We Are the Girls of the River
Performative reading by Daniela Catrileo in collaboration with Rocío García
12 November 2026
We Are the Girls of the River is a performative reading that incorporates elements of sound poetry, inviting audiences to immerse themselves in the waters as a space for encounter and listening. The poem unfolds through voice and body, in sonic collaboration with artist Rocío García, as words create an immersive rhythm and cadence. Inspired by Seba Calfuqueo’s work CAUTÍN, the river emerges as a voice that refuses to be silenced—a channel through which memory flows.
Daniela Catrileo is a writer and philosophy professor with an MA in American Aesthetics. She is the author of the poetry books Río herido (2016), Guerra florida (2018), Las aguas dejaron de unirse a otras aguas (2021), and El territorio del viaje (2022); the anthologies Todas quisimos ser el sol (2023), Un puñado de almendras (2025) and Soñamos con cetáceos. Poesía reunida (2016–2026); the narrative works Piñen (2019) and Chilco (2023); and the nonfiction volume Sutura de las aguas. Un viaje especulativo sobre la impureza (2024). Her distinctions include the Municipal Literature Prize of Santiago (poetry category, 2019), the Best Literary Works Prize from the Chilean Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage (short story category, 2020), the Municipal Prize of Santiago (novel category, 2024), and the Marta Brunet Latin American Short Story Prize (2025).
Date and time: November 12, 2026, 5:00 pm (30-minute duration)
Location: Exhibition space (Floor -1), Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Registration: Through this link on Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza’s website
Access: Free activity with prior registration required
Recommended age: All audiences
Language: Spanish
Capacity: 40 people
Activity offered in collaboration with Festival Eñe and with the support of Centro Cultural de España in Santiago (Chile).
The public program for Seba Calfuqueo’s exhibition CAUTÍN is presented in collaboration with Centro Cultural de España in Santiago, Cineteca Nacional de Chile, Festival Eñe, Filmoteca Española, Museo de América, and Complutense University of Madrid, with funding from the National Fund for Cultural Development and the Arts (FONDART), and with Radio 3 and NUEBO as media partners.
