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

“Lluqu, lluqu” is a solo Physical Theatre piece that takes the audience on an epic journey through the agrarian celebrations of the Bolivian Altiplano.
Festivities, colors, music, masks, dances, and the landscapes of the South American Andes come together to shape this theatrical experience.
“Lluqu” in the Aymara language translates to heart (the bodily organ).
It is spoken twice so that it begins to beat with life: "Lluqu, lluqu."
Life must be called upon,
the heart must be called twice
so it can start beating,
to give and to receive.
Today, let’s celebrate as if it were the last time!
This is the promise that opens the scene, and throughout the performance, we will build, minute by minute, that longed-for joy of the community.
Inspired by the agricultural calendar and its festive rituals, the play explores the act of giving and receiving through the relationship between human beings, their community, nature, and the cosmos.
The relentless struggle of this Andean warrior to keep traditions alive becomes a contemporary manifesto in favor of celebrating life and reaffirming the right to identity.
Here, life is celebrated in all its forms...
It is celebrated with all forms of life...
It is always celebrated in community and with deep gratitude.
This piece is sung, offered, danced, enjoyed, and festively lived.
MASTER PRODUCTIONS 2025
APRIL, 4th - 16.30
APRIL, 5th - 20.30
📌 Teatro Dimitri
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The performance is suitable for audiences aged 16 and older.
The piece is performed in Spanish, Aymara (indigenous language), and English.
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LENGTH
55 min.
CONCEPT, IDEA, PERFORMANCE & DIRECTION
Ariel Rodrigo Baptista Aranda
EXTERNAL EYE
Jean-François Meuwly
COMPOSITION AND MUSIC DESIGN
Fidel Lucas Achirico Espinoza
TRADITIONAL DANCE MENTOR
Ronny Anghelo Rojas
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT MENTOR
Carlos Cegarra San Martin
ACTING MENTOR
Emma Bonnici
AUDIOVISUAL REGISTER
Javier Perugachi
ANTHROPOLOGICAL REFLECTION
Fabiola Vera Zuñiga
COSMOGONIC REFLECTION
Windsor Torrico Carvajal
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Jacopo Sidari, Andrea Ferrari
LIGHTING DESIGN
Mario Aguirre
With music by
Banda Imperial ‘Pujllay’, Luzmila Carpio ‘Ch'uwa Yaku Kawasaypuni’
GRAPHIC LINE, DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION
Teresa Libertad Baptista Aranda
PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AMERICA
Mayra Bautista Paz