Cervantes’ Interludes and Censorship in Golden Age Spain: Caught between the Inquisition and the Audience
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.
Cervantes’ Interludes and Censorship in Golden Age Spain: Caught between the Inquisition and the AudienceIn defence of Don Quixote
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.
In defence of Don QuixoteThe Subject-Object Dichotomy
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.
The Subject-Object DichotomyPolitical Theatre in the 21st Century
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?
Political Theatre in the 21st CenturyWorkshop on Character Building for Actors in the 21st Century
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.
Workshop on Character Building for Actors in the 21st Century