JEFFREY ELIAS TEETER

Piedra de sol

sunstone

Written By

Octavio Paz

Directed By

Maria Morett

Scenic Design By

Erin Brewster

Lighting Design By

Rachel Levy

Sound Design By

Patrick Janssen

Costume Design By

Jackie Gudgel

Projection Design By

Jeffrey Elias Teeter

DESCRIPTION

The Center for New Performance at CalArts (CNP) and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Theater in association with the Getty Villa present a Duende CalArts production, Piedra de Sol (Sunstone). Conceived by Marissa Chibas and adapted and directed by Méxican playwright/director María Morett, Piedra de Sol (Sunstone) is produced as part of Duende CalArts.

 

This production integrates the poetry of surrealist poet André Breton and warrior/philosopher king Nezahualcóyotl. Morett’s staging immerses the audience in the ellipsoidal perspective of the original poem and is brought to life by the performing ensemble of CalArts actors and musicians and a design team of current CalArts students and alumni.

 

Octavio Paz, awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote Piedra de Sol (Sunstone) in 1957. The poem was praised as a magnificent example of surrealist poetry and serves both as an autobiography and portrait of a generation. Piedra de Sol (Sunstone), observes director Morett, “considers the defense of the love force, the footprint of shattered illusions and the search of communion and explores the mysteries of time, love, desire, nature and history.”