MIAMI.- He Miami International Hispanic Theater Festival It will take place from July 11 to August 4, and will not only feature important playwright adaptations, but will also consist of spaces for the recognition of those who have dedicated their lives to supporting the performing arts.
The gala The festival’s opening ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 11 at 6:30 pm with a reception at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center, and the celebration will extend through Sunday the 13th with performances of Hamlet at 8:30 pm
The performance will be directed by a group of people with Down syndrome, who will take the stage to share their desires and frustrations through a free version of Hamlet. “The play is a weave between Shakespeare’s text and the lives of the actors and takes as its starting point the question he asks us about existence. To be or not to be?”, reads a statement from the Festival.
On the weekend of August 1, 2, 3 and 4, the event will culminate with the world premiere of the work Dissonance, en el Adrienne Arsht Center Carnival Studio Theater.
!The work takes place between two periods and spaces, having as its central theme the mark that dictatorships, often arising under the guise of democratic revolutions, leave on societies and human beings. “We analyze, through the tools that theater, thought and art offer us, how totalitarian regimes develop mechanisms of violence, often overlapping and subtle, that violate and test the integrity of people.”
Awards
The Miami International Hispanic Theater Festival awarded the Spanish actor and playwright Juan Francisco Margallo Rivera the Award for a lifetime of dedication to the performing arts 2024.
“He has been considered by specialists of the stature of José Monlen as one of the backbones of independent theater in Spain. Winner of the Max Prize for best actor on two occasions, his company was awarded in 2011 with the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts. In 2022 he was recognized with the National Theater Award along with his partner Petra Martínez,” says the festival’s statement.
Likewise, the Spanish actress Petra Martínez Pérez will also be awarded for her commitment to theater, film and television.
“In the beginning, his participation in the independent theater group Tbano stands out. In 2022, he received, along with his partner the actor Juan Margallo, the National Theater Award.”
official poster
The Brazilian-American artist Naza, whose works are at the Ayrton Senna Institute, the West Point Museum and the Cornell Museum of Art and History, was in charge of creating the official poster for the Miami International Hispanic Theater Festival.
Her career has earned her the Crox dArgent from the organization Merite et Devouement Franais, the Woman of Distinction from the Boca Raton chapter of the Soroptimist organization, the key to the city of Boca Raton and a proclamation in her honor from the Brazilian Senate. .
For his part, Santiago Niebles is the creator of the International Children’s Day Poster.
“He was born in Miami on June 5, 2017. He came into this world to complete a family of four. After a successful surgery to remove the tumor, he began his battle against cancer. His life has been full of love, prayers of everything the world and support from organizations like Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation. She rang the doorbell on May 19, 2023, after 9 months of continuous treatment, marking the end of her treatment. With the help of family and friends, she created her first. lemonade stand, which has allowed him to deliver toys and gift cards to families at Nicklaus Children Hospital, Miami Cancer Institute, Kidz Medical Clinic and Jar of Hearts.”
