Tallarín with Banana

What remains of a childhood when the world around us becomes an uncertain place? Which memories keep us together – and which friendships endure because they were formed early enough? ‘Tallarín con Banana’ tells the story of two neighbours growing up somewhere in South America in the 1980s and 1990s. A fictional yet deeply personal journey through childhood, adolescence and early adulthood – brought to life through music, dance, theatre and aerial acrobatics on the trapeze and in the aerial cradle. A production that oscillates between the intimate and the universal: between the children’s bedroom and history, between private play and collective experience. The Chilean-Argentine company Tallarín con Banana developed the piece in collaboration with the actor and director Severo Callaci. The starting point was the performers’ own life stories – from these memories grew images, from the images scenes, and from the scenes a unique poetic universe. The work premiered in spring 2021 in Rosario, Argentina; and since then it has moved audiences far beyond the borders of South America. An artful blend of movement, language and acrobatic physicality that celebrates the power of human connections – and reminds us that identity is not written by ourselves, but by the people who accompany us.