6 minutes
All Ages

La Chamantera or loom weaver is a shadow puppet play that tells the story of a loom weaver woman and her creative process. While she's weaving she remembers her childhood, takes care of her daughter and keeps alive an old tradition. To be a chamantera and make ponchos it's a traditional trade of more than two centuries old in the central zone of Chile.

Chamanteras passed their trade from generation to generation and today in the midst of modern life this art is in danger of disappearing.

Puppeteer: Jocelyn Glaves

Profile Artist

Titeres La Rosa studied at the School of Fine Arts in Valparaíso and, in 2006, graduated with a Plastic Arts degree in sculpture. In 2007, she worked in the art of puppetry with various techniques, attending workshops and courses led by domestic and foreign teachers. Titeres La Rosa also provides workshops for adults and children on the construction and manipulation of various puppetry techniques.

Since 2018, she has been part of the UNIMA International Puppet Union, a non-governmental organization, recipient of consultative status from UNESCO for the dissemination of puppetry.

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