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Edition 33
“Tengamos el sexo en paz” presented in Nicaragua
Norma Rivera, a Nicaraguan actress rooted in Germany, brings a monologue titled “Tengamos el sexo en paz” to the Nicaraguan theater in the beginning of April. The piece is a theatrical comedy, which touches upon the theme of sexuality, with the aim of demythologizing it in a non-conventional pedagogic way.
The comedy is a work of the dramaturgic Italian artists Dario Fo, Franca Rame and Jacobo Fo. In Nicaragua, the play will be performed by Rivera, directed by Erasmo Alizaga, and presented by the Compañía de Teatro Dante.
“It’s an easy monologue, with a simple scenography”, commented the director of Alizaga, who made slight adaptations to the play for the national public. During the play, the expressive character will explain the different aspects of sex, including the prejudices and taboos that exist in our culture. The high numbers of adolescent pregnancies in our country was the motivation for Norma Rivera to organize the performance of this play, as she explained herself.
The performance will take place on April 8, in the experimental room Pilar Aguirre in the Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío. Tickets will cost C$60.
National Theatrical Encounter
Some 70 actors and theater directors from different regions of the country got together with the authorities of the Nicaraguan Cultural Institute in a "National Theatrical Encounter". This encounter aimed at observing the current state of this association while also exposing and coordinating the different ways the Institute wants to support events and elevate the artistic quality. The encounter took place last Saturday, March 29, in the Blue Room of the National Palace of Culture.
Awards in the El Güegüense Mask Competition
Last Saturday, March 29, the award ceremony of the El Güegüense Mask Competition took place, set up by the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture. The Institute gathered artists and artisans from all over the country who presented live-size masks of the El Güegüense using materials like wood, ceramics, paper, and tin, among others. The winners, elected by a jury composed of prestigious jurors, were the following:
1. Bertalina Arburola (Diriamba)
2. Silvio González (León)
3. Javier Gallegos (San Juan de Oriente).
The masks that passed to the final round can be seen in the Rodrigo Peñalba Room in the National Palace of Culture until next Saturday, April 5.
Link: El Güegüense
"Sopa de Muñecas" on stage
The piece "Sopa de Muñecas" is presenting this season's finale in the Justo Rufino Garay Theater next Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 (tickets go for C$100 or C$50 for students with ID).
The story is about the domestic violence and how women and children suffer under the violence by men. It is loosely based on "Mi vida gira alrededor de quinientos metros" from Inmaculada Alvear and "Parejas" from Susana Lastrepo, presented by the "Compañía de Teatro Justo Rufino Garay".
Link: Theater Justo Rufino Garay
International prize for a hotel in Estelí
The Hotel Cualitlan in the city of Estelí will be awarded in May with the a prize at the "International Quality Summit" (IQS) in the Golden Category, according to a press release from the organizers which was recently sent to the owner of the hotel, Marsiela Rodríguez.
Rosario Flores concert suspended
The Press and Public Relations Office of the Rubén Darío National Theater has informed the public that the convert of the renowned Spanish singer Rosario Flores, scheduled for April 9 in the main hall, will be canceled.
The singer has to rest on medical order instead of finishing her Central American tour called "Contigo me voy 2008", during which she would visit Nicaragua. The National Theater called upon the people who already purchased tickets and will be refunded by presenting themselves at the ticket counter between April 1 - 18. The public will be notified when the concert will be rescheduled.
Link: Rubén Darío National Theater