MARCO ANTONIO DE LA PARRA - AUTHOR
Chilean psychiatrist, writer and playwright, member of the Academy of Fine Arts. He is the author of over seventy titles translated into many languages: plays, novels, personal account books and essays. Director of Escuela de Teatro Universidad Finis Terrae Santiago de Chile. Guggenheim Fellowship. MAX Award Premio MAX figura do teatro hispano americano 2003. He is the author of "Ofelia", "El continente negro", "Monogamia", "Dostoyevsky va a la playa", "Telémaco/Subeuropa" and many other plays premiered in multiple languages. His play "La secreta obscenidad de cada día" is currently the Latin American play performed the most often worldwide.
ANDRÉ CARREIRA - DIRECTOR
Theater director, professor and researcher in Theatre. Ph.D. in theater from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is currently a professor at the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, where he teaches at the Undergraduate Program in Theatre (MD/PhD) and coordinates the Professional Master's Program in Arts (PROF-ARTS). Carreira is director of the theater group Experiência Subterrânea (Florianópolis) and Teatro que Roda (Goiânia). Author of the works Teatro Callejero en Argentina y Brasil de los años 80 (Ed. Nueva Generación, Buenos Aires, 2003); Meyerhold: experimentalismo y vanguarda, E-Papers, Rio de Janeiro, 2008); Teatro de Rua: uma paixão no asfalto, Ed. Hucitec, São Paulo, 2007); Estados; processo de interpretação teatral, Ed. UDESC, 2010). These plays are among his major works as a director: Marias da Luz – with Cia As Graças de São Paulo (2013); Das Saborosas Aventuras de Dom Quixote e Makunaíma na Terra de Pindorama – with Grupo Teatro que Roda de Goiânia (2007 and 2010) (Miriam Muniz Award -2010 and 2013); Guardachuva (Artes da Rua Award in 2014); Guardachuva (Award Artes na Rua in 2014); Gran Circo Máximo – with Grupo Matula Teatro de Campinas (2009); (2009); (Miriam Muniz Award and PAC SP; A Casa Tomada – written by Silvana Garcia on the works of Julio Cortazar (2006); O Líquido Tátil – written by Daniel Veronese (2002/2006); Women's– by Daniel Veronese (2001 - 2015) Álbum Sistemático da Infância – by Daniel Veronese (1997-2000); A Destruição de Numância – by Miguel de Cervantes (1995-1998).
AMALIA KASSAI - ACTRESS
Kassai has a degree from the Universidad Mayor and has a degree in Performing Arts from the Universidad Mayor. She has worked as an actress in several plays, such as "Piaf" by Pam Gems (directed by Marco Espinoza) playing Marlene Dietrich, "Comida Alemana" by Thomas Bernhard (directed by Cristián Plana) playing the main character, "Intrusión" by Frederik Sonntag (directed by Constanza Brieba) playing the young girl (Jovencita), "Cuerpecito, cuerpecito, dime..." by Jan Fabre (directed by Tomas Espinosa) playing the Nurse, "Victor sin Victor Jara" (premiere Sep / 2013) (directed by Visnu Gopal Ibarra and Pierre Sauré) in the role of Victor Jara, among others. With "Comida Alemana", she went on three tours in Brazil, Belgium and France from 2010 up to the end of 2011. With "Piaf", she traveled in Chile during 2012 and 2013. She also experienced theatrical direction with the play "Campamento", in December 2011 at Teatro Lastarria 90, Santiago de Chile. In the audiovisual scenario, she participated as an actress in several movies, short films and TV series. Examples include "Isidora" (movie, directed by Nicolás Superby and Christian Blanco), "Drama" (movie directed by Matías Lira), "Los 80" (TV Series, Channel 13), "Vida sin Vida" (TV Series, Channel 13), "Solita camino" (TV Series, Mega), "Centro de alumnos" (TV Series, Mega).
JUAN LEPORE - ACTOR
Actor, producer, lawyer and member of the CELCIT management team (Centro Latinoamericano de Creación e Investigación Teatral), Buenos Aires. A graduate from Centro Latinoamericano de Creación e Investigación Teatral and Escuela de Teatro de la Municipalidad de Avellaneda, he studied with masters such as Juan Carlos Gené, Carlos Ianni, Raul Serrano, Ricardo Bartis, Enrique Federman, Claudio Ferrari, Cristina Moreira, Joy Morris, Verónica Oddo, Eugenio Barba, Antonio Celico, among others. In his career as an actor, major works in the THEATER are “Los ojos abiertos de ella” by Raquel Diana (2008), “Compañeros” de Arístides Vargas (2010) and “La complicidad de la inocencia” by Adriana Genta and Patricia Zangaro (2011), directed by Carlos Ianni; “Almendras amargas” by Beatriz Pustilnik (2008), directed by Claudia Quiroga; “Como papel de seda” by María Rosa Pfeiffer (2007) directed by Hugo Men; “Noche de perros” by Adriana Tursi (2006) directed by Anabela Valencia; “Las brujas de Salem” by Arthur Miller (2004-2005) and “No hay ladrón que por bien no venga” (2005-2006) by Darío Fo, both directed by Claudio Depirro. “Estela de madrugada” by Ricardo Halac (2003) and “La isla desierta” by Roberto Arlt (2003), both directed by Graciela Serra. In the MOVIES, he acted in short films “Péndulo” by Marcelo Paz, “Alta Frecuencia” by Diego Matías Martínez and “Regalo” by Juliana Rodríguez. He also acted in the feature film “Habano y cigarrillos” by Diego Recalde. He worked as an assistant director in “Minetti” by Thomas Benhard, with Juan Carlos Gené as the protagonist, and in “El término” by Rolando Perez, both directed by Carlos Ianni; and in “Juegos de Damas Crueles” by Ajelandro Tantanian, directed by Claudio Depirro.
MILENA MORAES- ACTRESS
Moraes has a Degree in Performing Arts from Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Actress. and she is a theater producer. She performed both tasks in: UZ (2014), by Uruguayan Gabriel Calderon and direction of Renato Turnes – awarded the Prêmio Elisabete Anderle de Estímulo à Cultura; Kassandra (2012), solo performance in unconventional locations of Franco-Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco and directed by Renato Turnes – awarded the Prêmio FUNARTE de Teatro Myriam Muniz and the Prêmio Elisabete Anderle de Estímulo à Cultura; Mi Muñequita (2008-2012), by Uruguayan Gabriel Calderon, directed by Renato Turnes – awarded the Prêmio Municipal de Incentivo à Cultura da Fundação Franklin Cascaes, and the Prêmio Elisabete Anderle de Estímulo à Cultura , Palco Giratório (SESC); the comedies of the #RiAlto Project (2011-2015), which she created, (2011-2015); Teatro de Quinta (2005-2011); solo performances Santa (2006-2008), by Gilbas Piva, and Uma Mulher Só (2003-2007), by Malcon Bauer. She produced the solo performance O Homem de Agrolândia (2014) and the dance solo performances Eu faço uma dança que a minha mãe odeia (2013-2014), by Karin Serafin. She produced the solo performance Le Frigô (2012), by Argentine Copi, starred by Renato Turnes and directed by Vicente Concilio. In the movies, she acted in short films: O Homem Dublado (2013), by Renato Turnes, Blackouts (2008), by Marco Stroisch, Ângelo O Coveiro (2008), by Renato Turnes, Quanto ao futuro... (2008), by Christian Abes, Rosa BB (2006), by Renato Turnes and Loli Menezes, Borboleta (2006), by Cameni Silveira, Final Feliz (2005), by Thiago Machado, Alumbramentos (2002), by Laine Milan, in addition to the film A Retirada (2005), by Rolando Christian and Amore & Storia (2006), by Aurélio Grimaldi and Das Profundezas (2013), by Penna Filho. Together with Renato Turnes , she is co- founder of the theatre company La Vaca Companhia de Artes Cênicas.
MERCEDES KRESER - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
She studied acting at Universidad Popular de Belgrano with Claudio Provenzano, Paula Llewellyn and Carlos de Urquiza. She continued her studies at CELCIT with Teresita Galimany and Carlos Ianni (with whom she is currently studying). She also graduated at Timbre 4. She worked as an actress in “Ruido de una noche de verano“, directed by Carlos de Urquiza; “C2 h5-oh”, directed by Claudio Provenzano; “1995 una historia de desamor”, directed by Adrián Barraza and “Los pájaros cantan en griego”, directed by Carlos Ianni. She studied audiovisual arts with Pablo Ini and worked as an actress in the short films “Eiti Leda” and Secuéstrame.
