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Teatro en el Blanco: Neva
Teatro en el Blanco: Neva
“Neva reminds us just how powerful a work of art can be.” —Magazine Artez
“Minimalist theater that comes up big where it counts.” —La Segunda
In a politically charged, haunting interrogation of theater and the revolutionary impulse, writer-director Guillermo Calderón’s Neva tells the story of Anton Chekhov’s widow, the actress Olga Knipper, who arrives in a dimly lit rehearsal room in St. Petersburg in the winter of 1905. As Olga and two other actors await the rest of the cast, they huddle together, act out scenes from their lives and muse on their art form and love—while unseen striking workers are being gunned down in the streets by the Tsarist regime. Calderón savagely examines the relationship between theater and historical context in this ominous and tightly crafted ensemble work that allows a palpable terror to creep through the theater walls.
Written and directed by Guillermo Calderón
In Spanish with English surtitles.
English translation by Andrea Thome.
RUN TIME: 80 minutes
LOCATION: REDCAT
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 | Map
PARKING: $9 event parking in the Walt Disney Concert Hall parking garage off 2nd Street.
Funded in part with generous support from Performing Americas, a partnership between the National Performance Network and the Network of Cultural Promoters of Latin America and the Caribbean, with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
A project of Teatro en el Blanco and Foundation Festival Internacional de Teatro a Mil, FITAM.
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Date & time | General Admission | With 5 for $50 Flex Pass |
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Tues 6.14.11 8:00 pm | $20 | $10 | |
Wed 6.15.11 8:00 pm | $20 | $10 | |
Fri 6.17. 11 8:00 pm | $20 | $10 | |
Sat 6.18.11 8:00 pm | $20 | $10 | |
G - General Audience
M - REDCAT Members
ST - Students
CA - CalArts Students/Faculty/Staff