• El montaje del director y dramaturgo Guillermo Calderón forma parte el ciclo Memoria 1973 – 2013  y se presenta hoy a las 21 horas en el Teatro UC.

Santiago, 18 de enero 2013.- Es uno de los estrenos más esperados del Festival, que  fue creado especialmente para el ciclo Memoria 1973 – 2013.  Escuela, del director y dramaturgo Guillermo Calderón (Villa+Discurso, Neva y Diciembre) se presenta hoy viernes a las 21 horas en el Teatro UC.

Con todas sus funciones agotadas, el montaje ambientado en la década de los ochenta cuenta la historia de un grupo de militantes que recibe instrucción paramilitar para derrocar a la dictadura.

La clandestinidad, la resistencia y la educación se entrecruzan en este relato inédito,  que en 80 minutos retrata la actividad y aspiraciones de una generación que usó todos los medios para conseguir justicia y libertad.

La obra se presenta hoy viernes y sábado 19 de enero a las 21 horas y el domingo 20 de enero a las 20 horas, en la sala 2 del Teatro UC. Debido al masivo interés del público, las entradas para todas las funciones están agotadas. Sin embargo, quienes no pudieron acceder a este estreno, podrán hacerlo desde el 4 de abril a 1 de junio en el ciclo Teatro Hoy, que organiza la Fundación Teatro a Mil (FITAM).

Para finalizar su participación en el XX versión del Festival Santiago a Mil, Guillermo Calderón realizará un Encuentro de Trasnoche gratuito y abierto a todo público donde se explicará el proceso creativo de Escuela. La cita es el domingo 20 de enero a las 22 horas en la sala 2 del Teatro UC. 

Santiago, January 18, 2013. Created especially for the Memory 1973-2013 cycle, it is one of the most anticipated plays of the Festival. Escuela, by playwright and director Guillermo Caldéron (Villa+Discurso, Neva and Diciembre), will make its debut at 9 pm tonight at the Teatro Uc.

With all of its performances sold out, the play set in the 1980’s tells the story of a group of activists who receive paramilitary training to overthrow the dictatorship.

Clandestinity, resistance and education intertwine in this original story that portrays, in just 80 minutes, the activity and aspirations of a generation that used all available means to obtain justice and freedom.

Performances will be held this Friday and Saturday, January 18-19 at 9 pm and Sunday, January 20 at 8 pm in room 2 of Teatro UC. Due to a massive public interest, tickets for all performances have been sold out. However, all those who could not attend the play can do so from April 4 to June 1 in the Teatro Hoy cycle, organized by the Fundación Teatro a Mil (FITAM).

To wrap up his participation in the twentieth Santiago a Mil Festival, Guillermo Calderón will hold a Late Night Meeting, free-of-charge and open to all spectators, where the creative process of Escuela will be explained. This event will take place on Sunday, January 20 at 10 pm in room 2 of Teatro UC.

• Hasta el domingo 20 de enero, Santiago será la mayor vitrina de exhibición y comercialización de artes escénicas de Latinoamérica, creando una instancia de intercambio entre artistas, observadores y programadores de Chile y el extranjero.

• En la Semana de Programadores habrá también un sesión de work in progress con las obras No alimentar a los humanos de la compañía Teatro de Chile e Histoire d’amour de Teatro Cinema.

• En esta edición, Fundación Teatro a Mil firmará un convenio con el Ministerio de Cultura de Perú, con la intención de visibilizar y difundir las propuestas de creadores escénicos chilenos y peruanos.

Santiago, 15 de enero de 2013. El Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil cumple 20 años con el objetivo de difundir e impulsar las artes escénicas de nuestro país. Desde la creación del Festival en 1994, parte de esa misión ha consistido en fomentar la circulación de obras a nivel nacional e internacional. Esa es la intención de la Semana de Programadores, que comenzó bajo el nombre de Feria de Artes Escénicas (Fesur) en 2001, y que actualmente se ha convertido en una de las mayores plataformas de internacionalización para el teatro de Chile y Latinoamérica.

A partir del lunes 14 y hasta el domingo 20 de enero llegarán a Santiago alrededor de 140 programadores provenientes de todo el mundo. Pensada como un espacio de intercambio paralelo a la programación del Festival, la Semana de Programadores ofrece presentaciones de espectáculos de teatro y danza dispuestas especialmente para estos visitantes permitiéndoles ver hasta 3 espectáculos diarios, además de asistir a charlas y encuentros entre artistas y programadores. Durante estos días, Santiago se convierte en la mayor vitrina de exhibición y comercialización de las artes escénicas latinoamericanas, en donde artistas pueden entrar en contacto con programadores de algunos de los teatros y festivales más importantes del mundo.

“Esta es una instancia para que el teatro local y latinoamericano cruce las fronteras y se integre al circuito internacional, pero también para que las artes escénicas lleguen a más ciudades de Chile. Este año nos reunimos bajo el lema ‘nuevos territorios para las artes escénicas’ e incluimos los mejores montajes recientes de Chile y también de Argentina, Brasil, México, Perú y Colombia”, señala Claudia Barattini, Directora de Asuntos Internacionales de la Fundación Teatro a Mil.

La Semana de Programadores finalizará el domingo 20 de enero, y para hacerlo de la mejor forma posible, la Fundación Teatro a Mil firmará un convenio con el Ministerio de Cultura de Perú, con el objetivo de dar mayor visibilización y difusión a las obras de creadores de ambos países. El acuerdo también buscará generar mayores redes de intercambio entre programadores peruanos y chilenos.

Así, el Ministerio de Cultura de Perú se suma a otras importantes instituciones que se han vinculado con la Fundación. Entre ellas, el Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes en Chile, el Ministerio de Cultura del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Argentina), el SESC de Sao Paulo (Brasil), el Gobierno de Puebla y la Universidad de Guadalajara (México).

Presencia internacional

Otra novedad de esta edición de la Semana de Programadores es que se ha invitado a instituciones públicas como observadores. Entre ellas, están institutos culturales binacionales, embajadas, municipios y ministerios, que se unen a programadores provenientes del exterior, entre los que destaca la gran participación de directores artísticos y productores de Francia, país invitado de honor de Santiago a Mil, con quince visitantes. También se destaca la participación de Alemania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bélgica, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brasil, Canadá, Corea del Sur, Escocia, Eslovenia, Estados Unidos, Finlandia, Francia, Italia, México, Perú, Polonia, Portugal, Reino Unido, Suecia y Uruguay.

Entre los asistentes se encuentran Darío Loperfido, del Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires (Argentina); Gabriela Ricardes, Directora del Centro Cultural San Martín (Argentina); Brigitte Fürle, del Teatro Festpiekhaus de Viena (Austria); Christophe Slagmuylder, de Kunsten Festival des Artes (Bélgica); Jorn Weisbrodt, de Luminato Festival (Canadá); Marie-Hélène Falcon, del Festival TransAmeriques (Canadá); Ramón Simó, del Festival Grec (España); Joe Melillo, del Brooklyn Academy of Music (EE.UU.); Mark Murphy, de REDCAT (EE.UU.); Yolanda Cesta Cursach, del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Chicago (EE.UU); Christophe Lemair, del Teatro La Ville (Francia); Krystyna Meissner, del Festival DIALOG (Polonia) y Mark Ball, del London Internacional Festival of Theatre (Reino Unido).

La semana de Programadores, organizada por el Departamento de Asuntos Internacionales de la Fundación Teatro a Mil, ha impulsado giras de más de treinta obras nacionales alrededor del mundo entre las que se destaca Villa+Discurso, Comida Alemana y Cristo, contribuyendo de esta manera a posicionar el talento local en el exterior. El año pasado, en el marco de la Semana de Programadores se cerraron acuerdos de alrededor de 700 mil dólares.

El fomento de la participación de programadores nacionales en otras ciudades de Chile tampoco ha estado ajena a esta iniciativa, y en ese sentido, el Consejo Nacional de las Artes ha sido fundamental. Este año ha aumentado la participación local en la Semana de Programadores, con visitas de representantes de teatros y centros culturales de ciudades como Frutillar, Valle del Elqui, Valparaíso, Coquimbo, Puerto Montt y Santiago. Para reforzar este contacto, en 2013 la Fundación Teatro a Mil inauguró una pasantía para programadores de regiones de Chile.
Coproducciones, adelantos de 2013 y más.

Durante la Semana de Programadores se presentarán las obras que estrenan durante el Festival: Cerca de Moscú, dirigida por Paulina García, y Escuela, creada por Guillermo Calderón para conmemorar los 40 años del golpe de Estado en Chile. También estará la coproducción internacional Discurso de un hombre decente, de la compañía colombiana Mapa Teatro.

En esta edición también se mostrarán como work in progress obras como No alimentar a los humanos, de la compañía Teatro de Chile; e Histoire d’amour de Teatro Cinema. También, desde Argentina se mostrará Comedia, de Juan Pablo Gómez.

Los participantes de la Semana de Programadores también están invitados a la conversación “20 años de teatro en Latinoamérica”, con Hedda Kage, Marco Antonio de la Parra, Darío Loperfido y Carmen Romero, que se realizará hoy martes 15 en el Centro Cultural Gam. El 17 de enero la promotora cultural Cristina King realizará un taller especial sobre cómo programar y formar audiencias. Finalmente, el 19 de enero se realizará una fiesta de clausura para celebrar los 20 años de Santiago a Mil.

• Until Sunday, January 20, Santiago will be the largest exhibition and commercial showcase of the performing arts in Latin America, creating an opportunity for exchange among artists, observers and presenters from Chile and abroad.

• The Presenters’ Week will also offer a work-in-progress session with the plays No alimentar a los humanos from the company Teatro de Chile and Histoire d’amour from Teatro Cinema.

• This year, Fundación Teatro a Mil will sign an agreement with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture in order to visibilize and disseminate the proposals of Chilean and Peruvian stage directors.

• Santiago a Mil is a project that adheres to the Cultural Donations Act and is presented by Minera Escondida (operated by BHP Billiton), organized by the Fundación Teatro a Mil, and supported by the National Council of Culture and the Arts. For the third consecutive year, the main stage of the Santiago a Mil Festival will be the Gabriela Mistral Center.

Santiago, January 15, 2013. The Santiago a Mil International Festival celebrates its twentieth anniversary, aiming to disseminate and foster the performing arts in our country. Since the creation of the Festival in 1994, part of its mission has consisted of promoting the circulation of plays both nationally and internationally. That is the intention behind the Presenters’ Week, which began under the name of Feria de Artes Escénicas – Fesur (Performing Arts Fair) and has become one of the most important platforms for internationalizing Chilean and Latin American theater.

Starting Monday, January 14th and until Sunday, January 20th, some 140 presenters from around the world will congregate in Santiago. Intended as an opportunity for exchange in parallel to the Festival’s performances, the Presenters’ Week offers theater and dance presentations especially programmed for these visitors, allowing them to see up to three performances per day, in addition to attending talks and meetings between artists and presenters. It is during this time that Santiago becomes the largest exhibition and commercial showcase of the performing arts in Latin America, where artists can get to meet with presenters of some of the most important theaters and festivals in the world.

“This is an opportunity for local and Latin American theater to cross borders and become part of the international circuit, but also for the performing arts to reach more cities across Chile. This year we adopted the slogan ‘new territories for the performing arts’ and we included the best recent productions from Chile as well as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Colombia”, said Claudia Barattini, director of international affairs of the Fundación Teatro a Mil.

The Presenters’ Week ends on Sunday, January 20th, and will conclude with the signing of an agreement between the Fundación Teatro a Mil and the Peruvian Ministry of Culture to foster greater visibility and dissemination of productions from both countries. The agreement also seeks to generate more networks for exchange between Peruvian and Chilean presenters.

With this agreement, the Peruvian Ministry of Culture joins other important institutions that are connected with the Fundación. Some of these include the National Council of Culture and the Arts in Chile, the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina), the SESC from Sao Paulo (Brazil), the Government of Puebla and the University of Guadalajara (Mexico).

International Presence

Also new this year during the Presenters’ Week is that public institutions have been invited as observers. These include binational cultural institutions, embassies, municipalities and ministries which join presenters from abroad, and is highlighted by the important presence of 15 artistic directors and producers from France, the guest of honor this year at Santiago a Mil. Countries also participating are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay.

Among the participants are Darío Loperfido, of the Buenos Aires International Festival (Argentina); Gabriela Ricardes, director of the San Martin Cultural Center (Argentina); Brigitte Fürle, of the Festspielhaus Theater of Vienna (Austria); Christophe Slagmuylder, of the Kunsten Festival des Arts (Belgium); Jorn Weisbrodt, of the Luminato Festival (Canada); Marie-Hélène Falcon, of the TransAmériques Festival (Canada); Ramón Simó, of the Grec Festival (Spain); Joe Melillo, of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (USA); Mark Murphy, of REDCAT (USA); Yolanda Cesta Cursach, of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago (USA); Christophe Lemaire, of the Théâtre de La Ville (France); Krystyna Meissner, of the DIALOG Festival (Poland) and Mark Ball, of the London International Festival of Theatre (UK).

The Presenters’ Week, organized by the Department of International Affairs of the Fundación Teatro a Mil, has promoted tours of more than 30 national productions around the world, of which stand out Villa+Discurso, Comida Alemana and Cristo, contributing in this way to positioning local talent abroad. Last year, agreements were closed for approximately US$700,000 during the Presenters’ Week.

Fostering the participation of national presenters in other cities across Chile has also kept in step with this initiative and, in this respect, the National Council of the Arts has been fundamental. This year, local participation in the Presenters’ Week increased, with visits from representatives of theaters and cultural centers from Frutillar, the Elqui Valley, Valparaíso, Coquimbo, Puerto Montt and Santiago. In order to strengthen this contact, in 2013 the Fundación Teatro a Mil launched an apprenticeship for presenters from Chilean regions.

Coproductions, 2013 premieres  and much more

During the Presenters’ Week, plays will be shown that premiered during the Festival such as Cerca de Moscú, directed by Paulina García, and Escuela, created by Guillermo Calderón to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the coup d’état in Chile. Also to be performed is the international coproduction, Discurso de un hombre decente, of the Colombian company Map Teatro.

This year also brings plays as works in progress such as No alimentar a los humanos, of the company Teatro de Chile, and Histoire d’amour of Teatro Cinema. And from Argentina, the work in progress Comedia, of Juan Pablo Gómez, will also be shown.

Participants of the Presenters’ Week are also invited to the conversation “20 years of theater in Latin America”, with Hedda Kage, Marco Antonio de la Parra, Darío Loperfido and Carmen Romero, to be held today, January 15^th at the GAM Cultural Center. On January 17^th, the cultural promoter Cristina King will hold a special workshop on how to present and form audiences. Finally, on January 19^th a closing party will be held to celebrate the twenty years of Santiago a Mil.

• The performing arts take to the streets starting January 4 with the presentation of “Entre Gallos y Medianoche”, co-production of the Fundación Teatro a Mil, in Talagante. On January 5, Las Jirafas, of the French company Compagnie Off, debuts at the Plaza de Armas de Santiago to officially kick off a complete street program with over 80 free events in 20 communes of the Metropolitan Region.
•  The free program of the XX staging of the festival, which is held between January 3 and 20, includes international works such as Dominio Público (Spain), El tiempo de las madres (Poland), Human Body Parts (Australia), La Opera de Beijing (China) and Romeo and Juliet (Grupo Galpao) and national works such as Cerca de Moscu, co-production of Fundación Teatro a Mil.
• Santiago a Mil is a project covered under the Ley de Donaciones Culturales (Cultural Donations Act), presented by Minera Escondida (operated by BHP Billiton), organized by Fundación Teatro a Mil and supported by the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (National Culture and Arts Council).  For the third consecutive year, the main venue of the Santiago a Mil Festival will be the Gabriela Mistral Center.

Santiago, January 4, 2013.- Santiago a Mil celebrates 20 years with an invasion of the performing arts in the city which will include over 80 free events in twenty communes of the Metropolitan Region. This year free shows will be held in Santiago, El Bosque, Cerrillos, La Cisterna, Conchali, Las Condes, La Granja, Independencia, Isla de Maipo, Maipu, Melipilla, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Peñalolen, Lo Prado, Providencia, Puente Alto, Quilicura, Recoleta, San Joaquin and Talagante.

Street shows have been one of the central elements of the Festival since its commencement in 1994. “Santiago a Mil began in the context of the return of democracy in Chile. We had the urge to take to the public space, to set up a party for the citizenry there. Today we continue wishing to convert the streets into meeting places that would allow persons to have access to excellent shows” Carmen Romero, Director General of the Santiago a Mil Festival, pointed out.

For her part, Maria Olivia Recart, Vice President of External Affairs of Minera Escondida (operated by BHP Billiton), explained that “Minera Escondida recognizes culture as the fundamental pillar for development of the country. That is the reason why 14 years ago we began an uninterrupted alliance with the Santiago a Mil Festival.  This January of 2013 over 80 free events will be presented in 20 communes of the Metropolitan Region, thus bringing performing rights closer to a familiar and diverse audience that does not always have access to this type of activities. For them to live this experience is a unique opportunity to expand their vision of the world. We hope that thousands of persons would enjoy this free program in Santiago; and in Iquique and Antofagasta”.

Activities will begin today Friday the 4^th at the Plaza de Armas de Talagante at 20:30 hours, with Entre Gallos y medianoche, work directed by the winner of the Premio Nacional de Teatro de la Representacion, Ramon Nunez and co-production of Fundación Teatro a Mil.

The Festival is a project covered under the Ley de Donaciones Culturales (Cultural Donations Act), presented by Minera Escondida (operated by BHP Billiton), organized by Fundación Teatro a Mil and supported by the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (National Culture and Arts Council).  For the third consecutive year, the main venue of the Santiago a Mil Festival will be the Gabriela Mistral Center.

International Shows

Shows from Australia, France, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Poland, Brazil and China will be presented throughout January at different communes of the Metropolitan Region.

With an explosion of senses in the heart of Santiago, on Saturday January 5 at 21:00 hours the free street program (or communes) will officially start with the presentation of Las Jirafas (The Giraffes), passacaglia under the charge of the French Compagnie Off. The show, which will begin its run at Plaza de Armas, includes circus performers, live opera and pyrotechnics to relate the love story between a tamer and a diva. Las Jirafas will also perform in Puente Alto (Monday 7), in Providencia (Tuesday 8), Melipilla (Thursday 10), Recoleta (Monday 14) and Las Condes (Tuesday 15).

Compagnie Off will also perform the “tinoprocesion” called “Las ruedas de colores” (The Color Wheels), passacaglia which will invade the communes of San Joaquin (Sunday 6), Peñalolen (Wednesday 9) and Santiago (Friday 11) with color and music. Also from France – country which is the guest of honor of the XX staging of the Festival – will be Tarek Atoui with his show Metastable Circuit 2, a performance of sound poetry that will be performed at Pedro Aguirre Cerda (Thursday 17), Providencia (Friday 18) and in Santiago, at the Metro Baquedano (Saturday 16) and at the Centro GAM (Sunday 20).

From Mexico there will be the Los Camotes de la Sierra group which is also a part of the Tocatas Mil. They will perform free at the cultural centers of San Joaquin (Friday 18) and at La Granja (Sunday 20), on collection of invitations. Meanwhile, the Brazilians of the Grupo Galpao will show its street version of Romeo and Juliet at the Parque Quinta Normal (18, 19 and 20 of January).

From Spain come Dominio público (Public Domain) and El druida de Jagul (The Druid of Jagul). The first, directed by Roger Bernat, proposes a theater without actors that will be performed at the Plaza de Armas de Santiago (Sunday 6), at the Centro GAM (Monday 7), Lo Prado (Friday 11) and at San Joaquin (Saturday 12).  El druida de Jagul is a most playful passacaglia that will be performed with live music at Pedro Aguirre Cerda (Friday 11), Quilicura (Saturday 12) and Cerrillos (Sunday 13).

The Osmego Dnia Company (Poland) returns to Santiago a Mil to perform El tiempo de las madres (The Time for Mothers) a show filled with metaphors to reflect and pay tribute to mothers that lose their sons.  Its events are scheduled at the Museo de la Memoria (Metro Quinta Normal), from January 16 – 19.

The Beijing Opera-Essence of Chinese Culture, from the Beijing Opera Group of Nanking brings together traditional Chinese arts in a show that will be presented at La Granja (Wednesday 9), at Lo Prado (Thursday 10), La Cisterna (Friday 11), San Joaquin (Sunday 13), Providencia (Tuesday 15), Puente Alto (Wednesday 16), Melipilla (Thursday 17), Peñalolen (Friday 18) and Las Condes (Saturday 19).

The Australian Snuff Puppets come with its work Human Body Parts, playful intervention with giant body parts (eye, hand, foot and mouth) that will interact with the public in Santiago (Monday 7), Las Condes (Tuesday 8), Puente Alto (Wednesday 9), Recoleta (Thursday 10), Melipilla (Friday 11), Lo Prado (Monday 14), Quilicura (Tuesday 15), La Granja Wednesday 16), Independencia (Thursday 17) and Conchali (Friday 18).

Also from Australia, Strange Fruit will present Swoon that will surprise the audience with their flexible 4.5 meter poles.  The show will be presented in Maipu (Wednesday 16), Recoleta (Friday 18) and finally in Santiago, at the Parque Forestal facing the Museo de Bellas Artes, on Saturday 19.

The Mexican trio Camotes de la Sierra will delight those who go to La Granja (Sunday 20) and San Joaquin (Friday 18) with its music. And finally from Portugal comes singer Lula Pena, described as one of the best contemporary voices of fado and Portuguese music.  The performance will be in San Joaquin (Monday 14).

Those interested in attending both concerts must collect their invitations at the same venues where the singers will perform.

Chilean in the Street

The work Entre Gallos y Medianoche (At an Unearthly Time) which will take place in Talagante (Friday 4) and in Quilicura (Saturday 19) will add six montages that will captivate the audience in attendance.

La Victoria de Victor (The Victory of Victor), from the La Patriotico Interesante Company is a montage inspired by the life and work of Victor Jara that was part of the Ciclo Memoria 1973-2013. The work will have a performance in Santiago scheduled for Friday 18.

Cerca de Moscu (Close to Moscow), directed by Paulina Garcia, is a 2013 co-production of the Fundación Teatro a Mil (Fitam) and presents a re-writing of two works of Anton Chejov.  This premiere will be at the Museo de Arte Contemporanea de Quinta Normal, from January 8 – 20, excepting January 14. Invitations for this work are sold out. Other co-production of Fitam for 2012, Sobre la cuerda floja (On the Tightrope), from the Teatro Milagros Company, will be presented free in Talagante (Sunday 20). The piece relates the story of a man that just became a widower and is awaiting the visit of his little granddaughter.

Brigadas (Brigades), directed by Claudia Echenique, captures the history of urban mural art will be at Pedro Aguirre Cerda (Monday 7), Recoleta (Tuesday 8), La Cisterna (Wednesday 9), Puente Alto (Saturday 12), Peñalolen (Sunday 13), Melipilla (Monday 14) and San Joaquin (Tuesday 15).

In the meantime, Poblacion Arenera, from the Caldo con Enjundia Teatro Company, presents a story that takes place in the 1940s in a locality in Santiago.  This work will be performed at Independencia (Wednesday 9), Isla de Maipo (Friday 11), Lo Prado (Saturday 12), La Granja (Sunday 13), El Bosque (Tuesday 15), Peñalolen (Wednesday 16), Santiago (Thursday 17), Melipilla (Friday 18) and Puente Alto (Saturday 19).

Finally, a show for the entire family is the assurance from the company Empresa de Circo Pacheco-Kaulen y hermanos with Circo A’Onde, a small scale circus show that will be performed at the Teatro Municipal de San Joaquin (Friday 11) and at Pedro Aguirre Cerda (25 January).