SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
Minister of Culture unveils activities for Chile’s ‘Dia del Teatro’
SANTIAGO – At noon on Tuesday May 8 the Minister of Culture, Luciano Cruz-Coke, unveiled the government-run activities and schemes scheduled to take place this week on and around the May 11: the ‘Día del Teatro’ (Chile’s yearly celebration of national theatre). The ‘Día del Teatro’ takes place on the birthday of the theatre director [...]
Santiago Hosts International Festival of Performing Arts
SANTIAGO – The International Festival of Performing Arts and Transdisciplinarity (FIDET) is an Arts festival taking place from April 11-22, 2012 in the heart of Santiago. Santiago prides itself on being the drama capital of the continent, with productions all year round. For 11 days this month, Santiago opens its doors to a cultural and [...]
Region VIII Weekly News, January 25, 2012
Every week, Rod “Alley’Gator” Hunrichse bring news from the VIII (8th) Bio Bio Region. Includes Concepción, Chillán, Los Ángeles and Talcahuano. News on cultures, music, sports and events. Arts and crafts Fair, Closing of Symphonic Orchestra with Congreso Feel free to attend the International Popular Art Fair in Parque Ecuador, Concepción, a must-see and also a [...]
‘Penetrador’: captivating, unnerving theater on the Santiago stage
As I walked into the Lastarria90 theater, one of the many locations around the city housing shows for this month’s “Santiago a Mil” theater festival, I was a little put-off by what I saw. The three actors set to perform that night in a production of Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson’s “Penetrador” (Penetrator), were greeting audience [...]
Region VIII Weekly News
By Rod “Alley’Gator” Hurichse HEADLINES Summer Theater begins at UCSC, UBB, Artistas del Acero A lots of theater options are available in January in Region VIII: 1) Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción began its Theater Season with discount prices for famous plays (up to CLP$ 3000) and an entire week of choices next to [...]
‘Extranjero’ shines light on dark chapter of South American history
Up until the second half of the 19th century, Patagonia was still relatively untouched by the expansionist fervor of the Western World. In the minds of many explorers, it maintained an unknown, mystical quality. And in the minds of entrepreneurs and businessmen, it was an untapped resource with potentially lucrative possibilities. When South American governments [...]
Acting for a good cause
Just over two months ago, the play “Noises off” by Michael Frayn was presented at the Grange School in Santiago by a group of actors from Santiago Stage. The motive was to collect funds for a non-profit foundation. It was Monday of this week, July 11th, when the money was finally delivered to the “Carolina [...]
Almost Well-Read: Almost not Well-Read
Every week, among the avalanche of female underwear and love letters I get in the form of reader mail, I always manage to find one or two asking me about all kinds of current political issues; “When will you do education?” they ask, “When will you speak about sexual equality?” they insist, “When will you [...]
Premiering in Chile: Strauss’ Ariadna en Naxos
In its premiere in Chile, Ariadna en Naxos, by Richard Strauss, is one of the season’s highlights at the Teatro Municipal. The very original plot represents the magic of theatre within theatre, involving tragicomic situations and roles that present great challenges for its actors. Already one night in, the opera is running from June 13th [...]
Municipal Theatre opens up the arts to young people
Operas, concerts and ballet will become part of the of the academic training of more than 14.000 children this year. Thanks to an alliance between Santiago’s Teatro Municipal and the Luksic Foundation, the theatre’s artistic programme will be included in the Language, Communication and Music curriculum of high school and higher educational students. The initiative [...]