TREASURES
Stage device for children and adolescents
Mexico is a country of disappearances, a consequence of the State's failed policy against violence, which has resulted in more than 133,000 disappearances as of 2026.
As part of the struggle to remember the disappeared, we present this project, understanding the urgent need to overcome the fear of sharing and discussing this issue with our children and teenagers.
Treasures is a theatrical piece written and directed by Zahara Gómez Luchini to open a dialogue with younger audiences about enforced disappearance.
Five adventurers embark on a journey in search of their most precious treasures; they will overcome difficult obstacles that will lead them to build a lifelong friendship.
Mirna has had her most valuable treasure stolen. Amidst sadness and confusion, she decides to undertake a search on her own. Along the way, she will encounter other brave women whose treasures have also been stolen. They will venture into the hostile desert, which will fill their path with all kinds of surprises and adversities; for them, overcoming these challenges will lead them to find something more than just their treasures.
Text and Direction: Zahara Gómez Lucini
Performance and Costume Design: Toztli Abril de Dios
Mediation and Design: Clarisa Moura
Management and Public Relations: Claudia Ferrer Mariano
Consulting: Michel Retama Domínguez
Photography: Nirvana Paz
Illustration: Julia Reyes Retana
Set Design and Construction: Eduardo Berumen
Special Thanks: Las Rastreadoras del Fuerte, Lenz Claure, Emanuel Zúñiga, Andrea Tejeda, and Emmanuel García Ramírez.
"Treasures" has been presented at institutional venues such as the Teatro Helénico (2020, Mexico City), as part of the "Recipe Book for Memory" exhibition at the Centro de la Imagen. It was also presented at the Spanish Cultural Center in Mexico (2023, Mexico City), as well as internationally in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The project has strengthened and consolidated its role as an artistic and educational tool for dialogue, memory, and human rights. As a result, a season has been programmed throughout the year in schools, cultural spaces, and community centers in Mexico City, Guanajuato, Texcoco, and Morelos.
Digital Culture Center, Mexico City, 2025
Cista Refugio Citlaltépetl, Mexico City, 2025
Lxs de abajo, León, Guanajuato, 2025
Instituto Lux, León, Guanajuato, 2025
Universidad Iberoamericana, León, Guanajuato, 2025
Regional Cultural Center of Texcoco, State of Mexico, 2025
Scenic Garden, Mexico City, 2025
Tepoztlán Book Fair, 2026
PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL PROJECTS AND CO-INVESTMENTS ASPECT.