Performance, Music, and Social Change

Join Luis Rincon Alba (NYU) and Alejandro Tomás Rodriguez (UNM), Argentine actor, theatre director, and musician, for a screening of Cántame, a documentary directed by Canadian filmmaker Trevor Meier. The film captures the artistic and pedagogical work of Rodriguez's theatre ensemble Casa Talcahuano, highlighting their exploration of acting and singing. The screening will be followed by an insightful conversation about music, performance and social change led by professor Rincón Alba.

IMPORTANT INFO FOR Non-NYU ATTENDANTS: You will have to register at least 24 hours before the beginning of the event. Please register here.

Rodriguez will discuss his creative journey, including his time at the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards, his artistic exploration of traditional songs, and his recent creation of Pibes Bien, a performance that addresses the complex themes of drug trafficking and gun violence in Rosario, Argentina.

This event offers an in-depth look at Rodriguez's work and his unique approach to performance, shedding light on the powerful connections between theatre, social issues, and human potential.

Film Description: Cántame is feature documentary from Trevor Meier that explores the inner world of Casa Talcahuano, a theatre group in Buenos Aires that searches for the inner life of ancient songs and texts and follows their vibration into movement. The film is about magical transcendence pursued through a difficult and precise process of creative work. It’s a sublimity so joyful, so attractive and even healing that, pursued properly, it becomes a participatory elixir. The film follows a group of artists that find a reliable, repeatable pathway to this indescribable, universally desirable thing: not a state, not static, not something you can buy; it’s attainable only through praxis, participation, mastery and submission to the process. Special, precious and rare, this magical transcendence is on full display in the film.

The event is possible thanks to a collaboration between the Department of Art & Public Policy at NYU's Tisch and the Theatre & Dance Department at the University of New Mexico.

Time: Thursday, March 20th 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Address: Paulson Center at 181 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
Room: Room 565 (Studio H) 
Contact us at (212) 992 6604 or lra266@nyu.edu