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The eighth edition of the Festival starts this coming Saturday: two weeks of the best in contemporary performing arts at 30 venues, with stage productions of 14 international companies and 34 national ones (including 6 never-before-staged plays). Today, Friday, is the last day of presale for the first weekend's shows with remaining tickets. Among them, Alexis, una tragedia greca by the Italian company Motus at Teatro Regio; Yo no soy bonita by Spanish Angélica Liddell at the Sala Casacuberta of Teatro San Martín, and the 3-part choreographic series performed by the Brazilian São Paulo Companhia de Dança at Teatro Presidente Alvear. There are also tickets available for the concert by Spanish flamenco singer Estrella Morente on Monday 26 at Teatro Coliseo. They can be purchased through www.festivales.gob.ar and in person at these point-of-sale locations: Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575) and Teatro San Martín (Av. Corrientes 1530), from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The directors of Alexis, una tragedia greca, Daniela Nicolò and Enrico Casagrande, say they are happy to be in Buenos Aires waiting for their debut at the Festival, on Saturday 24 at 8 p.m. at Teatro Regio (Av. Córdoba 6056, a few yards away from Dorrego avenue). The play will be performed again by the Italian group Motus on Sunday 25, same time. There are tickets available for both nights, at very convenient prices (starting at 30 pesos), and they can be purchased on this website or in person at Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575) and Teatro San Martín (Av. Corrientes 1530), from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “We are very excited to present our work to the Buenos Aires audience: the play deals with universal themes that are relevant both in Europe and South America,” they stated. “We expect a positive response. The last world pronounced in the play is “do”, and it is because we believe that, as artists, we can make the audience reflect, raise their awareness and rethink new political, cultural and economic terms for our societies.”

Photo: Valentina Bianchi

The German stage production “Ich schau dir in die Augen, gesellschaftlicher Verblendungszusammenhang!” (I look into your eyes, social context of blindness) offers an irresistible combination: its playwright, René Pollesch, is one of today’s most important theater directors; its lead actor, Fabian Hinrichs, stands out for his physical and gestural performance; and the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz company is emblematic of the European theater scene. It will be staged on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 at 8 p.m., and Sunday 2 at 5 p.m. at the Teatro Presidente Alvear. There are tickets available starting at 30 pesos, on sale at this website or at point-of-sale locations: La Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575) and Teatro San Martín (Corrientes 1530), from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

German sociologist, composer and theater director Heiner Goebbels is one of the great international figures of the Festival kicking off this coming Saturday. On Thursday 29 and Friday 30 at 8.30 p.m., he will present the world-acclaimed multimedia piece “Eraritjaritjaka, museo de las frases” at the Martín Coronado Auditorium of the Teatro San Martin. And on the same Friday, but at 4 p.m., he will conduct a free, open master class at the Cunil Cabanellas Auditorium of the Teatro San Martín. Tickets remain for the shows of Thursday and Friday: they can be purchased on this website or in person, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Teatro San Martín (Corrientes 1530) and Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575).

This coming Saturday, the eighth edition of the Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires begins with a packed schedule of shows performed by 14 international companies and 34 national ones (including 9 never-before-staged plays) until Saturday, October 8. This week, individual tickets and five-show passes will continue to be on sale on this website or, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m, at the following point-of-sale locations: Teatro San Martín (Av. Corrientes 1530) and Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575). The top-quality, varied program will allow to enjoy the best and the newest of the Argentine theater scene as well as plays by prestigious companies from Germany, Brazil, Chile, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Mexico, Swiss and Uruguay. Apart from theater and dance, another programming highlight is the concert by Spanish artist Estrella Morente (photo) this Monday 26 at the Teatro Coliseo (M. T. de Alvear 1125).

Tickets for the international shows of the first weekend of the Festival are on sale today, Sunday, and can be purchased on this website or in person, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Teatro San Martín (Corrientes 1530). Tomorrow Monday and until Friday, La Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575) will be open during the same hours. At very affordable prices, starting at 30 pesos, tickets remain for Alexis, una tragedia greca, the play by Italian company Motus which will be staged on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 at Teatro Regio; Yo no soy bonita by the Spanish Angélica Liddell at the Sala Casacuberta of Teatro San Martín; and the three choreographic works to be performed by the Brazilian São Paulo Companhia de Dança at the Teatro Presidente Alvear. There are also tickets available to attend the concert by Spanish Estrella Morente, on Monday 26 at the Teatro Coliseo.

There’s only a week to go before the beginning of the Festival. On that day, Saturday 24, there will be four world-class theater and dance performances at three theaters of the Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires: from Italy, the company Motus will present Alexis. Una tragedia greca at the Teatro Regio; from Brazil, the São Paulo Companhia de Dança will perform dances choreographed by first-class creators at the Teatro Presidente Alvear; and from Spain, the irreverent Angélica Liddell will bring her one-woman show Yo no soy bonita to the stage of the Sala Casacuberta at the Teatro San Martín. The three shows will be staged again on Sunday 25: there are tickets available, on sale on this website or at the Teatro San Martín today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from Monday at the Casa de la Cultura (same hours).

The Catalonian actress and dramatist, who will perform at the festival with her poignant solo show Yo no soy bonita, will give an open talk titled “Angélica Liddell and Her Conception of Theater,” on Monday, September 26 at 11 a.m. at the Casa de la Cultura. The conversation will be moderated by Argentine actor and director Matías Umpierrez, the attendees will be allowed to make questions, and admission is free (limited to room capacity). Yo no soy bonita will be staged on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 at the Sala Casacuberta of the Teatro San Martín. There are tickets available which can be purchased on this website or in person, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575, from Monday to Friday) and the Teatro San Martín (Corrientes 1530, every day).

Estrella Morente is much more than just the daughter of the great Enrique, the flamenco singer who opened new ways for the genre with his rock-fused masterpiece Omega. She is also much more than simply the voice lent to Penélope Cruz in a memorable scene of Pedro Almodovar’s film Volver. The Festival offers an opportunity to witness it first hand: on Monday, September 26, she will perform at the Teatro Coliseo, and the best news is that there are tickets available, starting at 30 pesos. They can be purchased on this website or in person, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575, from Monday to Friday) and at the Teatro San Martín (Corrientes 1530, every day).

This is not about soccer, but about something greater: both countries have a close, always fertile cultural exchange with Argentina. At the Festival, the performances by the Italian company Motus and the Brazilian Sao Paulo Companhia de Dança highlight the international program and are definitely must-sees for Saturday 24 and Sunday 25: the Brazilians will stage the choreographic series Gnawa, Sechs Tänze and Prélude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune at the Teatro Presidente Alvear; and the Italians, "Alexis, una tragedia greca" at the Teatro Regio. Tickets remain for all the shows, at very affordable prices (starting at 30 pesos), and can be purchased on this website or in person at the Teatro San Martín (Corrientes 1530) – every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – and at La Casa de la Cultura (Av. de Mayo 575) – from Monday to Friday, same hours.