Nahuel Cano

Nahuel Cano was born in Neuquén, Patagonia Argentina, in 1982. He lives and works in Buenos Aires. He is an actor, director, and teacher. As an actor, he worked both in cinema and theatre with renown ...Show More

Nahuel Cano was born in Neuquén, Patagonia Argentina, in 1982. He lives and works in Buenos Aires. He is an actor, director, and teacher. As an actor, he worked both in cinema and theatre with renowned directors: Lucrecia Martel, Hector Olivera, Ricardo Bartis and Alejandro Tantanián among others. Since 2010 Nahuel Cano directs and runs the company El Cuarto, located in Buenos Aires. That year the company undertakes a project of site-specific performances: "Twenty Astronauts Moonwalking". In 2011 he presented in different cities of South America the site-specific performances "Did you know that Matta-Clark is dead?" and "Climatique et Solitude". In 2013 he premieres at the Biennale of Young Art of Buenos Aires "Todos Mis Miedos". This show received a great acknowledgement from the critic and the public. Such recognition positioned Nahuel Cano as one of the new cutting-edge artists in the city of Buenos Aires. In 2015 he premiered "La Vida Breve", co-produced by FIBA-International Festival of Buenos Aires. In 2017 was premiered "Una Tierra Salvaje", the new work of his company, co-produced by FIBA with the support of Bienal Arte Joven (Argentina) Festival Santiago a Mil (Chile) and Studio Loos (Netherlands).Nahuel Cano has studies in philosophy, politics and Chinese Martial Arts, and in 2010 he founded his own studio, a place for training, research and creation in performance. Since that he has taught courses and seminars in Argentina, Latin America and Europe. As an artist and political activist, he is a founder member of Escena Política since 2015. This collective has organized many actions, forums, performances, and political-artistic protests. Hide