COREZON
/ˌkɔ ˈrɜ sɔn/
/ˌkɔ ˈrɜ sɔn/
Our name comes from the union of the English word "Core" and the Spanish word "Corazón".
- Core: the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything.
- Corazón: The heart. Courage; spirit. Love; affection; compassion or sympathy.
ABOUT US
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Corezon is an independent theatre and audiovisual company based in New York City. Our mission is to produce new and relevant work of Latin American and Spanish theater to broader audiences. We seek plays that we consider essential to help expand the values of the Hispanic perspective. We believe in he power of audiovisual and performing arts to achieve entertainment and catharsis; as well as a tool to achieve justice and peace through denunciation. We also pursuit to make a contribution in the cultural education of the citizens, especially in the Hispanic community. Pablo Andrade is the artistic director, Yessi Hernández is the executive producer, Diego Chiri is the associated director, and Maria Fontanals is the director of education.
Our previous work include “Cuentos de Guerra para dormir en paz” (2013-2014), “El rey de Francia” (2015), “Lo que Kurt Cobain se llevó” (2016), “El uso de la palabra” (2017), “Héroes perdidos” (2017), “Olvidadas” (2016-2017), “Seis” (2017), “Crónicas desquiciadas” (2017), “Acuérdate de mí” (2017) and “Vestido de Novia” (2018). We have also organized educational enterprises to serve the Hispanic community such as the series of workshops "Impulso: Ciclo de talleres de teatro" (2018). Corezon has collaborated with important institutions in the development of artistic projects, such as: Hispanic Federation, The World Bank Group, Society of Educational Arts, Comisonado Dominicano de Cultura en los Estados Unidos, Teatro Círculo, and HB Studio. |
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Our goals
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THE TEAM
Pablo Andrade
ARTISTIC DIRECTORPablo is an actor, director and producer; Founder of Corezon and Faculty Artistic Council of HB Studio. He has been working in professional theater for about 15 years giving his first steps in some of the most respected theater companies in Venezuela. He is proudly part of the HB Studio and Hagen Institute alumni as well as the Cultural Visitor Program of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
Major awards include: ATI Award for Breakthrough Director (2018), Fuerza Award for Best Director (2017), Latin ACE Award for Best Actor Drama (2015), and HOLA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (2014). www.PabloAndrade.net |
Yessi Hernández
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERYessi began her acting career at 17 years old when she joined Teatro UCAB while studying Journalism. Since then she has been performing in several plays including "The House of Bernarda Alba", "A Doll's house", "The Seagull" and "Peter Pan". She started her career on the radio and TV in front of shows like "Juntos y Revueltos", "Soy Un Boom" and "Paparazzi". She graduated on Journalism in 2012 and got a diploma on Dramatic Arts in 2013. She is also alumni of HB Studio and Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Recently, she starred in two plays in New York City: "A Lie of The Mind" by Sam Shepard and "Lo que Kurt Cobain se llevó" by Karin Valecillos.
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Diego Chiri
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Peruvian actor, writer, and director. In Pennsylvania, Chiri has directed “Ashes” (2010) and “The Zoo Story” (2011) at the Tustin Studio Theatre. He has also collaborated with the devised productions of “The Bacchae” (2011) and “Really Trying Here” (2011). In NYC, Chiri has directed “Fin de semana” (2014) and “La Gran Semíramis” (2015) at Repertorio Español and "Olvidadas" (2016) at the Julia de Burgos Theatre. His work as a director has received several ACE, ATI and FUERZA Awards. Chiri has also directed several stage readings at IATI Theatre. Chiri is a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and he has received the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship, the CCP Foundation Scholarship, and the Van Lier Fellowship.
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Maria Fontanals
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONMaria is a Spanish actress and faculty member of HB Studio where she teaches Uta Hagen's technique. She is a co-founder of the Corezon Theatre Company in NYC. As an actress, Maria has an extensive experience on stage in the United States, Europe and Mexico. Her recent theater credits include: Seis - Ni tan divas ni tan muertas - 3xBeckett=… - Oleana - Brilliant Traces - Balm in Gilead - Cuentos de guerra - King Lear - Dancing at Luchnasa - Midsummer Night's Dream among others. Major awards include: HOLA Award 2017 - FUERZAFest Award 2017 for Best Actress - Latin ACE Award 2017 for Best Comedic Actress - ATI Award 2017 for Best Supporting Actress. www.MariaFontanals.com
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