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Immersive performance inviting people to care for one another through geographical distance or cultural differences.Guayabo (Venezuelan slang for “heartbreak”) is a grief party connecting people in the UK with Ania Varez's family in Venezuela, who are immersed in the severe humanitarian crisis of the country, through the long-distance exchange of rituals of celebration and grief.
Using poetry, film, Whatsapp messages and collective actions, Guayabo becomes a meeting point to recognise together the reality of migration and its hardship, the perseverance and richness of our common losses and the opportunities found in facing grief collectively.
Panel chat, 3.30pm-4.30pm, Free to attend:
How does it feel to be a migrant artist or an artist
collaborating with migrants making performance work in the UK today?
Ania Varez, Laila Diallo, Howl Yuen and Caroline
Williams, who have experiences of migration or have collaborated with migrants, will come together in conversation. Come along to hear their stories and spend some time thinking about the complexities and richness of creating performances that embrace migration.
Please Note: Audience members will be invited to use their smartphone and WhatsApp during this show. Please bring your phone with enough battery power. If you don’t have a smartphone or WhatsApp, contact us in advance on [email protected] and we will assist you.
There will be no access for audience members who arrive after the start time of the performance.
Please Note: This performance features low lighting which may be a barrier to access for those with visual impairments.
Age guidance: 18yrs+
Trigger warning: This show contains graphic descriptions of violence and death. It is about a humanitarian crisis.
Guayabo team:
Ania Varez - artist and performer
Gabriel Suarez - filmmaker
Caroline Williams - outside eye
Katherine Hall - producer and show assistant
Paul Samuel White - photography and filmmaker
Guayabo premiered at SPILL Festival of Performance, 2018. Part of the SPILL OPEN, supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. Since then, we have taken the work to SPILL Festival in Ipswich, Seoul Marginal Theatre Festival in South Korea, Migration Matters Festival in Sheffield and now we're closing this project in our home, Bristol.
This work was created with the support of Trinity Community Arts through the IGNiTE Residency Programme and Arts Council England.
Tickets can be purchased via the link below: https://www.trinitybristol.org.uk/activities/ignite/whats-on/guayabo
About Ania Varez
Ania Varez is a Venezuelan interdisciplinary artist and community worker based in Bristol. Their work changes all the time and moves across different mediums, always keeping a strong emphasis on movement and poetry.
About Trinity Presents
Trinity Presents is our in-house programme of events, bringing world-class artists to inner city audiences.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Trinity Centre, Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol, United Kingdom