When Christopher Columbus is arrested for abuse of power in the Indies, he begs an audience with Queen Isabella to explain his actions and to plead for absolution. La Reunión, a play written and directed by Trinidad González and played by Trinidad González, Jorge Becker and Tomás González, uses this historic event to build a story that reflects on the human condition in situations of power. This play, the company’s third production, takes on such issues as the vindication of indigenous people, the power of the Church and the oligarchy, and universal class struggle. As in previous works, Teatro en el Blanco has created a minimalist set, focusing attention on the acting and the text that speaks of the human condition in universal terms.
On Tuesday, November 4, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. the company members will lead a workshop for directors, dramaturges, and actors on Teatro en el Blanco’s renowned ensemble-driven process at On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium. The workshop is sponsored by Centro Cultural Español of Miami. RSVP: José Manuel Domínguez at [email protected] or call 786-975-4891.
About Teatro en el Blanco
Teatro en el Blanco is an independent Chilean theater company that functions totally autonomously, generating its own resources, and thus earning the freedom to create and develop its own idiom. La Reunión is the company’s latest production. Its previous works, Neva (2006) and Diciembre (2009), successfully have toured to more than 25 countries in the United Estates, Latin-America, Asia and Europe.
Trinidad González founded Teatro en el Blanco in 2004 along with playwright/director Guillermo Calderón. She plays the lead role in La Reunión and is internationally acclaimed for her roles in Calderón’s Neva and Diciembre. In 2007, she won the Altazor award for best actress for her work in Neva. Her work for the screen include Pecados (Martín Rodríguez, 2011) and Bonsái (Cristián Jiménez, 2011), an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival.
This project is presented as part of FUNDarte’s No Borders Performing Arts Series that presents the newest, most challenging contemporary work being created today in Ibero-America, The Caribbean, and Spain, and work that is reflective of our multi-ethnic and diverse community.
Project and organizational support for La reunión, by Teatro en el Blanco, comes in part from The Miami Dade County Auditorium, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Glassworks Multimedia, Barefoot Wine, Deauville Hotel, Miami Art Guide, MiamiArtZine, WDNA, Romaldesigne, Generacion Asere, El Nuevo Herald and Centro Cultural Español of Miami.
FUNDarte is a multidisciplinary non-profit organization dedicated to producing, presenting, and promoting music, theater, dance, film and visual arts that speak to Miami’s diverse cultures, with a special emphasis on artists from Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain.
November 6 and 7, 2014 at 8:30 p.m.
Miami Dade County Auditorium. 2901 W Flagler St. Miami, FL 33135
Admission:
Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com and by phone (800) 745-3000 or at the Miami Dade County Auditorium Box Office, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
$50 VIP, $35 General Admission, $30 Students and seniors.
Discounted Tickets for Groups of 10 or more and for Centro Cultural Español Members (with ID): $20.
Performance in Spanish with English supertitles.
FUNDarte at Miami Dade County
2901 W Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.547.5414
www.fundarte.us
Be the first to comment