Esther Cardoso

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Esther Cardoso
Esther Cardoso

Esther Cardoso is a Cuban film and theater actress, producer, director and educator.

Biography

Cardoso was a professor of literature at Central University of Las Villas.[1] In 1977, she went to the Instituto Superior de Arte.[1] She holds a doctorate in Stage Arts. Cardoso was a co-founder of two of Cuba's leading theater companies, Teatro Buendia and Argos Teatro. She has taught at the Instituto Superior de Arte and has given numerous workshops in Cuba, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany and Australia. As a director, she has staged important shows, fusing genres and making used of diverse artistic strands.

In 1997, she co-founded

theater, visual arts, filmmaking and music. The center, which also uses performance to further social and educational ends, officially opened on January 1, 2000.[2]

To commemorate Gaia's opening, on the eve of the

fire-eating, acrobatics, dance, poetry, and Cuban story-telling.[citation needed
]

In 2005, Cardoso directed and produced, 'Las cenizas de Ruth', a radical reinterpretation of the biblical story of

She currently runs a permanent research workshop on the art of the actor, based at Gaia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hernandez, Helson (27 November 2014). "Esther Cardoso, actriz y directora cubana". Havana Times (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "La Piel de Elisa y la Fantasa de Esther Cardoso". Cuba Escena (in Spanish). 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Gozar, Comer, Partir". Festival Internationcional del Nueo Cine Latinoamericano. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ^ "CUBARTE Newsletter". 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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