The work, written in free verse, aims to provide continuity and to expound upon the work that has been underway for some time at the Teatro la Provincia, crystalized in the trilogy of La Patria<\/em>, Diatriba de la Victoria,<\/em> and Violeta, al centro de la injusticia<\/em>. In these works, the company has pushed the limits and experimented in work with a choir, seen from two perspectives: the choir generating music that is an integral part of the work, and as a human group telling the story. It is in Oratorio de la lluvia negra<\/em> that this approach to theater production achieves a unique synchrony. The work is one vast metaphor, speaking out against the abuse of power. Impunity is shown to be a way of forgetting: \u201cIf there is impunity, there can be no dignity\u201d says the director, adding that \u201cwhen I first read the work, I immediately realized that I had to do it, for the beauty of the language, the sonority, and the life that it gives, even though it touches on extremely tough subject matter\u201d.<\/p>\n

Oratorio de la lluvia negra<\/em> is set in the Chilean city of Lebu, and tells the story of two sisters who return to the land of the living to seek justice. They arrive at a peasant festival at the home of the landholder, who is the cause of all of the people\u2019s ills, confident that their children will be able to bring the tyrant to justice and show up his guilt. However, the children do not want to take responsibility for the past. The Old Man represents the image of a dictator. With his power out of control, he is responsible for the misery of the souls, the desolation of the people who now live in the shadows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nDIRECTOR<\/span>