Talks 2016

Entremeses cervantinos y censura en la España del Siglo de Oro: entre la Inquisición y el Aplauso

By Manuel Calzada Pérez

Tuesday 26th April at 18:30 > Past Event
Auditorium. Cervantes Institute, London

(Talk in Spanish)

The growing importance of the theatre during the Golden Age coincided with the increasing influence of the courts of the Inquisition and ecclesiastical censorship over the last monarchs of the Habsburg dynasty. The Church wanted to control the subject matter and the moral tone of plays without prohibiting performances, because a significant number of the minor religious orders obtained their income from the “corrales de comedias” or open-air theatres.

By Professor Barry Ife, Principal Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Thursday 19th May at 18:30 > Past Event

Auditorium. Cervantes Institute, London

(Talk in English)

400 years after the death of Shakespeare his plays are as fresh and relevant as the day they were written. Can the same be said of Cervantes? This talk will propose a range of reasons why we must keep reading Cervantes, 400 years down the line.

Objeto-Sujeto

By Jaume Policarpo, Artistic Director, Bambalina Teatre Practicable Company

Saturday 11th June at 11:00 > Past Event
Auditorium. Cervantes Institute, London

(Talk and Workshop in Spanish with an English interpreter)

Duration: 2 hours

Jaume Policarpo, Artistic Director of the Bambalina Teatre Practicable Company, is a recognised artist who has written scripts, directed plays and designed scenographies. He has drawn on his wide professional experience in the field of animation and puppet theatre to develop this presentation. Starting from the Subject-Object Dichotomy, he will present an overview of the notion of puppetry, structures, use of hands, manipulation, interpretation, images and symbols, all accompanied by practical demonstrations with different materials and a range of animation techniques.

Teatro político del siglo XXI

By Ignacio García, Arizona’s Director

Monday 13 June, from 11:00 to 13:00 > Past Event
King´s College London – Strand Building S-1.06

(Talk in Spanish with English interpreter)

The political or social nature of theatre lies in its origins, in the cradle of Athenian democracy and its idealogical positioning. Throughout each period of history, theatre has acquired a different political meaning, until reaching its apogee in the first half of the twentieth century. But in a time such as ours, full of political upheaval, in which our lives are influenced by social networks and real-time information, what significance does the theatrical movement have as a political act?

Taller de caracterización moral para intérpretes del siglo XXI

By Aurora Cano, Arizona’s Actress

Tuesday 14 June, from 10:00 to 13:00 > Past Event
King´s College London – King’s Building K2.40

Workshop in Spanish with English interpreter.

Throughout history, attempts have been made to systematise the teaching of acting, and as a result, schools and methods of interpretation have emerged which have provided students with various technical tools to help them build a character. These schools have sought to perfect not only the vocal and physical demands of performance, but also complicated methods of generating emotions and projecting physicality.