuñiga
COSMOGONIC REFLECTION
Windsor Torrico Carvajal
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Jacopo Sidari, Andrea Ferrari
LIGHTING DESIGN
Mario Aguirre
MUSIC
Imperial Band 'Pujllay', Luzmila Carpio 'Ch'uwa Yaku Kawasaypuni'
GRAPHIC LINE, DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION
Teresa Libertad Baptista Aranda
PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AMERICA
Mayra Bautista Paz
