HAMLET ¿ESTÁS O NO ESTÁS?

Press Contact: Daniela Galavíz

Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 2017 Mexican Theatre Company “Teatro Contacto” is proud to present “Hamlet: ¿Estás o No Estás?” by William Shakespeare, a drama that focuses in the absurd side of the well known play. Presented on the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2017 the play will be performed in Spanish at Asylum (Inter) National House , 6500 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038 June 20, 24 and 25 at Asylum (Inter)

The play besides presenting the original and widely known themes in Hamlet, it deals with themes that sadden us as much or even more than the King who never was, like consumer society, mainstream media, drug dealing, the backstage of political power and corruption. The rebellious comic-tragedy tone of Shakespeare is shown in war-like makeup, border-line characters, clown, apocalyptic beings and theatre of the absurd.

Theatre company founded in 2005 in the city of Querétaro, part of Instituto de Formación y Experimentacion Artística A.C. and his cultural centre La Otra Banda. In 2013, the company opens Teatrópolis; headquarters of a group of around 20 collaborators, among them actors and creative personal, that currently works under the name of Teatro Contacto. We aim, based in texts of every time, genre and countries, to create a theatre that invites to reflect and analyse society. We focus in providing high quality theatre at an accessible cost (pay what you can).

The political situation between both countries made us decide to take part in this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival as a friendly and colourful manifestation of union.

Presented by: Teatro Contacto

Directed by: Ruy Nieves

Written by: William Shakespeare

Stop Motion animation by: Ricardo Servín

Cast
Juan Casas as Claudius
Victor Estrada as Laertes
Daniela Galaviz as Aura (Horatio)
Maria Garay as Ophelia
German González as Gildenstern / 2nd Gravedigger / Messenger
Enrique Landa as Polonius
Josué Landeros as Fortimbras
Ricardo Servín as Guard / Director / Soldier
Ruy Nieves as Hamlet
Harlem Tapia as Gertrude
Saúl Uribe as Rosencrantz / 1st Gravedigger / Osric

“Hamlet: ¿Estás o No Estás?” will be performed in the Hollywood Fringe Festival in the Asylum (Inter)National House , 6500 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Running time: 90 min
Admission: appropriate for children 10+
Ticket Price: pay what you can to $10
For tickets go to: http://hff17.com/4341

FACT SHEET:
TITLE: “Hamlet: ¿Estás o No Estás?”
WRITTEN BY: William Shakespeare
PERFORMED BY: Teatro Contacto
DIRECTED BY: Ruy Nieves
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 @ 8:30 PM
Saturday, June 24, 2017 @ 2:00 PM
Sunday, June 18, 2017 @ 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Asylum (Inter)National House , 6500 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038
TICKET PRICE: Pay what you can to $10
BOX OFFICE: http://hff17.com/4341
SOCIAL MEDIA: Hamlet: ¿Estás o no estás? makes a unique approach to Shakespeare’s classic setting it on modern times emphasizing the satirical side of this work. Multimedia, clown, and surrealism take part of this performance making it energetic, uncommon, and colorful.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Ruy Nieves Villaseñor
Graduate from Escuela Nacional de Arte Teatral of Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes of México City in 2002. From then on, he has participated as actor and director in several productions, covering classical theatre such as Hamlet, and contemporary texts from the playwright Adam Guevara. He has done remarkable work since 2008 in Instituto de Experimentación y Formación Artística A. C., in Querétaro City, and its two cultural centers: La Otra Banda and Teatrópolis, in which he has focused in the representation and creation of theatrical works, mixing classic texts with puppets, masks and video. He produces the cultural TV show La Cazuela, as member of the IEFA. Nowadays he continues working as artistic director in both cultural centers and producing La Cazuela.

REVIEWS:
“Hamlet: ¿Estás o No Estás?” is an interesting theatrical experiment that turns the most staged author in the planet’s magnus opus into something contemporary, with an enchanting and enjoyable staging that shows the work of constant preciseness and professionalism … Shakespeare revives from the grief of the ancient Danish historian Grammaticus, such as the chaotic Elizabethan England, and like the turbulent, lunatic, upside-down Mexican society we live in.”
Dr. Victor Grovas
Professor, play writer, Scandinavian and Shakespearean. F.L.L. U.A.Q.

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HAMLET ¿ESTÁS O NO ESTÁS?

Hamlet ¿Estás o no estás?