- What support has Neuquén theatrical activity?
- The reality is that there is no support at government level. The people in charge culture gives a lot of ball to the music or the arts, but no theater. Drama school works in provincial art school and has no space. There are graduates who never went on stage, but follow the teaching career and get to take classes because teachers earn quite well in Neuquén.
- And the National Theater?
- In Neuquén is in charge of Norman Portanko. Unfortunately you are not working well from the Institute. For example, it is very difficult to get a grant. In fact, we ask one and he denied it saying that we did not have seniority as a group, when nobody had told us which took into account that to give the subsidy. This year, our group was the only one who asked for help, or is that silver is not used. In South-Menage been working since 2007, and released five productions. We should be at this point the group that occurs in Neuquen, but they think we do not have enough seniority. I think this argument is moot because the age groups just starting out are precisely those who need more support, right?
- What is the status of the rooms in the city of Neuquén?
- The enabling law first came out last year after of having fought a lot from TENEAS, which is the association that brings together playwrights Neuquén. But this law has not yet entered into force, I do not know what step is missing, or are not yet legally independent cinemas. It is also true that open a room is very difficult because the rents are expensive, but in Buenos Aires. Today the only independent theaters in the city of Neuquén are Histrión and Conrad Field Cultural Center. We're talking about a city that is the largest in Patagonia, with nearly 400 thousand inhabitants, and that, for example, has no municipal or provincial theater. Rooms are missing here. With two or three spaces, it explodes.
- What is the profile of the owners of two separate rooms?
- Scope Histrión is a space provided to a cooperative by the Municipal School of Contemporary Dance and is supported by INT. It accommodates 60 visitors. The Conrad does not have a grant and is managed by a cooperative of casts, which pay a monthly fee.
- How is distributed bordereau?
- 70% for the cast, 30% for the room. In Scope Histrión room is safe and in no Conrad. However, in both rooms put on the shirt of the work. They help a lot with the organization, dissemination, scenery. And do not push the number of spectators. In Scope Histrión we try without any problems in the room before the premiere. We charge the tests, except the general and the light fantastic. Technical operation of the group is responsible because someone let you operate the lighting console freely.
- Do you have other activities in these rooms?
Histrión scope, there are workshops in drama, dance and storytelling cycle. In the workshops are not Conrado, but there is a second room used for music and independent film.
- In our case, we also have private support because the truth is that we must be able to get sponsors. So what remains is to work completely independent. Particularly cooperative banks. How do I have, how much you have you, and here we go. We have been working continuously for a year and every show we did allowed us to raise the money for the next project. This way of working as a group gives us an interesting place because if we had a grant would be forced to certain things. To be independent, laburos more freely. For example, this year we decided not participate in the Fiesta Provincial del Teatro because we believe that the jury that we have to evaluate not we deserve professional respect. If we grant, however, would be forced to participate in this festival.
- How long is usually the season?
- At this time of year the two rooms are packed with shows, but there are months that are empty. In general, the season runs from March to November. January and February do not work much. The contracts are for two months, not much else. The work floor and you can replace later. There are works by other groups that are in the lineup for five or six years because all the seasons return to do two months of function. This works well because this city is known for being very public way and truly renewed. A group us as we run out always do the same work. We prefer to do new things.
- What is the average value of the ticket?
- About twenty dollars. The discount for students and retirees depends on each group.
- How to broadcast the shows?
- In Neuquén have free press in all media. Journalists call you personally to see what day do the note in the local newspaper. When premieres you take on the top. Critics come to see the work and pay the entry of your pocket. After the premiere will take notes. In general, I like everything they see. It's great. We in newspapers, on radio, on local television. So you do not have to pay the press. And this broadcast has much impact on the public. Guides in the newspapers out of the weekend. Salis If one day there, you're bound to have half of the public.
- What can you say the public Neuquen?
- It is necessary to educate them to become accustomed to seeing local theater. Because what happens is that it comes Julio Chavez and put seven hundred people. Florencia de la V comes and adds three functions. And they do their shows in a room at Casino, with the noise of slot machines in the background.
- Is anything being done to educate the public?
- Here are several schools that have theater as a compulsory subject. Others have it as optional workshop. Our group does for school functions. After a couple of schools of spectators who work in the area. I think that failure is that for a long time there were many works "festival-goers," ie, works not so popular, a more hermetic theater, dance, theater or theater image. People do not understand this because it's entertainment for an audience already trained to do that. Then, the public ends up choosing to Florence V. Our group is trying to make the viewer is encouraged to see local plays and a good time. Later, try to play with proposals "festival-goers." Everyone can do theater you want, the issue is that then we should not complain if people are not with you and you end up losing money. In meetings TENEAS hear much the claim that people are not going to the theater. But people do go, what happens is not going to go see something tight.
- How many theater groups working in this city?
- There are four groups according. And there will be around five or six groups.
- What about the rest of the province?
- Smoke On Black St. Martin is organizing a festival. In Zapala are a beautiful theater, but there is a lot going on. And in Villa La Angostura think there is a working group.
- What's in Black River?
- Neuquén has a long exchange with Cipolletti. General Roca in four theaters. Black River governments always relied more to culture than those of Neuquén.
- Tell me about TENEAS, playwrights Neuquén Associates.
- is working for many years. It meets once a month. It is like the union of Neuquen playwrights. It gives you a hand with the billing issue when you have to ask for subsidies or selling functions. Makes it easy to CUIT and supports you from legal. He has worked extensively on the sanction of law, separate rooms, which was copied from that of Buenos Aires. The present, we march, we call on the council, until he left. TENEAS now has a plot that gave the provincial government to build its own room. The land is located in a field beside the river. INT looks set to send a money to begin construction, but it's all very complicated. Last year from TENEAS got the order to the cast of no-show at the Provincial Party, to protest the mishandling of the INT. For example, came a party of 10 000 pesos. Bought a function of a play called All Jews out of Europe, put it in the museum, which has no theater but an auditorium, and charged over an entry of 30 pesos. The INT, in agreement with the provincial government, armed theater this function theoretically funds were intended to promote regional theater. I think that the INT does not have to bring a piece of Buenos Aires, with actors from Buenos Aires. You need to put the loot in the casts Neuquén, that's why. The Buenos Aires that will reward the delegation of Buenos Aires.
- whom he considers a person in relation to the scene Neuquen?
- Alicia Fernandez Rego. It's like Boero of Neuquén. Alicia was the owner of a room, Lope de Vega, but was closed three years ago. Now is giving workshops. She is number one. To honor her, the provincial government put his name to an art gallery, but she asked in writing to remove it because that space was never able. A shame.
- Do can live theater in Neuquen?
Having a laburo extra help. Here you can not work from Tuesday to Sunday and on Corrientes Street. It only works on weekends. So we all have other jobs. Generally, as teachers.
- Why did you leave Buenos Aires?
- Beyond cost me a Peru hold a work more than four functions. And that paid media. Always ended losing money. I ran out. Also banque I rather live in Buenos Aires is a city that overwhelms me. As I have family in Neuquén, I came here. I tried and liked. There is much to be done.
