KVS

AUTOPSIA

Nicolas Fuentes
LECTURE
Wed 20.11.2024 16:00
KVS, Brussels
KVS TOP
20.11.2024
16:00 - 16:40
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Autopsia is een theatrale creatie van Nicolas Fuentes die hij in Barcelona maakt, in samenwerking met Teatro Puerto (Chili), momenteel in de onderzoeksfase en gepland om te worden gepresenteerd als een lezing op Próximamente. Het stuk onderzoekt de dood van de overgrootvader van de auteur tijdens de dictatuur van Chili, onder verdenking van een verborgen moord. Het duikt in de ziekenhuisonregelmatigheden van die tijd en hoe het gebrek aan informatie families blijft beïnvloeden. Met een intieme en collectieve benadering reflecteert het op afkomst, de impact van stilte en het belang van het aan het licht brengen van verhalen die zijn uitgesloten van het officiële geheugen.

 

Autopsia is a theatrical creation that the artist is creating from Barcelona in collaboration with Teatro Puerto (Chile), currently in the research phase and set to be presented as a lecture at Próximamente. The piece explores the death of the author's great-grandfather during Chile's dictatorship, under suspicions of a concealed murder. It delves into the hospital irregularities of that time and how the lack of information continues to affect families. With an intimate and collective approach, it reflects on ancestry, the impact of silence, and the importance of bringing to light stories excluded from official memory. 

Nicolas Fuentes is an actor, stage creator, and musician born in the Andes, Chile, with a Master’s degree in Theatre Studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His theatrical practice focuses on creating performances based on themes of historical and collective memory. He explores how the past influences individual and social identity, using theatre as a tool to reflect on forgetting, resistance, and the reconstruction of cultural and personal memory. He has also worked as a theatre instructor in institutions such as Escuela Teatropuerto and Universidad Mayor, among others. 

TeatroAutor.ES 

Próximamente Festival is collaborating with the Instituto Cervantes and SGAE to feature Latin American artists based in Spain, as part of TeatroAutor.ES program. This initiative, organized by Instituto Cervantes and Fundación SGAE, aims to promote Spanish dramatic authors internationally by fostering artistic exchanges, dialogues, and co-productions between Spanish and foreign theatre professionals. The program supports the mobility of authors and encourages the international visibility of Spanish dramatic works through collaborations with global performing arts entities. 

Presenting the following artists: Jose Ramon Hernandes from Cuba and based in Madrid, Matias Umpierrez from Argentina and based in Madrid and Nicolas Fuentes from Chile and based in Madrid.