Los bienes visibles is an acoustical drama crafted from noise and silence, from music and whispers. Two brothers care for their elderly father, who "is drifting away at a thousand kilometers per hour" in a space of confusion, filled with strange sounds and invisible voices that pull this story forward - a poignant exploration of aging
WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR
“We began imagining this project during the pandemic lockdown. Through the distance of screens, we dreamed of performing again in front of a live audience in an intimate, kind of sacred setting. We needed to regain the sense of gathering that was lost during those days. Our goal was not only to present a narrative about time and aging but also to create an experience where audience members could see each other and feel part of this ritual made of voices, silence, and time. When we finally emerged from isolation, singing seemed like the perfect way to bring all that to life.”
In numerous collaborations within the independent scene and public theaters, I have been working with these actors for over 15 years (or, perhaps, insisting would be a more fitting term). The number of years is significant, as one of the aspirations of our artistic collective is to create stories that accompany the life processes of the actors as they grow and age.
In the performance "Un Hueco" (2009), the cast was around thirty years old, and in a cramped locker room space filled with both audience and performers, we addressed themes of childhood loss, masculinity crises, and the struggles of becoming an adult. In "Prueba y Error" (2015), as the cast approached their forties, we introduced a 10-yearold actress to explore the territory of failed parenthoods. In this fully visible setup, the children witnessed their parents' fury and psychological deterioration, reminiscent of a Cassavetes film. Now, as we approach our fifties, we must confront the realities of aging parents and the certainty of their physical disappearance. What will remain of them once their images are forgotten? Throughout these years of creative collaboration, our plays have retained certain constants that are also present in this project: the construction of a distinct scenic object for each narrative, an exploration of the plasticity of realistic acting poetics in conflict with contemporary staging devices, and a continual search for the audience's place within each piece.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Cast Anabella Bacigalupo, Patricio Aramburu, Carolina Saade, Mariano Sayavedra, Agustina Reinaudo, Guadalupe Otheguy, Enrique Amido
Set and lighting design Santiago Badillo
Costume Designer Roberta Pesci
Music Composer Guadalupe Otheguy
Sound Pablo Leal
Sound consultant Ernesto Fara
Artistic consultants and choreography Andrés Molina, Mariana La Torre
Additional dialogs Diego Materyn
Graphic Design Malala Valentini
PH Pigu Gómez
Casting Juan Risso (Casting club), Nati Lisotto
Producer Brenda Lucia Carlini
Assistant Director Manon Minetti
Playwright and Director Juan Pablo Gómez
*Sound is the chore of this play, manifesting in various forms: spoken word, dialogues, songs, instruments, percussion, samplers, foley, and a choir of dubious nature. This quality makes the show suitable for accessible performances for blind and visually impaired individuals.