Theater
Navegar por el Neva
Thirteen years after the last performance of Neva, the praised work by Guillermo Calderón, the original cast meets again on stage to review the passage of the years and, above all, the change in life that one of them has had: the actor Jorge Becker, recovering from a long illness. The production that had its premiere in October returns for the Teatro a Mil International Festival 2025.
The original cast of the play Neva, premiered in 2006, with great success from critics and audiences, both in Chile and abroad, reunites thirteen years after its last performance to create a new production based on the play.
“Navegar por el Neva” is a theatrical journey that mixes the Neva with scenes that make visible the new reality of one of its members, the actor Jorge Becker, who since 2017 has been living with the consequences of an illness that damaged his immune system, leaving him with limitations in speech, mobility and vision. Jorge continues to work daily for his rehabilitation and this play is his return to the stage with a live audience.
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Credits:
Direction
Trinidad González, Paula Zúñiga and Tomás González
Cast
Jorge Becker, Trinidad González, Paula Zúñiga and Tomás González
Dramaturgy
Texts of the play Neva by Guillermo Calderón and adaptation Navegar por el Neva by the cast
Musical composition
Tomás González
Integral design
Jorge Becker, Trinidad González, Paula Zúñiga and Tomás González
Lighting and costume design
Jorge Chino González.
Biographies:
Trinidad González
Outstanding Chilean actress, director, playwright and acting teacher. She was one of the founders of the prestigious company Teatro en el Blanco (Neva, December, La Reunión) with which they showed their work in about thirty-five countries around the world. She has written, directed and acted in her plays La Reunión and Pájaro. Dramatized readings of his plays have been performed in Spain, USA, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. In 2018 he founded Teatro Anónimo, where he works on the creation of plays that address the dehumanization of the contemporary subject. His latest staging is Memoria.
Paula Zúñiga
Actress, Bachelor of Arts U de Chile. Trainer of the Alba Emoting Method for more than 25 years under the direct supervision of its creator Susana Bloch. As an actress she was founder of Teatro del Cancerbero (El Señor Galíndez/Caricias/Perversión Sexual en Stgo) and Teatro en el Blanco (Neva/Diciembre/LaReunión), with tours to more than 35 countries. Some of his latest relevant works outside of company work were Hilda Peña, Un Minuto Feliz, En Fuga No Hay Despedida, Trewa, Pateando Piedras, as well as several films and television series, receiving numerous recognitions for his work.
Jorge Becker
Actor, he is one of the founders of Teatro en el Blanco, responsible for the emblematic plays Neva and Diciembre. He was a member of the stable cast of the dance company DE Paulina Mellado for more than 7 years. Awarded with the Caleuche 2018 award for best leading actor for the film Vida en Familia. Since 2017, as a result of a leukoencephalopathy, which left visual, cognitive and motor sequelae, he is in rehabilitation, away from the stage and artistic work.
Tomás González
Musician, he studied flute at the Catholic University and Escuela Moderna, graduated from Music Theory at the University of Chile and has made brief studies of African guitar and Brazilian percussion in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Thanks to the theater, where in addition to being a composer, he has performed as an assistant director and actor, Tomás has traveled around the world, which has allowed him to make his music known in different places and has been a crucial element in the creation of his musical style.
Guillermo Calderón
He studied theater at the University of Chile and in the United States. He wrote and directed Neva, Diciembre, Clase, Beben and Escuela, plays that have been well received by audiences and critics. His productions have been presented in more than 25 countries and have won several awards. Villa has been invited to perform at various international theater festivals since 2011. He has been a professor at the Universidad de Chile, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the Universidad Mayor. As a director and playwright, he has created a line of creations that challenge the audience through their political content and the physical and emotional commitment of the actors.
Previous dates:
Premier, october 2024
Teatro Nacional Chileno