PERFORMANCE: Festival of Animated Objects presents Esperanza
PERFORMANCE: Festival of Animated Objects presents Esperanza by Iván Guevara García
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 1 – Studio Theatre
March 18 and 19, 2026
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
If death is not the end, can we make our goodbyes have the same joy of a first hello?
Inspired by Mexican culture, Esperanza is a story about hope, love and remembrance.
Join 10 year old Esperanza in the land of the dead as she navigates through the complex journey of grief, in a world full of mask and shadow puppetry.
In this collective creation we embrace the beauty of death and remind ourselves that the dead can also miss the living.
Co-Directors: Iván Guevara García & Mariza Iturbe-Becerril
Cast:
Liam Akehurst
Katherine Andra Armstrong
Laura Astiz Andrade
Kyle Pacheco
Cassandra Rickets
Nikhat Saheb
Sebastian Salomon Arriagada
Katherine Andra Armstrong
Laura Astiz Andrade
Kyle Pacheco
Cassandra Rickets
Nikhat Saheb
Sebastian Salomon Arriagada
Production:
Sarbkali Hayer
Sarah Innes
Joseri Mae Gon Villarta
Abigail Monarrez
Alison Morasch
Daniel Sanguinetti
Sarah Innes
Joseri Mae Gon Villarta
Abigail Monarrez
Alison Morasch
Daniel Sanguinetti
Advisories and Accessibility:
Runtime: 60 minutes
Contains themes about death, loss and grieving.
The Studio Theatre is located on the first floor of cSPACE Marda Loop, which is a wheelchair accessible venue.
If you are a wheelchair user, please select the wheelchair accessible ticket.
If you are purchasing a wheelchair accessible ticket, please let us know in the notes if you will be accompanied by a non-wheelchair user.
For more information about the accessibility of the venue, including a video walkthrough, please visit: https://www.puppetfestival.ca/accessibility/cspace-marda-loop
This presentation is part of our Incubator Series.
