Ana Luz Ormazábal

Ana Luz Ormazábal is a director, stage researcher, playwright and academic at Universidad Valparaíso, UNIACC and Universidad Católica. She is founder and artistic director of the collective ANTIMÉTODO op, with which she performed and directed productions such as Concierto, Agnetha Kurtz Roca Method, Ópera, Al Pacinoen María Isabel. With ANTIMÉTODO, Ana Luz was invited to PEN International Voices and went on residencies at The Watermill Center, NAVE and New York Theater Workshop, among others. She participated in the International Forum van Theatertreffen 2022 and in the Immerse program of Holland Festival 2024. Ana Luz also leads the Diploma in Theater Direction at the Universidad Finis Terrae and has premiered more than a dozen plays, including NIMBY, Muerte y explosión de un anarquista chileno and Caracol.

PROPAGANDA is a Chilean-German production that explores the concept of propaganda from various artistic perspectives. The project compares ancient and contemporary propaganda techniques, especially how they evolve to spread punitive ideas globally within political and electoral contexts. The show focuses on the evolution of propaganda, with a specific focus on the influences of European models on South American regimes. Six performers will analyze the workings of propaganda in everyday life through a multisensory and aesthetic-critical experience. The work highlights the role of media and social networks as channels for manipulated information and examines their impact on the public. By encouraging dialogue and critical reflection, PROPAGANDA aims to promote a better understanding of how discourses shape our reality. The show offers a transnational analysis that shows how propaganda has been adapted in different contexts and continues to affect our lives.

Concept: Ana Luz Ormazábal – Play: Juan Pablo Troncoso & José Manuel Gatica – With thanks to and support from: Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (Santiago, Chile), Theater und Orchester Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Alemania), Universidad Finis Terrae (Santiago, Chile) MestizoArtsPlatform/WIPCOOP.