2002 FOR YOU, ONLY THE BEST! 2003

12th

Season


VI Festival

Argentina

Puerto Rico

Spain

Switzerland

México

Uruguay

Paraguay

USA

Tango, Ese Loco Espejismo

(TANGO, THE PASSIONATE EMBRACE

Argentina

March 5

Teatro Concet

adapted by Francisco Cocuzza

directed by Francisco Cocuzza

Tango: giving form to the actor’s and audience’s inner truths … Tango: providing fresh ways to look at familiar themes … Tango: representing undeniable presence and power … Tango: a direct connection to your heart and soul. Tango.


Stefano

Argentina

March 7 & 8

Teatro Concet

by Armando Discépolo

directed by Francisco Cocuzza

Share the lives, dreams, frustrations, hopes and loneliness of immigrants seeking a better life while leaving behind their ancestors and loved ones. Enter in to this story … that may be yours as well.


La Curva

(THE CURVE)

Spain

February 7 & 8

Compañía Carro de Baco

by Tankred Dorst

directed by Antonia Castillo

Two brothers live by a dangerous curve in a remote area where many fatal accidents occur. One brother repairs damaged cars, the other writes relatives of the deceased. One day another accident occurs, interrupting their routine. Only in this accident, no one dies, and no car crashes … They’re out of work!


El Hombre Gato-Gallo

(THE MARVELOUS MR. GATO-GALLO)

Spain

February 11

Teatro de Títeres Tragaluz

by Darío Cardona Nichools

directed by Darío Cardona Nichools

After years of remembering their good old days of working in the circus, two retired clowns pull out some marionettes to recreate their days of glory. They – and their puppets – succeed in attracting children to their makeshift circus – a circus whose main attraction is “The Marvelous Mr. Gato-Gallo” – a character who must be seen to be believed!


El Rayo de Sol

(LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE)

México

February 15

Delta Teatro

by Alejandro Popescu

directed by Alejandro Lopez

Enter the imaginative world of fantasy. A toy mouse and a china ballerina with only one leg, abandoned in a basement, become friends. A cat invades their sanctuary, putting them both in grave danger. Only with the help of some children are the two friends saved from harm.


Rojo Carmín

(BLAZING RED)

México

February 21 & 22

La Matraka Teatro

by Cruz Robles B.

directed by Cruz Robles B.

Age-old story: Boy meets Girl. Boy meets Girl’s parents (who long for her to marry). But now questions emerge: Why does Woman marry? –All women want to marry, regardless of education, class or religion. Why does Man marry? – Because women want to marry them. No further discussion needed.


Crónica de un Secuestro

(CHRONICLES OF A KIDNAPPING)

Paraguay

March 11 & 12

Grupo Tea Trío

by Mario Diament

directed by Gustavo Ilutovich

Two men of separate circumstances kidnap a third man without the slightest idea why. A game of reality and fantasy, of jailer and jailed, of fact and illusion, ensues – with the ultimate truth finally achieved: self awareness.


Entre el Amor y los Genios

(BETWEEN LOVE AND GENIUS)

Puerto Rico

February 14 & 15

Leberuchy, Inc.

by Carlos Vega Abreu

directed by Orlando Rodriguez

Two artists – she, a writer, he, a painter – share daily fears, dreams and struggles as they reach for their pinnacles of success. Can love, friendship and individualism survive? And what truly matters in a relationship and a marriage? Could it be love?


Umbral

(TRESHOLD)

Switzerland

Feb. 28 & Mar. 1

Teatro delle Radici

by Cristina Castillo

directed by Cristina Castillo

Different methods of artistic expression shape, mold and transform our lives. Actress Cristina Castrillo maps the encounters, uncertainties, and blind alleys through which we stumble as we search for our histories and our futures.


El Informante

(STATEMENTS)

Uruguay

March 14 & 15

Teatro del Uruguay

by Carlos Liscano

directed by Carlos Liscano

Each and every day, the prisoner must write a statement. Slowly he realizes that his statements interest no one. So he writes lies, absurdities. But to whom is he lying if not himself? So he reverts to the truth, even while realizing that his written truths are pointless.


La Bella Durmiente

(SLEEPING BEAUTY)

USA

March 1

Teatro de la Luna

adapted by Jacqueline Briceño

directed by Jacqueline Briceño

…beautiful and romantic... A young Prince, aided by Good Fairies, rescues the Sleeping Beauty from the bewitched sleep imposed on her by the Bad Fairy. Together with their entire village, they rejoice in the triumph of Good over Evil.