IATI Theater Presents Todas las mariposas negras mueren en el mar (All the Black Butterflies Die in the Sea)

Melding poetic language, tightly choreographed movement, original sound design, and projected live text, Todas las mariposas... unspools as a visceral, dreamlike ritual. A chorus of women embody and witness the journey of a single woman navigating trauma, memory, and the systemic erasure of her voice. Combining choreography, ensemble performance, and live media, the production gives form to the psychological and physical experience of a woman confronting trauma, systemic erasure, and survival. The play’s title references Chilean Painted Lady butterflies—delicate creatures who attempt impossible ocean crossings, only to perish before reaching shore. This becomes the central metaphor of the play: a portrait of womanhood as a perilous, unrelenting journey marked by resistance, fragmentation, and fleeting moments of refuge.