Ongoing Thought
With the director and playwright Guillermo Calderón. Mediation by Ferdinando Martins (USP)
March 19th, from 10am to 11am | Venue: Itaú Cultural
Crossing Dialogues
With Edson Teles
March 20th after the performance | Venue: João Caetano Theatre
Synopsis
In 2013, Jorge Mateluna collaborated in the creation of Escuela, which talks about the urban guerrilla schools of the 1980s. The show was presented in the first edition of the MITsp. Mateluna, who was imprisoned for 12 years, shared with the group led by Guillermo Calderón his history as a militant of the Patriotic Front Manuel Rodriguez. While the play was touring, still in 2013, Mateluna was arrested on charges of bank robbery. The ethical and artistic issues encountered by the group in face of this prison motivated the creation of a new show, entitled Mateluna, that works practically as a continuation of Escuela. The performance has a political nature and discusses justice, memory and recognition to those who fought against the dictatorship. The show premiered in October 2016 in Berlin at the festival The Aesthetics of Resistance – Peter Weiss 100, at the Hau Hebbel Am Ufer Theater.
History
Guillermo Calderón is a playwright and director. In Chile, he wrote and directed Neva, Clase, Diciembre, Villa, Speech and Escuela, among others. He was invited to assemble a version of Neva at the Public Theater in New York and at the Center Stage in Los Angeles and to premiere Beben and Kuss in Düsseldorf. His shows have been presented in more than 25 countries. He was co-author of the films Violeta Went to Heaven, by Andrés Wood, and The Club, by Pablo Larraín, winner of the Silver Bear of the Berlin Film Festival. He wrote Neruda‘s script, also directed by Pablo Larrain. His most recent show is Gold Rush, which premiered last January in the Theatre Basel, Switzerland. In March he will present the english version of his show Villa in New York.
Credits
Playwright and Direction: Guillermo Calderón
Cast: María Paz González, Camila González, Carlos Ugarte, Luis Cerda, Andrea Giadach, Francisca Lewin
Design: Loreto Martínez
Direction and Production Assistant: Ximena Sánchez
Co-production: Hau Hebbel Am Ufer, Berlin; Maria Matos Theater, Lisbon; Fundación Teatro a Mil, Santiago.
