A guide to the best of the three theatre circuits: the official, the independent and the commercial
In the face of the enormous offer of shows A menu is offered here with the best of official theatrequality at affordable prices; the independent, where creativity predominates in doing a lot with a little, experimentation and avant-garde, almost always at friendly prices, and the commercialwith recognizable stories and beloved actors. Let’s see.
At the San Martín Theater the performances of “Posthumous class”, of Alejandro Robinowhich is based on evocations of the classes the author took with Juan Carlos Gene, one of the great masters of the scene. The play takes place in a dreamlike limbo where a recently deceased drama teacher gives a final lesson to his students, while trying to decipher the meaning of that class. They will understand the meaning that the profession gives to their lives. Claudio Gallardou and tickets at 10 thousand pesos.
It is worth highlighting the cycle that is coming to the Lugones of that theatre in August, for which tickets can already be purchased, “100 Kafka 100”, with sixteen films around Franz Kafka in the year of the centenary of his death. They will be screened “The process”, recently restored in 4K, “The Castle”, of Michael Haneke and “The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa”, among many others.
At the Borges Cultural Center there are performances today and tomorrow of “The tropical night falls” of Santiago Loza and Pablo Messiez about the novel of Manuel Puig with Leonor Manso, Ingrid Pelicori, Eugenia Guerty and Carolina Tejeda at very affordable prices.
After his time at the Cervantes, he arrives tomorrow “Killing an elephant” of Franco Verdoia at Espacio Callejón, with performances at 7:30 p.m. It tells the story of four friends from Cordoba who meet again after the return of one of them, a visual artist who emigrated from the town and achieved fame, but who after a recent misunderstood artistic event is declared persona non grata by those who saw him grow up. The tragic death of a circus elephant hangs over the meeting and what was initially supposed to be a brief visit is prolonged too long. With Sebastian Suné, Gabriel Carasso, Berenice Gandullo, Julieta Lastra and Gerardo Serre.
Keep going “How beautiful everything was before,” of Lisandro Fiks based on The Seagull of Chekhov, excellent reversal of the classic that features nostalgic, tragic, lovable characters who fail to transform their chance into destiny. With excellent performances by Francisco Lumerman, Fiks and Martina Zalazar, among others, on Sundays at 5pm at the Moscow Theatre.
At El Picadero the functions of “Now after”, with Federico Ottone, directed by Hector Diaz and written by Guido Zappacosta about the reconstruction of a son’s bond with his father, through memories that surface in the decisive hours before the father’s death. After being presented successfully on Tuesdays, it offers a performance this Saturday.
Pay attention to the latest performances of the acclaimed musical at the Maipo “Come from away”, which is going on tour in Spain as it was the version chosen to be presented in Europe. Directed by Carla Calabrese, with Mela Lenoir, Edwardo Moreira and Marisol Otero, Among others, it tells the story of the passengers of 38 planes that had to land unexpectedly in the town of Gander, Canada, the week of the attack on the Twin Towers in 2001. It was the refuge of almost 7,000 passengers.
Source: Ambito
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