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Chaco will host the 36th National Theater Festival

This Tuesday, at the Borges Cultural Center, the launch of the 36th National Theater Festival to be held in Chaco from September 29 to October 6. The largest federal meeting is organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Nation and the Government of Chaco together with the National Institute of Theater and the Institute of Culture of Chaco.

The presentation was in charge of the Minister of Culture, Tristán Bauer; the governor of Chaco, Jorge Capitanich; the executive director of the National Theater Institute, Gustavo Uano; the general secretary, Jimena Sivila Soza, and the president of the Institute of Culture of Chaco, Francisco Romero. Authorities from the Ministry of Culture, provincial and national legislators, actors, actresses and representatives of the theatrical community were also present.


Minister of Culture, Tristan Bauer

the minister Bauer He referred to the launching ceremony: “it fills us with emotion to be here today, in this beautiful space that is the Borges Cultural Center, recovered by the Ministry of Culture of the Nation”. “Chaco with its cultural diversity always gives space to the different artistic expressions and this new edition of the National Theater Festival is an act of justice that it be done there again,” added the official.

“In the pandemic, the state played a central role and the different institutes were fundamental, such as the National Theater Institute, which has been more than exemplary in difficult times and is now in times of resurrection,” he concluded.


Governor of Chaco, Jorge Capitanich

The Governor of the Chaco, Jorge Captainich, for his part, pointed out that “for us, as the host province, it is a source of pride to be here. It is the second time in constitutional mandates that we receive the National Theater Festival”. “It will be a magnificent event, with a hundred plays in eight days in different theaters in the province,” he added, while stressing that “it is the result of a strong policy that we have developed in cultural matters.”

Finally, Capitanich anticipated that in the course of this year and the next, Thirty-five halls and cultural spaces will be opened in Chaco.


“Somos Chacú”, closing show of the presentation

The executive director of the INT, Gustavo Uano, mentioned that “this date of the National Theater Festival is very special and awaited by the entire theater community because it is a meeting and reunion space.” “As Minister Bauer says, culture is healing and needs us a lot; During the pandemic there was a state that accompanied us and that allowed the theatrical sector to sustain itself, ”he added.


Executive Director of the National Theater Institute, Gustavo Uano

Francisco Romeropresident of the Institute of Culture of Chaco, thanked “the entire Board of Directors of INT, Minister Bauer, Governor Capitanich and all those who made possible the designation of the province as the venue for the next National Theater Festival.” “Why Chaco? Because we have an extraordinary strength of independent theaters, groups of actors and actresses and because we love the theater,” said the Chaco official..

Finally, the general secretary of INT, Jimena Civil Sozaacknowledged that “we have lived through several festivals as artists, spectators and now managers, and to revive the most federal scenic rite in the country is to reaffirm the meaning of this festival.”


“We are Chacu”

For closing, he presented We are Chacu”, a show with voices and cosmovisions of the indigenous peoples, Qom, Wichi and Mocoví, which reflect a potent artistic manifestation with intercultural accent and diverse expression.

The 36th National Theater Festival will be held in the province of Chaco, from September 29 to October 6. It will be 8 days with more than 100 performances, 30 plays, book presentations and different activities.

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