Of the climate of celebration to the displeasure

By possible changes in the theater law

MENDOZA. - The climate of celebration of 18ª National Celebration of the Theater was seen the day before yesterday clouded when knowing itself the existence a presidential decree that would modify some articles of the law 24,800, well-known like law of the theater, that gave origin to the National Institute of the Theater (INT), instituted for the diffusion, promotion and promotion of the theater activity, and the subsidy for the creation of new rooms in all the country.

This news mobilized to the teatristas, that summoned a permanent assembly, in which the possibility considered of suspending the celebration, measurement that soon was left of side.

The surprise and the loss of heart the day before yesterday invaded the spirit of more than the 400 participants of this encounter because they ignored the existence of this decree, whose author remains in nebulas of the anonymity. They waited for another one, that one that gave back to the INT the economic autarky that by law corresponds to him.

History began some years ago already, when Domingo Cavallo, from his function like minister of Economy, removed the autarky to him to the INT and retained the bottoms that corresponded to an original budget of 11 million weights reducing it to 5 million. From the moment at which Cavallo left to the portfolio of Economy the teatristas of all the country was mobilized to recover the autarky and with her the legitimate resources that to him the law confers (the 10 percent of the tax that collects the Comfer by the publicity that is emitted by television).

The day of the inauguration of this celebration, the secretary of Culture of the Nation, Rubén Stella, announced that the decree by the recovery of the autarky was on the verge of being signed by the president of the Nation. The delegates already anticipated that this one could get to be the finishing touch of the closing of the celebration. But another one seems to be the reality.

Rafael Scrubbing brush, regional representative of the Center-Coast and Secretary General of the INT, and Marcelo Lacerna, representative by Mendoza and regional delegate again Whose, both members of the Council of Direction of the INT, engaged in a dialog with the NATION to explain the causes of a mobilization that includes the rejection to the company/signature of this decree, repudio that is made public all the nights when finalizing each function of theater.

"the point at issue - Lacerna- begins is that we requested the restitution of the autarky and we were with the rough draft of a decree that annuls certain executive functions of the Directive Council of the INT, which harms the federal spirit of the law of the theater, conferring all the powers to a future president of the same one, since this rough draft also contemplates the change of the position of executive director by the one of president, to whom the new position of vice-president would also be added."

Law 24,800 establishes that the INT will be lead by an advice of direction, integrated by regional delegates and of the task theater of all the country, chosen by aid of opposition and antecedents, forming a colegiada organization along with the executive director of the INT and the representative of the Secretariat of Culture.

- and this decree, what establishes?

Scrubbing brush: - That now he will be lead and he administered by a president, a vice-president and an advice who will be presided over by the president or the vice-president if that one delegates it.

- and the members of the Council of Direction, how are?

Lacerna: - Without the executive functions and to advising functions of and planning are only assigned to us. All the executive functions in the future would be exclusively into the hands of this president. Now we cannot designate, but propose; the function to administer raisin at hands of the president and in addition, the mandate of this one - that is chosen by the Executive authority instead of four years, as it establishes the law, can be prorogued by more time, which reveals an intention to be perpetuated in the mandate.

Scrubbing brush: - and we stayed as decorativas little figures.

- What said to Jose Maria Paolantonio, director of the INT, on this decree?

Lacerna: - When Stella made the announcement of the imminent company/signature, we asked to him Paolantonio on the text of the same one and she said to us that she did not know it. That made us suspect that something was happening, because he, like director of the INT, could not not know the content of this decree, since the INT depends on the Secretariat of Culture.

- Who gave the rough draft them of the decree?

Lucerna: - we obtained Them in the Headquarters of Government, because somebody had to know of the existence of this decree that was going to sign the President.

- they communicated with Paolantonio?

Lacerna: - we waited for It for the closing of the celebration. But we suspected that he participated in the elaboration of the decree because in successive conversations, within a democratic scope, was disconforme with the attributions that the advice has. In many points its speech is coherent with the text of the decree.

Scrubbing brush: - We are theater men, nonpoliticians, and are certain things that escape to us. We felt in addition that is a treason shade, because we came working by the recovery from the autarky and he was never spoken of these changes.

In the considerandos of the new decree one settles down: "That in relation to the objectives of the organism before mentioned (INT), turns out advisable to implement the mechanisms necessary to produce a change in the management model that elevates the quality and efficiency of the same one. That, for it, the INT requires to have all means to their reach to serve fast, effective and efficient. That the lack of flexibility and the rigidity of the procedures can return inefficient the management of the organism. That in front of this scene it is necessary to produce a reform in this field, winning effectiveness and acquiring capacity to maintain strategic plans that they surpass the normal duration of a government. That the projected administrative reform passes through a decentralization of the operational decisions and a greater autonomy for that the INT presides over ".

- Paolantonio could have felt limited by the decisions of the advice?

Lacerna: - I do not know if one feels tied. Lito Cruz and Rubens Correa (first and second director of the INT) also could have felt tied, but always we have talked when they appeared the problems.

Scrubbing brush: - I believe that there is a to be able game greater. We are theater people that are taking ahead a national project and that annoying one to certain sectors of power that cannot have to the INT to the service of their interests. To the traditional power and the old policy they do not like this democratic form of government.

Lacerca: - We were not designated by the Secretariat of Culture, but who we competed and we were chosen by our companions.

Scrubbing brush: - and in positions that are totally ad honorem.

The mobilization also demanded the hasty arrival of other members of the Council of Direction that already had returned to their respective provinces. The subject is worrisome because they fear that any measurement that takes can affect the recovery of the autarky of the INT - and with her the economic resources, that this year could reach the sum of 15 million weights and this way to affect the theater activity in all the country.

From the writing of the NATION it was tried to speak with Jose Maria Paolantonio, who to the closing of this edition had not responded the telephone calls that were done to him.