RODRIGO M. MALMSTEN, BIOGRAPHY

By Thomas Fermentel, ParisHe was called “enfant terrible” by the international press. He studied arts in Argentina and Europe.Author, director and actor Rodrigo M. Malmsten, 27 years, was born inBuenos Aires, his first opera “KLEINES HELNWEIN”, which he wroteand also directed himself, was awarded several prizes. It was inspired bythe works of the painter Gottfried Helnwein; some of Helnwein´s paintingsare shown in the opera by means of visual projections.Although the main topic of the play is the sexual abuse of children, in amore general way it deals with all the evils of nowadays societies, suchas racism, nazism, and fascism. These evils are proof for the ability ofhuman beings to convert into predators.The play was qualified as “fascinating and repulsive” by the press. Thisplay and his other works depict Rodrigo M. Malmsten as an individualisticyoung artist, with a pessimistic and apocalyptical vision of the world. Hestrongly disapproves of the way the government of his country deals withculture.He thus did not have the possibility to work there any longer, and had toemigrate to Europe to go on with his work, and now lives in Brussels.

AWARDS

Prize Atahualpa of the Cioppe / 50° anniversary El Galpon Theater, Uruguay for “Kleines Helnwein“5th International Festival of Poetry « Luys Santa Marina » Cieza, Spain forpoetical anthology: « Y la luz es solo luz en la memoria de la noche »Prize Trinidad Guevara of the government of the city of Buenos Aires to theTheatrical work year 2000.ACE Awards (Asociacion Cronistas del Espectaculo - EntertainmentJournalists Association):Kleines Helnwein was nominated for three awards :Male Revelation: Rodrigo M. Malmsten (author and director)Best actress: Belen BlancoBest original music: Marcelo Vignolo y Mariano DurandThe ACE went to the best drama actress : Belén Blanco.Rodrigo M. Malmsten was nominated for The Rolex Mentor Foundation des ArtsSuisse (Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative - mentoring patronageprogram that selects young artists in five artistic domains)Festival International of Theater Grec, Barcelona 2001III Festival International of Theater Buenos Aires 2001

WORKS:

Kleines HelnweinLe Conte de LautréamontAugusto O Jenny la RojaOdiseusVertices (sommets) postérieuresPenser Le BleuZyklon-BComo una RayuelaTrisma Par XXINube an VienneLa Gran MèreUxenPour la femme et sa douleur et vitalité avant la douleurJota o JeanneAn Iraqi woman, an Argentine woman, an Israeli woman, a Chinese woman, aPalestinian womanUxen-Malmsten-Uxen (Short Movie)