Festival Internacional de Teatro de Manizales

Festival Internacional de Teatro de Manizales is an international theatre festival arranged in Manizales, Colombia. In 2012 the festival was arranged for the 32nd time. The festival is the oldest theatre festival in South America.

Information

(Objekt ID 31863)
Object type Organization
Organization type Festival
Main focus Theatre
Established 1968
Website Festival Internacional de Teatro Manizales

Contact information

Address Cra 24B Nro 61ª 30. Barrio Estrella, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Telefon (57) 6 8850165

Other information

Legal entity Other
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At the webpage of Festival Internacional de Teatro de Manizales the following, among other things, is written:

"Originally the festival brought together the most prominent university theatre groups from Latin America and the most important intellectuals that marked the history of the event: Pablo Neruda, Miguel Angel Asturias, Ernesto Saturday, Alfonso Sastre, Mario Vargas Llosa, Jerzy Grotowski, Jack Lang, among other prominent writers and playwrights.

Since 1984, and after an absence of 10 years, the festival selects independent professional groups and companies seeking experimentation language for theatre renovator (most likely, the festival means to say renewal, Sceneweb's comment). By parelala conducts workshops, forums and seminars with artists, managers and researchers, dialogue platform that makes the game a festival Manizales necessary for global theatrical culture."

In 2012 the festival was arranged from September 1 to 9.

Source:

Festival Internacional de Teatro de Manizales, www.festivaldemanizales.com, 22.10.2012, http://www.festivaldemanizales.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7:el-festival&catid=7&Itemid=7

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