Premiation ceremony closes the curtains of Festival of Theater Camagüey 2010

Abel Prieto (I), Minister of Culture, gives the Prize of better Design to Cenen Calero in the closing of the XIII National Festival of Theater, in the Main Theater of Camagüey.
Picture: Rodolfo Blanco Cué

The minister of Culture Abel Prieto Jiménez, member of the Political Desk of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), attended this Saturday to the Elegance of premiations of the XIII National Festival of Theater Camagüey 2010, where he obtained the Great Prize the collective Argus Theater, with the Final work of Departure, in the category of productions for adults.

Gallery: Festival of Theater in Camagüey

Final of having Left it also deserved rewards in the sections of masculine performance, granted to Pancho García and to Waldo Franco and in that of Design, for Manolo Garriga, Vladimir Cuenca and Alain Ortiz.

In the category of adults, also ran off with with prizes the piece Eggs, of Mefisto Theater, in the category of Text; The first time, of Theater of the Moon-that also highlighted in music, setting in scene and in feminine performance, with Yordanka Ariosa in union of Ana Robers, of the company of Camagüey Theater of the Wind, worthy besides mentions in Design and in setting in scene.

In the specialty of Theater for Children, the decisions of the jury relapsed at night in the works Federico, of the group Theater of the Stations, which monopolized similar laurels in setting in scene, Music, feminine Performance for Farah Madrigal and in masculine, for Freddy Maragoto, among other distinguished ones.

The Elegance of premiations of the National Festival of Theater Camagüey 2010 had the presence of the maximum authorities of the PCC, of the Government and of the Cultural System in the county and got rich with the performances of groupings as the Ballet of Camagüey would dance , Folkloric Ballet, Camagüey In Dedans and to Walk . (Yolanda Ferrera Sosa.)

Festival of Theater of Camagüey continues successful, in spite of rains

Osvaldo Doimeadiós performance , in the work Josefina the traveler.

The precipitations of the last days have not impeded the continuity of the XIII National Festival of Theater of Camagüey, event of singular impact in Cuba for the artistic confrontation and public's back.

Until the moment it has not been stopped to represent neither a work, because the shows of street theater could be appreciated to beginnings of the edition.

This Thursday the Guiñol of Camagüey will welcome the work “Meow, Meow”, of the group Guiñol of Santiago de Cuba; Theater of the Wind, to “Final by day”, of Argus Theater; the Main Theater, to “The first time”, of Theater of the Moon; and the room The Age of Gold to “Traveling”, of the Project Sir Clown.

The Theater of the Artistic Teaching maintains in billboard the piece “The Atridas”, of Santa Clara's Theatrical Study, one of the three invited shows.

Today the theoretical day in the Academy of the Arts “Vicentina of the Tower” directs the debate toward the actor's analogy in scene and the individual in the society; besides the audiovisual homage with documentaries dedicated to the playwright Eugenio Hernández Espinosa, to the actor Mario Balmaseda and to the designer María Elena Molinet; and the presentation of the books “theatrical Colloquys”, of Manuel Villabella and “ Silence for the deads”, of Yoandra Santana, both published by the territorial editorial Ácana.

The thirteenth edition of the Festival of Theater of Camagüey will conclude June 5, with the premiation of the competition in which participate 18 previously selected and considered works the best settings in scene of Cuba. (Yanetsy León González)

Camagüey 2010: A city made for the Theater

By: Aymee Amargós / Television Camagüey.
Theater festival Camagüey Foto: Reynaldo Barrera / Television Camagüey

The National Festival of Theater of Camagüey is a point of essential encounter to measure the newest in the Cuban charts. The city is revealed as the best square for the best work. The tenth third edition marks a high in the cuban scenic movement.

This time 18 assemblies of different tendencies compete with a wide thematic fan, chosen by a commission of specialists that the country traveled.

The jury has before yes settings for children like “Federico at night, of the matancero Theater of the stations, “Meow, meow” of the Guiñol of Santiago de Cuba, “A sea for tatillo” of Theater Pálpito, “Rice with corn” in charge of The cuenteros and “Another time the cockroach for the group espirituan Project for first floor.

The street theater is represented by works as the Cuban Onlooker's pamplinera and Medea of Mud, of Theater D Two.

Among the proposals for young public is “Bad crop” of Theater of the Wind and for adults “Eggs” of Mefisto Theater, “Final of Departure” of Argus Theater, “The bitter tears” of Petra Von Kant and “Josefina the traveler” of Theater The public. They unite to these settings “The Cuisse doesn't exist” of Estro Montecallado, “The station” of Your Theater and “Traveling” of Sir Clown.

Outside of the riverbanks of the competition they are The beehive with their exceptional assembly “AND however he/she moves”. I Reward Villanueva of the critic. “What did it pass the singer of ballads?” for small Theater of the Havana and “The Atridas” of Santa Clara's Theatrical Study.

This year besides the traditional spaces, the public will have several squares at your disposal, among them those of the Carmen and Juana of the Castle.

Amen of the central jury are the organized ones for institutions of the county to give recognitions.

They are also carried out presentations of books, delivery of badges and a series of audiovisual that include emissions of the program Open Scene as well as the teletheaters “Oh my love!” and “Scandal in the Trapa” directed by Tomás Piart, next to documentaries carried out by Morante Seasons on outstanding figures of the theatrical culture and the Premier of the documentary with Pancho's protagonism García.

Camagüey not only returns to the competitions of plays but to the communication of the diverse publics and the valuation of the real state of the Cuban scene.

To take advantage of each space will be good to recapture roads.

Scenic arts in Camagüey

The county of Camagüey, in the oriental area of the island, welcomes the activities of the thirteenth edition of the Festival of Theater, in support to the scenic arts.

The appointment surrenders homage in this occasion to the missing actor René de la Cruz, with proposals that will be exposed in diverse public places of the territory.

For the occasion 18 settings are included in scene of national production, together to a theoretical event related with the dramatic chore in the island.

Dedicated to the children pieces like Federico will be at night, of the Theater of the Stations; Another time the cockroach, of the group For First floor and Meow meow, of Santiago's Guiñol.

Presentations of books, magazines and projections of audiovisual, documental and teletheaters will be added to the colateral activities of the event.

Will have attractive proposed Festival of Theater in Camagüey

With a homage to the beloved actor René de la Cruz and a great opening pastreet in the Square San Juan de Dios, in the capital of Camagüey, will begin May 29 the XIII edition of the Festival of Theater of Camagüey, one of the biggest events in the scenic panorama that returns for approval of our cultural movement with 18 assemblies of national production in competition and a theoretical event on the dramatic chore in the Island.

Works for children and proposals for adults appear in the competitive program that will evaluate the main jury integrated for critical, designers, playwrights and directors among those that are counted Amado del Pino, Juan Carlos Cremata, Abel González Melo and Frank Padrón.

The ten days that will have as headquarters the Main Theater, the Guiñol of Camagüey, The Age of Gold, Theater of the Wind and different squares of the city of Camagüey will serve equally from encounter to specialists and investigators that will approach different thematic centered - in their majority - in the roads of the current Cuban theater.

Presentations of books, magazines and projections of audiovisual, documental and teletheaters will also surround, in a colateral way, to the appointment, scenary of dialogues and exchanges for happening theatrical.