«Theatrical reflection on the myth of Commander Che Guevara»
Issues with Ernesto Che Guevara
“Questions with Ernesto Che Guevara” returns to the Plot Point room, a work based on a text by the Argentine philosopher José Pablo Feinmann, who investigates the life and personality of the well-known Argentine-Cuban revolutionary, historical figure who is still relevant today.
June 14, 2018 marked 90 years since the birth of this mythical figure, and for this reason they once again invite all Madrid residents to see this work directed by Carlos De Matteis, which makes us reflect on what violence is or is not. The work is not an apology for violence but a theatrical, emotional and intelligently conceptual questioning of one of the myths of the XNUMXth century.
Premiered in Buenos Aires in 1998 and presented in Paris in 2011, it has become a classic of the Madrid scene since it has been on the bill continuously for eight years. Bill Feinmann's text takes us to Bolivia, specifically to the La Higuera school, where Guevara spent his last night. The actor, Juan Gravina, plays Che and the actress, Marina Skell, plays Professor Navarro who has just obtained a scholarship with which she intends to investigate what happened in the last hours of the revolutionary's life. In this eEncounter with the past that Professor Navarro makes a reality, maintains a debate with Ernesto Che Guevara, about his life and the ideas he defended. On the stage we see how each contestant passionately exposes his beliefs about how to end the great injustices that people suffer.
Cast
Professor Navarro becomes the voice of the spectators or even that of a journalist who could speak with Guevara before dying., putting on the table many of the acts he committed as well as his words, so that we viewers can assess whether he was right or not. This debate informs us about Che's ideology, moving away from being an allegation, it reveals fragments of his human side that sometimes distances himself from the role he played in history, the one that made him one of the most influential men among young people. rebels in the sixties.
With Professor Navarro's questions, little by little Guevara strips naked in front of the public, but we also discover the feelings that Navarro hides behind his investigation. The tension rises because it is about to dawn and at any moment the conversation will be unfinished. Already in the last act after answering the teacher's questions, it is time to Ernesto Che Guevara... wants to know what is happening today?
Services:
What: Issues with Ernesto Che Guevara.
Where: Plot Point (C/Ercilla, 9).
How to get there: Ambassadors/Acacias (L3 and L5).
When: NEW DATE PENDING.
Time: 19.30h
Duration: 70 minutes.
Price: €17. (Here).
More information: Web Plot Point.
Director: Carlos De Matteis.
Cast: Juan Martín Gravina, Marina Skell and Rodrigo Villagrán. Covers: Verónica Pérez and José Luis Lozano.
