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How to Make Philosophy Enjoyable?
Photo by Kelsey Marie Bell Next to Buenos Aires’ internationally known theatres, headed by the magnificent Teatro Colón, the local performing arts scene also cultivates an independent culture, taking...
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Masked: Every Family Has Its Limits
Photo by Jess Kraft It’s 1990 in the Middle East, and the first intifada (Palestinian uprising) against Israel rages on for a third year. In a small village in the West Bank, three Palestinian...
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Secuelas
Marilyn Monroe – the original paragon of beauty and class, the first all-American sex symbol – became the inspiration for generations of contemporary stars such as Cristina Aguilera and Madonna. But...
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Barbaric and Bloodthirsty Enough?
Sweeny Todd at Maipo Theatre (Photo: Shooresh Fezoni) The breadth of the Argentine stage is broadening as Broadway-style musicals flood back into Buenos Aires theatre. Over the coming months there’ll...
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The Suburban Players: A good bite o’ theatre in English
The surburban players cast. (Photo: Melanie Henderson)Cutely tucked away in a colonial house in the province of Buenos Aires, laughter is heard from behind a folded black curtain on a Saturday night....
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The Gaucho and Cowboy Face Off in ‘Rodeo’
Cody Right cowboy turned gaucho (Photo: Hernán Corera) Two parallel archetypes of North American and Argentine culture are the subjects of ‘Rodeo’ by playwright Agustina Gatto. Halfway through the...
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Thirty years after Teatro Abierto
'Decir Si', the play by Griselda Gambaro performed in 1981 (Photo: Julie Weisz) “If they will not stage our plays in the official theatres,” Argentine playwright Robert “Tito” Cossa wrote in a 1981...
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On Now: La Última Sesión de Freud
On the eve of Britain’s entry into World War II, Sigmund Freud, a Jew exiled to London from Vienna, is plagued with oral cancer, fast approaching death, and remains as avowedly unconvinced as ever, by...
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On Now: Hundan el Belgrano
Former British Primer Minister Margaret Thatcher has been put on the spotlight once more (Press Image) The 30th anniversary of the Malvinas/Falklands War has spawned a number of cultural events -books,...
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On Now: Marica, A One-Man Show
“Marica somos todos.” An interesting statement, that roughly translates as “we are all queer”. Yet read it again: apart from the literal meaning of Marica, deriving from Maricón, (meaning homosexual),...
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Q&A: Marcelo Pitrola’s Diario de Incertidumbre
When I met Marcelo Pitrola as part of our Author Spotlight series last September, he mentioned he was working on a new project: a collaboration with longtime artistic partner Silvia Hilario and actress...
View ArticlePartisan School Play Sparks Criticism
The Ministry of Education of the province of Santa Fe has opened an investigation with Child Protection Services to determine whether or not the rights of five second grade students were violated by...
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An Existential Crisis Cocktail Party: The Nervy, Erratic ‘Salón de Fiestas’
Going to the theatre as an expat is a strangely accurate test of where you’re at in your mastery of your new home’s language. Lip-reading, leaning in close – all of the skills you’ve honed from...
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Fundación Beethoven brings Theatre’s Giants to Buenos Aires
Throughout 2016, Fundación Beethoven is screening several pre-recorded plays from the UK as part of the National Theatre Live global cycle. The experience brings the talent of the West End to audiences...
View ArticleOn Now: Hamlet está muerto. Sin fuerza de gravedad
Agustina Pardini critiques the post-dramatic performance that to tells no story, is set on no stage, and does not distinguish a line between spectators and performers.
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