Leonora

(Sleepwalking oratory in the lands of Spain)

Spain
Mexico

What were some of the episodes that marked Leonora Carrington's life? This somnambulant oratorio seeks to explore the life and work of one of the most renowned artists of surrealism. Based on a new collaborative creation, this stage proposal navigates the six atrocious and chaotic months (June 1940 to January 1941) that Carrington spent in Spain, in an attempt to understand the origins of the figures and violence that the artist expresses in her magnetic work. Through unexpected fragments, united with Leonora's work, a universe as full of light as of shadows is presented, as astonishing as it is intimate.

Participants

Alberto Conejero

Spain

Alberto Conejero

Spain

Playwright. He studied Stage Direction and Dramaturgy at the Royal School of Dramatic Art and holds a PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid. Since 2020, he has been the artistic director of the Autumn Festival of the Community of Madrid. He has been responsible for various dramaturgies and rewrites: Medea (Teatre Lliure), Electra (National Ballet of Spain and Teatro de la Zarzuela, 2017), Fuenteovejuna (National Classical Theatre Company, 2017); Troyanas (Mérida Classical Theatre Festival, 2017), among others. Some of his works include The Sea: Vision of Children Who Have Never Seen It (2022), The Geometry of Wheat (National Prize for Dramatic Literature, 2019); The Days of Snow (2017, Lorca Prize for Best Author 2019); All the Nights of a Day (2018, winner of the 3rd AAT Playwriting Competition); The Dark Stone (2015, winner of the Max Award for Best Playwright 2016 and the Ceres Award for Best Playwright 2016, among others); Ushuaia (2013-2022, winner of the Ricardo López de Aranda Award 2013); Cliff (acantilado) [new title and version: How can I not be Montgomery Clift?], winner of the 4th LAM Competition 2010; Hungarians, winner of the 2000 National University Theatre Award; and Fever, second prize (1999 National Short Theatre Award). He is the author of the poetry collections In This House (2020) and If You Discover a Fire (2017).

Eventos en los que participa
May 21
1:00 pm

Leonora

(Sleepwalking oratory in the lands of Spain)

Juan Carrillo

Mexico

Juan Carrillo

Mexico

Actor, director, and drama teacher. He holds a degree in Acting from the National School of Theater Arts (ENAT) of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature. He is a scholarship recipient of the Young Creators program (2011-2012) and the National System of Art Creators (2018-2021). As an actor, he has participated in more than 40 productions. He has directed 25 professional productions of various kinds. He has been invited to direct the Institut Valencià de Cultura in Spain and the Compañía Nacional de Teatro in Mexico, where he received the La Dama de la Victoria award for best director from the Association of Theater Critics and Journalists for his production Numancia. He is the founder and director of the company Los Colochos Teatro, with which he has participated in numerous national and international festivals, touring countries such as Spain, Portugal, Ecuador, the United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Peru, the United States, Colombia, Germany, and Cuba.

Eventos en los que participa
May 21
1:00 pm

Leonora

(Sleepwalking oratory in the lands of Spain)

Carolina Politi

Mexico

Carolina Politi

Mexico

Actress. She holds a degree in Dramatic Literature and Theatre Major from UNAM. She is an instructor in psychocorporal techniques through the Río Abierto System. She has worked in theater and film with David Gaitán, Daniel Veronese, Claudio Valdés Kuri, among others. She has continued her acting training in seminars and workshops in Mexico and Argentina with professors such as Héctor Mendoza, José Caballero, and David Hevia, among others. She has also developed her skills in yoga, music, clowning, and astrology. She was recognized as Best Actress at the 2022 ACPT Awards and the 2021 Metropolitan Theater Awards for her work in the monologue La persona deprimida by Daniel Veronese. In 2019, she was nominated for a Metropolitan Theater Award for her work in Edipo nadie es ateo by David Gaitán. She has also been nominated twice by the APT for her work in Claudio Valdes Kuri's Becket or the Honor of God (1999) and David Hevia's Playmedea (2009). Her film performance has been recognized with a 2021 Ariel nomination for her work in Isaac Cherem's Leona and, previously, in 2011 for her work in Antonio Serrano's Hidalgo, the Untold Story.

Eventos en los que participa
May 21
1:00 pm

Leonora

(Sleepwalking oratory in the lands of Spain)

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Compañía Juvenil de Danza Contemporánea de la UNAM-DAJU

Mexico

Compañía Juvenil de Danza contemporánea de la UNAM (DAJU)

Mexico

Andrea Chirinos Brown, directress.

DAJU began its history on August 6, 2018, offering a space for the professional development and consolidation of young dance performers between the ages of 18 and 24, recently graduated from professional schools or in the process of professional consolidation. This platform, promoted by Difusión Cultural UNAM and Danza UNAM, and currently directed by Andrea Chirinos Brown, promotes research and experimentation as a working method for the creation of contemporary dance. DAJU's work follows the fundamental principles of a university, as dance is not a craft that can be taught but rather emerges from networks of knowledge that connect students, feeds on the individual perceptions of each member, and generates collective knowledge. Another of DAJU's objectives is to activate various unconventional performance spaces on and off the university campus.

Eventos en los que participa
May 20
5:00 pm

Intertwine the threads, intertwine the body

Compañía Juvenil de Danza Contemporánea de la UNAM-DAJU

May 21
1:30 pm

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Compañía Juvenil de Danza Contemporánea de la UNAM-DAJU

Explanada de la Espiga

Insurgentes Sur 3000
Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán

Público en general
5:00 pm — 7:00 pm

Foro La Morada

*50% de descuento a la comunidad estudiantil y docente UNAM, INAPAM y personas jubiladas ISSSTE e IMSS con credencial vigente.
  • Cupo limitado a 50 personas
Boletos ¤100.00
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm

Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcon

Insurgentes Sur 3000
Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán

Boletos ¤30.00