SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 1st July (EUROPA PRESS) –
On Monday at 7:00 p.m., the ‘MAX Awards’ ceremony for theatre and performing arts will take place at the Tenerife Auditorium ‘Adán Martín’. The gala will include a special tribute to the Tenerife playwright, Ángel Guimerá, marking the centenary of his passing.
The two-hour gala will capture some of Guimerá’s poems, desires, fears, and dreams on the Auditorium stage. The show is directed by José Padilla and features a purely Canarian team including choreographer Paula Quintana, costume director Yaiza Pinillos, characterization by Rayco, scenography by Príamo Estudio (Eduardo Moreno and Pau Fullana), and musical direction by composer José Pablo Polo.
The cast on stage will include Canarian performers such as Kevin de la Rosa portraying Guimerá, Carmen Cabeza as María Guerrero and Guimerá’s mother, Christian Cánovas, Almudena Puyo, and a dance troupe led by Quintana featuring dancers Ico Botanz, Alicia Hernández Butragueño, and Daniel Morales.
Besides Guimerá, a key figure in the Catalan ‘Renaixença’ movement who adopted Catalan as his own language, the gala will also honour Margarita Xirgú and María Guerrero, leading figures in Canarian theatre.
The awards feature 20 competitive categories and three special honours, including the honorary Max Award presented to actress Nuria Espert for her outstanding career, the amateur or social Max Award recognising the work of the LaTrup University Theater Association Troysteatro de La Laguna (Tenerife) in their amateur production, and the Max Prize for public applause for ‘Lady in red on a gray background’, a monologue performed by José Sacrisdtán.
Musical performances enhancing the gala will be presented by Blanca Paloma and Tenerife-born artist Pedro, with appearances by various personalities like Pedro Guerra, Chanel, Toni Acosta, Daniel Abreu, Jesús Carmona, Salva Reina, Natalia Álvarez Simó, Marta Fuenar, Juanjo Llorens, Marta González Vega, Paco Déniz, Roberto Torres, Natalia Menéndez, Fernando Navas, Carmelo Alcántara, Soraya González del Rosario, Severiano García, Mónica López, Carlota Gaviño, Aranza Coello, Irma Correa, and Toni Tabares presenting the awards.
