PASMI has produced 21 shows, including plays by Latinamerican authors, adaptations of classical works (of theatre and literature) and group-devised productions.

PASMI shows tackle contemporary issues, and aim to be a catalyst in stimulating the audience´s reflection about these issues. After every PASMI performance an open discussion or forum is held with the audience, whether adults or young people.

PASMI´s work is based on a long term artistic development process with company members, and therefore company shows can remain in repertoire for many years. As a result of this, our shows have been seen by thousands of people in an amazing variety of places and contexts in Chile and Latin America (Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay). PASMI’s first tour to Europe : October-November 2008

Our commitment to ACCESS TO THE ARTS converts into the following strategies:

  • Annual schools touring program, using a system of “fee redistribution” (the cost of performances is subsidised by schools or colleges with a higher income base, because “money cannot be an obstacle to culture”)
  • Touring and collaborative projects in regional areas of Chile and other countries
  • “Flexible productions” that can be performed in a diversity of spaces and conditions
  • Participation in festivals that prioritise performances in marginalised sectors
  • Coordination of PASMI tours in Chile and to other countries that prioritise performances in a diversity of communities and to a diversity of audiences

Shows currently in repertoire…

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The lady from the sea

Original: Henrik Ibsen
Adaptation: Iván Iparraguirre
For a woman´s right to live without fear. Our personal response to the unacceptable level of violence against women.
Original production premiered 2006 (Based on version written by Alfonso Sastre)
Remount premiered 2007
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Metamorphosis

Original: Franz Kafka
Adaptation: Iván Iparraguirre
An analogy is created between the “bug” of the Kafka novel and the world of an adolescent going through his own metamorphosis.
Premiered 2003
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Birth… We´re modern women,
aren´t we?

Group-devised
In the 21st century, giving birth is no longer a natural act, but rather a process that is routinely intervened by science, technology and “modern” attitudes. This show advocates for a return to a more “human” birth experience.
Premiered 2002
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Leyenda

Group Adaptation
Original concept: Penelope Glass
A children´s show that recounts the legend of how people learned to listen, with the help of the music that surrounds us.
Premiered 2000
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Previous productions…

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Life is eternal in five
minutes

Group-devised
The stories of two migrants in Chile. A show in multiple theatre styles that breaks down the barriers and calls for the acceptance of cultural diversity.
Premiered 1999

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My Vallejo: Paris…and the roads

by Sergio Arrau
The life and work of Peruvian poet César Vallejo. Playful interventions by actors and puppets, are juxtaposed with extracts of the poet´s works.
Premiered 1997

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Kan

by Sergio Arrau
The indigenous version of the “discovery” of Latin America. A Central American Indian describes the arrival of the Spanish from his own point of view.
Premiered 1993

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