Tonalli is cinema as ritual, with pulsating images, the rhythm of the music and the ecstasy of light flashing in a darkened room. The film has three movements: Xochiyáoyotl (the ‘Flower war’), Tlecacitl (a solar-lunar ceremony where Xolotl, the god of lightning and death, emerges) and Tonalli (the sun’s radiating warmth). In collaboration with student musicians from Codarts who will perform a live accompaniment, this Mesoamerican incantation will stir our Rotterdam audiences.
– Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss
Also in this combined programme
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Thoughts in Percussion
An improvised and interactive performance which playfully reflects on technological mediation through drumming.
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Art Directions: sound//vision
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Film details
- Country of production
- Mexico
- Year
- 2023
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 40"
- Medium/Format
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