Page 6 University Daily Kansan, April 13, 1982
Spare time
Latin festival marks contrast
Staff Writer
By KATHRYN KASE Staff Writer
This week's "Latin American Theatre Today" festival/symposium promises to offer more than "Contexts and Perspectives," as it is subtitled.
The festival seems destined to teach by contrast, by the contrast of plays and scholarly papers presented in Spanish or English and by works in other languages; theatre by artists from the U.S. and Latin America.
The international conference opens this evening with the performance of two plays at Murphy Hall, one in Spanish and the other in English. By the time the conference ends Saturday, ten plays will have been performed as part of the festival.
THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY is invited to attend the conference, which will focus on the counter-theatre movement in Latin America, said Kristen Nigro, co-director of the festival with George Woodyard, associate dean of the graduate school.
"What there is in Latin America is a very strong counter-theatre movement, which has never in the United States, except for a spark of enthusiasm," he said in mind that this is not the standard theatre fare.
"You're going to find this type of theatre in universities in Latin America and in small theatre groups, not in those groups which travel in the mainstream."
Latin American theatre is earmarked, Nigro said, by its experimental form and political
"It has the dynamics of theatre, which goes to the people and is not within the architectural limits of any one place."
ONE SUCH PLAY is is "Miss Margarida's Way," by award-winning Brazilian playwright Robert Athayde, which concerns a dictatorial, tyrannical president who demands and requiring few props, the play is used
metaphorically to comment about politics in Brazil.
In keeping with the festival's unspoken theme of contrast, the play will be presented twice, once in English and once in Spanish, by the two authors. The first is the Spanish and English "Miss Margaridas."
Colombian actress Rosita Alonso will star in the Spanish version at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. U.S. actress Estleine Parsons will play the English Miss Margarida on Friday at 8 p.m. in University Theatre.
Although "Miss Margarida's Way" was written by a Brazilian, there is no Portuguese version of "Miss Margarida". Nigro said, the play has never been performed in Brazil.
"THE BRAZILIAN CENSORS have never allowed the play because they say it is too profane, and, really, the language is quite bad," she said. "The real reason, of course, is that 'Miss Margarida' works on many levels, but they say that it is too dirty."
The conference has also attracted four Latin American theatre groups, two from Latin America and two from the United States.
we wanted to have some from the U.S. doing Spanish-speaking theatre because we think it's important that people know we have groups doing Spanish plays here in the U.S." Nigro
The groups have chosen the plays they wished to perform. All plays by the invited groups will be performed in Spanish, but that should not deter those whose knowledge of Spanish is shaky or non-existent because all play programs will contain plot-summaries.
THE FOLLOWING PLAYS will be offered in Murphy Hall as part of Latin American (Latin) and European (European) festivals.
A dollar sign indicates an admission charge, and all plays have student rates. For further information, please call (800) 254-7961.
- "Historiaes para ser Contadas," by Osvaldo Dragon. Performed by the Elenco Experimental, University of Texas - El Paso, p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall. Performed
ticket information, contact the Murphy Hall box office
TONIGHT
...ne Imperson... by Rododo Usgiati. Performed
in the William H. Reese Theatre 8 p.m.
in the Willis Theater
WEDNESDAY
- "El Vendedor," by Mariela Romero. Performed by La Compania de los Cuatro de Caracas, Venezuela, at 3:30 in Swarthout.
* "La senora Margarita," by Roberto Athayde. Performed by Rosita Alonso of Bogota, Colombia, at 8 p.m. in Swarthout.
THURSDAY
- "Flores de papel," by Egon Wolf. Performed
universidad of Vargasruza in Swarow at 43.98
of Vargasruza in Swarow at 43.98
FRIDAY
- "Auto de Lampiano no Alem," by Jose Gomes Campo. Performed by the Center for the Hispanic Performing Arts of the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Inge Theatre at noon. * "El Cipilho de Dientes," by Jorge Díaz. Performed by the Nuestra Teatro of New York in
- "Por la Razon o la fuerza," by Jaime Miraña. Performed by La Compañía de los Cuzato of Caracas at 2:01 on Swarthout.
* "Pinocchio the King," by Antonio Inglesias. Performed by the University of Kansas Pot-Pourri at 8:00 in the Inge Theatre.$
"Miss Margarida's Way," By Roberto
New York at 10:15 a.m. in University
Tower, New York City.
SATURDAY
Internationally renowned playwright Edward Abell will be the final speaker in this year's Humanities Lecture Series this Thursday.
Albee to discuss theatre
Albee, the author of 14 plays and four adaptations of novels for theater, will discuss "The Playwrights or The Theatre" at 8 p.m. in woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
Albee's humanitarian lecture will supplement an international conference on "Latin American Theatre Today," being held at KU beginning today and running through April 17. Albee is expected to participate in some of the conference workshops featuring playwrights, actors, directors and Latin American theatre scholars from the United
States, Central and South America and Europe.
RECENTLY, ALBEE HAS BUILT a reputation as a lecturer and platform personality by speaking about theatre, reading from his works and conducting workshops for college students on creative writing, acting and directing.
He gained international recognition in 1962 with his play, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" The play, later made into a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Nixon, was adapted to several foreign languages. It remains one of the most produced of recent American plays.
'Art in the Park' deadline
Tomorrow is the deadline for artists who wish
to participate in the annual Art in the
Park show on Sunday, May 2.
"We have maybe 50 to 60 applications already." Connie Friesen, registration cochairman for the show, said recently. "I expect some at the last minute."
ARTISTS WHO ENTER the show will be given up to 16 feet of show fences or two tables on which to display their works. They will be charged a $10% commission on all items sold to help the Art Guild, the show's sponsor, further community art activities.
The entry fee is $2 for Art in the Park. Mem-
berships in the Art Guild may also be purchased
Friesen said the show, held in South Park,
grows in popularity each year.
on campus
TODAY
THE NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION will sponsor a Dutch lunch for members at 11 a.m. in Cork II of the Kansas Union.
TOMORROW
Staff International, at 11:45 a.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1201 Oread Ave.
THE UNIVERSITY FORUM will be addressed by Dennison Rusinow, from Universities Field
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April 24, 6:30 p.m., Holidome
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