Wayqeycuna
Tiziano Cruz (Argentina)
- Fri Feb 6 7:30PM
- Sat Feb 7 2PM
Co-Presented by
Presenting Supporter: The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund
Memory // Ancestry // Resistance
Like a quipu—the intricate system of knotted cords used by Andean peoples to record memory and knowledge—Wayqeycuna traces Argentinean artist Tiziano Cruz’s path back to his childhood in the Andean north. Through a poetic layering of testimony, ritual, and performance, Cruz reassembles fragments of collective and personal history, each knot an invocation of ancestry, each gesture a measured rebellion against erasure. Drawing from archival research and community memory, the work reflects on the violent devastation of cultural and communal life under neoliberalism and enduring racial hierarchies.
As the final piece in Cruz’s trilogy Tres Maneras de Cantarle a una Montaña (Three Ways of Singing to a Mountain), which includes Soliloquio (I woke up and hit my head against the wall) presented at the 2023 PuSh Festival, Wayqeycuna unfolds as an act of return and repair: a lament for what has been taken, and a celebration of what persists.
This show is part of Encuentro: programming at the 2026 Festival centering Latin American artistic impression. Visit the Encuentro page for a bread-making workshop with artist Tiziano Cruz, related performances, artist talks, and more.
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Artist Bio
Tiziano Cruz
Tiziano Cruz was born in Jujuy, Argentina. His interdisciplinary art uses the intervention of public space to subvert oppressive hierarchies. Cruz is the founder of the ULMUS Cultural Management Platform, which is dedicated to cultural exchange among South American communities. His works have toured Argentina, Brasil, México, Suiza and España.
Partners
Venue
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Content Advisory
Bread will be offered
Showtimes & Tickets
Post-show talkback: Fri, Feb 6 7:30PM
Standard: $39 // Generous: $59
Accessibility
Spanish with English surtitles
Both spoken language and sound will be captioned
Credits
Director, Playwright, & Performer Tiziano Cruz Dramaturg Rodrigo Herrera Artistic Collaboration Rio Paraná (Duen Sacchi y Mag De Santo) Technical Coordination, Filmmaker, Photography, Sound, & Music Design Matías Gutiérrez Lighting Design Matías Sendón Costume Design & Arts Production Luciana Iovane EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION Cecilia Kuska (ROSA studio) and Umulus Gestión Cultural International Relations & Tour Management Cecilia Kuska (ROSA studio). Creation Residencies La Virreina Centre de la Imatge (España), CRL – Central Elétrica (Portugal) Co-producers MITsp (Sao Paulo International Theater Exhibition), Festival D´Avignon, La Batie, Zurich Theater Spektakel, Ulmus Gestión Cultural & ROSA studio.
With the support of FIBA (Buenos Aires International Festival) and and CCKONEX (KONEX Cultural City, Buenos Aires), CRL – Central Elétrica (Portugal), McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund
With the help of Community of San Francisco and Santa Barbara, Jujuy – Argentina. The Cruz family for accompanying this new creation.