XXIII INTERNATIONAL HISPANIC THEATRE FESTIVAL OF MIAMI
2008 PROGRAM
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; July 9, 10, and 11 | 8:30pm
OCTUBRE TEATRAL | Barcelona, Spain
EL LLANTO (Lament)
Written by Federico García Lorca and Enric Granados | Created and directed by Jaume Villanueva
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
TICKETS :: 305.949.6722 | 866.949.6722 (toll free) | www.arshtcenter.org
Co-sponsored by the Mercantil Commercebank​
Like poetry, Lament is, more than a plot, a mixture of feelings evoked by images of great beauty and content, feelings that slyly seep in through the pores to move us deeply.
Thursday and Friday, July 10 and 11 | 8:30pm
PROMETEO THEATRE, Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus | Miami, Florida USA
LOS INTERESES CREADOS (The Bonds of Interest)
Written by Jacinto Benavente | Directed by Joann María Yarrow
Teatro Prometeo, Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus | 300 NEst 2nd Avenue, Miami
TICKETS :: 305.237.3262 | www.teatroprometeo.org
Crispín, the hero of the story, is a crafty servant who manipulates a group of people by way of invisible strings. He dupes the respectable citizens of a sixteenth-century city into believing that his impecunious master is a fabulously rich nobleman traveling incognito on a secret diplomatic mission.
Sponsored by Miami-Dade College
Saturday, Julio 12 | 8:30pm
Sunday, Julio 13 | 5:00pm
ALQUIBLA TEATRO | Murcia, Spain
EL DÍA MÁS FELIZ DE NUESTRA VIDA (The Happiest Day of Our Lives)
Written by Laila Ripoll | Directed by Antonio Saura.
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
TICKETS :: 305.949.6722 | 866.949.6722 (toll free) | www.arshtcenter.org
In the 1960s, on the eve of their First Communion, the triplets stay up through the night awaiting the happiest day of their lives. Twenty years later, on the eve of their joint wedding, the triplets replay their conversations, full of humor and not entirely devoid of clichés.
Saturday, July 13 | 3:00-6:00pm
International Children’s Day
In collaboration with the Key Biscayne Community Center | Co-sponsored by the Key Biscayne Community Foundation, the Village of Key Biscayne, and Marlins Community Foundation
Key Biscayne Community Center | 10 Village Green Way, Key Biscayne
Free Admission
RESERVATIONS :: 305. 365.8900 | INFORMATION :: 305. 445.8877
GIRA-SOL | Miami, Florida , USA
LA CUCARACHITA MARTINA LLEGÓ A MIAMI (Martina the Cockroach Comes To Miami)
Written and directed by Ibetti Pérez
The story of a gluttonous mouse and other animals up to their usual tricks, and one in which minstrels interact with children. In the end, they all own up to their faults and promise to stop lying and blaming their friends. (In English and Spanish)
CUENTEROS & COMPANY | Miami, Florida, USA
FÁBULAS, UNA OBRA INFANTI (Fables, A Children's Play)
Based on Aesop’s Fables | Directed by Marilyn Romero
An interactive, educational and entertaining show full of magic, beauty and morals, presented through the magic of theatre. Each fable serves as a teaching tool of positive principles, where actors help kids discover them, with a beautiful original score and colorful and highly creative costumes.
(In English and Spanish)
PÉ DE VENTO TEATRO | Florianópolis, Brazil
BOM APETITE
Written and directed by Pepe Ñúñez
A frank and footloose clown invites the audience take an active part in the show, sharing the ridiculous and naive sides of human beings. On the menu there’s music, magic, juggling, group games and, of course, much humor. (In English and Spanish)
Sunday, July 13 | 3:00-6:00pm
International Children’s Day
In collaboration with Miami-Dade College, InterAmerican Campus | Co-sponsored by Miami-Dade College and the Marlins Community Foundation
Miami-Dade College, InterAmerican Campus | 627 South West27 Avenue, Miami
Free Admission
RESERVATIONS :: 305. 237.6186 | INFORMATION :: 305. 445.8877
GIRA-SOL | Miami, Florida , USA
LA CUCARACHITA MARTINA LLEGÓ A MIAMI (Martina the Cockroach Comes To Miami)
Written and directed by Ibetti Pérez
The story of a gluttonous mouse and other animals up to their usual tricks, and one in which minstrels interact with children. In the end, they all own up to their faults and promise to stop lying and blaming their friends. (In English and Spanish)
CUENTEROS & COMPANY | Miami, Florida, USA
FÁBULAS, UNA OBRA INFANTI (Fables, A Children's Play)
Based on Aesop’s Fables | Directed by Marilyn Romero
An interactive, educational and entertaining show full of magic, beauty and morals, presented through the magic of theatre. Each fable serves as a teaching tool of positive principles, where actors help kids discover them, with a beautiful original score and colorful and highly creative costumes.
(In English and Spanish)
PÉ DE VENTO TEATRO | Florianópolis, Brazil
BOM APETITE
Written and directed by Pepe Ñúñez
A frank and footloose clown invites the audience take an active part in the show, sharing the ridiculous and naive sides of human beings. On the menu there’s music, magic, juggling, group games and, of course, much humor. (In English and Spanish)
Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18 | 8:30pm
CÍA. de PEDRO MARÍA SÁNCHEZ | Madrid, Spain
AMAR Y SER AMADO, o LA DIVINA FILOTEA (To Love and Be Loved, or the Divine Philothea)
Written by Calderón de la Barca | Directed by Pedro María Sánchez
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
TICKETS :: 305.949.6722 | 866.949.6722 (toll free) | www.arshtcenter.org
The Divine Philothea poses a battle, opposing forces, a dialectical, philosophical struggle between the soul, the world, the flesh and the devil. Here, soul, world and flesh are enemies, opponents. This approach enables us to engage in a live theatrical game, not subordinated to doctrine, that each audience member may evaluate in all its aspects. (In Spanish)
Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19 | 8:30pm
LJUBLJANA CITY THEATRE | Ljubljana, Slovenia
AY, CARMELA
Written by Jose Sanchis Sinisterra | Directed by Mare Bulc
Teatro Prometeo, Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus | 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami
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Two varieté artists, Paulino and Carmela, survive the maelstrom of the Civil War by putting on cabaret performances in the Spanish countryside. In a dialectic of the sublime and the ridiculous, a tragicomedy of deathly fear and fearless courage, the author offers an insight into this turbulent period of Spain’s history. (In Slovenian with Spanish supertitles)
Saturday, July 19 | 8:30pm
Sunday, July 20 | 5:00pm
METAMORFOSIS PRODUCCIONES TEATRALES | Madrid, Spain
ÑAQUE o DE PIOJOS y ACTORES (Thespians, or Of Lice and Actors)
Written by José Sanchis Sinisterra | Directed by José Sanchis Sinisterra and Carlos MartínCarnival Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
TICKETS :: 305.949.6722 | 866.949.6722 (toll free) | www.arshtcenter.org
A comedy about diversity, a difficult knot to unravel. At a fast pace, the actors discuss the play's tangled plot even as they act it out. The 12 characters operate the lighting, direct the musicians and move the action along. Nevertheless, the story's denouement will be up to the audience.
Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26 | 8:30pm
KOMILFO TEATRO | Lima, Peru
LA IMPORTANCIA DEL ABRAZO (The Importance of Embracing)
Written and directed by Pilar Núñez and Jaime Lema
Teatro Prometeo
Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus | 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami
TICKETS :: 305.237.3262 | www.teatroprometeo.org
A story of two actors, their beginnings and their 20 years together, a history that we uncover over the course of a performance in which they face off and surrender so as to create new common space, new time
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; July 24, 25, and 26 | 8:30pm
Sunday, July 27 | 5:00pm
TEATRO AVANTE | Miami, Florida , USA
LA CELESTINA
Written by Fernando de Rojas | Adapted by Raquel Carrió | Directed by Lilliam Vega
Carnival Studio Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center | 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
TICKETS :: 305.949.6722 | 866.949.6722 (toll free) | www.arshtcenter.org
What truly grips us about La Celestina, who could be anyone, is the way in which old age pulls the strings of the age of innocence. At the end of the performance, we are left with a question. That uneasiness, which has lingered for more than five centuries, is the secret thread that connects us through time.
PLEASE NOTE | For security reasons, the United States has severely tightened restrictions on visas and other travel documents. Such restrictions may impair our ability to adhere to the published festival schedule. Please bear with us and keep in mind that our program may change without notice.