{"id":207550,"date":"2019-10-15T23:41:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T03:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=207550"},"modified":"2019-10-16T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T12:57:29","slug":"havana-theater-festival-what-you-cant-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/theater\/havana-theater-festival-what-you-cant-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"Havana Theater Festival: what you can’t miss"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last edition of the Havana International Theater Festival brought around 50 pieces to the Cuban capital between Cuban and international proposals, a sample that was so extensive that, beyond being inclusive, overloaded the program by reducing the importance of works of greater artistic value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A much more compact selection for the national sample is planned for 2019, which drastically reduces the proposals (from 34 to 16), while the number of foreign guests in the Festival is still 14, the same figure as a couple of years ago, for a total of 30 productions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The doors of 16 theaters in Havana will open from October 19 to 27 to pay tribute to Vicente Revuelta on the 90th anniversary of his birth and the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the city. Acclaimed and new groups will present pieces by German, Spanish, Polish, Cuban and Latin American authors, with pieces of great public acceptance and recognition of specialized critics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not many premieres will be seen in the Cuban capital, since part of the works have already been included on the billboards of the country\u2019s main theaters since last year and to date, while some rereleases are highly anticipated by the public. Other ways of assuming the theater stand out among the foreign pieces, through novel techniques and methods, according to the motto presented by this edition of the event: Concept, Technique, Direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

OnCuba<\/strong> proposes a group of pieces of national and foreign companies that you cannot miss in the 18th Havana International Theater Festival, which this time seeks a concentration of quality in the works, something that the viewer always appreciates.<\/span><\/p>\n

International Sample<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Actor and director Manuel Santos I\u00f1urrieta will arrive in Havana playing the role of the German philosopher. Photo: www.tiempoar.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Los Internacionales Teatro Ensemble, Argentina <\/strong>(El\u00e9ctrico Marx): <\/em>Karl Marx comes to life in Buenos Aires 200 years after his death, in a totally different society than he expected where he dialogues with young people about current concepts, seeking to understand how much modern society has advanced or regressed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A hilarious proposal that demonstrates the political character that the region\u2019s theater assumes many times, a trend that marks the work of directors such as Manuel Santos I\u00f1urrieta, who also assumes the script and the leading role of the play.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The proposal of the Grupo Tinglado of Mexico is family theater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grupo Tinglado, Mexico <\/strong>(La repugnante historia de Clotario Demoniax):<\/em> This family play, where puppets and actors mix to tell the text of <\/span>Hugo Iriart<\/span><\/a>, where the central theme is the mischief of Clotario, who is capable of performing any action in order to make the beautiful Marcelina fall in love with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his eagerness, this man confronts Isidoro Mosc\u00f3n, a town magician with whom he will start a strong fight over Marcelina, who also plays her part in this adventure, where actors and characters exchange formats in a play of great scenic dynamism that gives the show a vision different from the usual puppet show. For all ages.<\/span><\/p>\n