XIBALBÁ, THE PLAY

XIBALBÁ PLAY OVERVIEW According to the “Popol Vuh” (religious Mayan book which narrates the origin of mankind) and the Mayas, the essential knowledge can only be obtained in the subterranean dimension of reality, that is, the underworld. Xibalbá is the Reign of the dead and, at the same time, is an inner dimension that takes the human being to other states of conscience at the moment of his or her decease. One of the most well-known sacrifices was the virgin maids one, where they were thrown to big subterranean caves to marry with the God of Death. ABOUT THE PLAY A young woman is torn between the honor of being chosen and the nostalgia of a life she couldn’t have, making a sacred journey which will take her to the encounter with the God of Death. In her body, the contradictions that go with her are reflected: the honor to be the chosen one, and with that, her renunciation to love, pleasure and motherhood. In her way to the underworld, she will try to rebel herself, leaving her life in a dance which makes her go through different emotional states. NATALIA CUÉLLAR COMMENTS XIBALBÁ rises as a personal search between life and death, it’s a reflection about giving and purification. The way of pain that the maid has to go through, is the only possibility to travel to the original seed of her creation. Xibalbá is a ritual, a sacred journey, a sacrifice.