Habbuk, directed by
BATS theatre, until March 17, Fringe Festival, reviewed by Ines Almeida Performers Alejandro Sterenstein and Sofia Rivero from Uruguay’s physical theatre company Teatro Animalismo are trapped. They’re trapped in New Zealand, (thanks to covid), and on stage in their show
Habbuk, they’re trapped in what seems to be a post-apocalyptic wasteland or war zone. Stage designer Santiago Espasandin has created a bleak background with numerous vintage suitcases, a rope, and piles and piles of pebbles (which might be rubber), however the story isn’t bleak at all:
Habbuk is a love story. If you’re worried about not understanding the Spanish, don’t worry, there isn t any. Instead, Teatro Animalismo has created its own language – something Hungarian sounding. And if you Google ‘’Habbuk’’ anyway like a certain reviewer did, you’ll only come across information on one of the 12 prophets, Habakkuk, and that’s not helpful.