Quito's renowned Teatro Malayerba to perform here

Panama's highbrow Asociacion Cultural AlterArte is bringing in one of Latin America's hottest theatrical directors and the theater troupe that's the pride of Ecuador for two performances at the Tetro Nacional. Quito's Teatro Malayervba will perform "Nuestra Señoras de las Nubes" on May 4 and 5, shows that are co-sponsored by INAC and the embassies of Ecuador, Spain and Argentina.

 

The play stars, and is written and directed by, Arístides Vargas, an Argentine. His co-star is the Spaniard Charo Francés, with Ecuadoran Pilar Velasco in charge of the set design and lighting. The Teatro Malayerba has won prizes in Spain and rave reviews around Latin America, but this is their first appearance in Panama. "Nuestra Señora de las Nubes" is about a man and a woman exiled from the same place who cross paths and embellish their memories of the land they were forced to leave.

The Asociacion Cultural AlterArte are six of Panama's leading intellectuals, who for the past few years have dedicated themselves to bringing excellent theater, music and poetry from around Latin America to Panamanian audiences. Tickets for "Nuestra Señora de las Nubes" ($5, $10 and $15) are available at the Argosy, Campus and Exedra bookstores, at Allegro in San Francisco, GANEXA in El Cangrejo and El Pez Violeta in Casco Viejo, and at the Teatro Nacional box office. For more information about the play or AlterArte, call 620-1992 or send an email to alterartes@hotmail.com.

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