Hathi Baba’s and Illuminated Elephants (eng)

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Back in 1974, after traveling as an international roving tribe of artists in Europe, North Africa & the Middle East, we adopted the name of one of our teachers in India, Hathi Baba, and for a few years, Svante, Tove, Ria, Gerda, Andrés, Pernille, Alberto and our first three children, Odin, Oliver and Mayura, became «Los Hathis«, which means in hindi, «The Elephants» 

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Living and learning in different ashrams and with tibetan teachers in Asia 

09.INDIA,Hathis en costa del Bengala en Puri

The seed of «Hathi Baba´s, the Transit Ashram Commune» in India – 1974

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 One year latter, we arrived to Mexico, and integrated new members to our tribe

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 «Los Hathis» rehearsing our first multimedia performance in San Jeronimo,

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 After touring Mexico and Guatemala, we went up North to California, and changed our name to «the Illuminated Elephants» in 1977

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14.Obra del Viking Yule en San Francisco Ca ,1976Creating plays based on the legends and myths  from  the many cultures we visited in our journeys

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Until 1981 that we returned to México, living with many indigenous communities on our way South

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01.Buses en Sonora, Sitio de la pelicula Catch 22, 1980

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 Presenting the Elephants show «The Beginning» in many villages plazas & theaters from the main cities of the country

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Until 1982, that we decided to settle down and build our own village in Huehuecoyotl, up in the mountains of Morelos

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