Sons of the Dictatorships

DANCERS / CHOREOGRAPHERS Barbara Hernandez, Lukas Lizama
PRODUCERS Markéta Kultová, Dita Aguilera
PHOTO Barbora Mráčková

LENGTH 60 minutes

The dance performance Sons of the Dictatorships offers a raw testimony about life under authoritarian regimes in Latin America. It is based on the true stories of people who grew up in an environment of corruption, violence, and fear – but also of an unbreakable desire for justice.

"We are poor, not by choice, but because they have stolen everything – our blood, our breath, our books, our health. We are a people who have been silenced, but with the will to scream and tell our history."

Choreographers Lukas Lizama and Barbara Hernandez explore the theme of resistance against oppression through the power of the body and movement. Their dance is dedicated to corporate bosses, corrupt politicians, and murderers in suits – those who watch in silence while others suffer.

Although rooted in the Latin American context, the message of the performance is universal and powerfully echoes the experience of Central Europe. Sons of the Dictatorships remind us that authoritarianism has not disappeared – it has merely changed its face.

The project is a co-production of the Memory of Nations Theater and the Embassy of the Republic of Chile, with financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile through the Program for Cultural Activities Abroad (PACE) 2025, of the Direction of Cultures, Arts, Patrimony and Public Diplomacy (DIRAC), from the State Fund for Culture and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.