VANITAS CERVANTES brings together the musical excellence of Carles Magraner and Capella de Ministrers with the voice and powerful stage presence of Fran Perea. Together, they bring Cervantes’ sonic and literary universe into the present day, creating a hall of mirrors between the author, Alonso Quijano, and Don Quixote. A staged concert where music, word,…
The traditional superstition that hunchbacks or deformed individuals bring good luck is vividly reflected in the fact that the jester of Queen Germana de Foix was one, and in European courts, the hunchback is an object of hilarity but also protection: “The happiest death is that of the hunchback because, inside the box, he dances.”…
Music, movement, and words alongside the chiaroscuro of light. All of this habiting the space. In solitude and companionship. We speak of an ancient malady. Of an ailment so significant that it warranted study since antiquity, as humans have sought to heal the afflictions within. We speak of melancholy. Once considered an ailment centuries ago,…
El Cortesano is a theatrical and musical show that recreates the courtly landscape of a European city characterized by its valuable cultural and artistic contributions, as well as the connections between principal European cities during the Renaissance and the humanistic influence of Flanders. Through a text elaborated based on 16th-century literary references in the form…