The Great Clown Party

One of the most significant Cuban performing companies: Teatro Tuyo celebrates a quarter of a century.

Directed by Ernesto Parra, the group has made the art of clowning the essence of its creative itinerary.

There’s a lot of merit in that work: the clown is a figure too neglected by extreme commercialization.

Too much bad taste, lack of aesthetic projection, banality and nonsense has been suffered because of made-up clowns.

Ernesto Parra and his work team have defended a powerful proposal: the most authentic art of clowning... which is, first of all, art.

And they have shown that assuming the guidelines of this extraordinary tradition can recreate an endless number of feelings and circumstances.

All of the company's shows have fascinated the public and critics due to the strength of a dramatic approach, which is embodied in exercises of complete communication.

From the distancing that a red nose implies, conflicts and successes of the human being are approached, always from humor.

But the comedy of situations and characters always goes hand in hand with a deep humanism.

Teatro Tuyo defends a system of values that has love and solidarity as solid foundations.

First from Las Tunas, and now in Havana, the company has consolidated a large audience, which accepts the performances as acts of empathy.

That’s why the anniversary celebration, which includes an important program of presentations, becomes an event for many.

Teatro Tuyo has created a school, beyond the foundation of a clown training profile in the artistic education system.

It's the pillar of an authentic cultural project, which does not remain in the theaters and expands into communities.

The first 25 years of the company have consolidated a poetic based on aesthetics and ethics.

And the vitality and coherence of the repertoire is the result of serious investigation and research.

Translated by Amilkal Labañino / CubaSí Translation Staff