NYU Skirball Presents THE DICTATORSHIP OF COOLNESS

NYU Skirball will present the U.S. premiere of Dictatorship of Coolness, a raucous and provocative social satire reflecting on greed, art and culture, presented by Chile's Teatro La Re-Sentida, running April 6 and 7 at 7:30 pm at NYU Skirball.

The Dictatorship of Coolness, performed in Spanish with supertitles, is a bitingly funny look at today's culture of misinformation, consumerism, and greed, inspired by Moliere´s The Misanthrope. It is an amplified, monstrous photograph of ourselves and this seductive and indolent era that allows us to "resist" through consumerism, from the comfort of our own homes.

The show is set on the 1st of May, as Santiago's cultural and artistically elite gather to celebrate the new Minister of Culture. As the streets pulse with ambiance of protest, the Minister realizes the hypocrisy and inefficiency of bourgeois culture and renounces capitalism and greed, turning the celebration into a nightmare.

La Re-sentida (The Resentful), making its U.S. debut, is a collective of young activists and artists from the Chilean national theatrical scene who regard theater as a critical instrument with major political responsibility. Their work embodies the pulses, visions and ideas of their generation and assumes as duty, audacity, the desecration of taboos and reflection generated from provocation. Their works give theatrical creation great political responsibility, understanding it as an instrument of critique, reflection and construction. Their works have been performed in more than 17 countries. teatrolaresentida.cl

NYU SKIRBALL

NYU Skirball, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is one of New York City's major presenters of international work and has been the premier venue for cultural and performing arts events in lower Manhattan since 2003. The 860-seat theater, led by Director Jay Wegman, provides a home for internationally renowned artists, innovators and thinkers. NYU Skirball hosts over 300 events annually, from re-inventions of the classics to cutting-edge premieres, in genres ranging from dance, theater and performance arts to comedy, music and film.

NYU Skirball's unique partnership with New York University enables it to draw on the University's intellectual riches and resources to enhance its programming with dialogues, public forums and conversations with artists, philosophers, scientists, Nobel Laureates and journalists. www.nyuskirball.org.

TICKETS

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at www.nyuskirball.org, by phone at 212.998.4941, or in person at the Box Office, 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00 P.M.

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