Red Bull Theater Presents Hispanic Golden Age Classics: SOR JUANA | FREE ONLINE EVENTS
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Join us for this online series of events, focusing on Sor
Juana, a playwright, poet, and nun writing in Mexico
in the latter half of the 17th-century, and her play LOVE
IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH.
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Red
Bull Theater is committed to expanding our repertoire by seeking out
and sharing lesser-known texts that stand the test of time. Love
is the Greater Labyrinth (Amor es más laberinto) by
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz—one of the Hispanic Golden Age’s most
accomplished female playwrights—is just such a play.
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At
the same time that England saw the flourishing of Shakespeare on the
Elizabethan and Jacobean stage and in the decades that followed,
Spanish-speaking playwrights including Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina,
Ana Caro, and Calderón de la Barca flourished on the continent and in
the New World. The Hispanic
Golden Age offers one of the most vibrant theatrical
repertoires ever produced.
Únete
al espectáculos! Join the show! This month,
you'll have the opportunity to experience Sor Juana's play, Love
is the Greater Labyrinth, in its original
Spanish, produced by Repertorio
Español, and
in a brand new English-language translation created by Diversifying
the Classics | UCLA, produced by Red
Bull Theater. We'll also be hosting two interactive
panel discussions, complementing the viewing experience. GET
SERIES DETAILS.
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A
Benefit Reading
LOVE IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH
AMOR ES MÁS
LABERINTO
by SOR JUANA
INÉS DE LA CRUZ
A new
English-language translation by Diversifying the Classics | UCLA
Directed by
MELIA BENSUSSEN
Monday, September
27
7:30 PM EST
| LIVESTREAM PREMIERE
Love
is the Greater Labyrinth is a madcap take on
Greek mythology by famous Mexican author Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz,
now translated into English for the first time. A swashbuckling
adventure, romantic farce, and morality tale all rolled into one, the
play follows Teseo as he goes to meet his fate in the jaws of
the monstrous Minotaur. Little does he know that his greatest test
will come when he escapes one labyrinth and heads straight into the
even more disorienting complications of love. Princesses Fedra and
Ariadna pull him in two different directions—which path will he
choose? Presented
in English with Spanish subtitles available.
This
benefit reading is “Pay What You Can.” All of Red Bull Theater’s
current online programs are FREE. If you’re able, please consider
making a donation with your registration to support our online
activity and return to in-person programming.
This
presentation will premiere on Monday, September 27, 2021. The
recording will be available for four days only until 7:00 PM EDT
Friday, October 1, 2021.
GET
TICKETS TO RECEIVE REMINDERS AND LINKS.
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OTHER
SERIES EVENTS
All the
events are free, but donations are suggested and appreciated.
Online Reading
AMOR
ES MÁS LABERINTO
Monday,
September 20, 2021 | 7:30 PM EDT
Sor Juana’s play presented in its original Spanish by Repetorio
Español, directed by Leyma López. English
subtitles available. MAKE A
RESERVATION
Online
Discussion
DIVERSIFYING
THE CLASSICS
Thursday,
September 23, 2021 | 7:30 PM EDT
An interactive discussion about the Diversifying
the Classics project and its mission to promote
Hispanic classical theater in translation and performance with
scholars Barbara Fuchs, Laura Muñoz, and Marta Albalá Pelegrín. GET
DETAILS
Bull
Session
LOVE
IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH / AMOR ES MÁS LABERINTO
Thursday,
September 30, 2021 | 7:30 PM EDT
An interactive discussion about the play and its history and themes
with directors Melia Bensussen and Leyma López; scholars Barbara
Fuchs, Rhonda Sharrah, and Aina Soley; and members of the companies. GET
DETAILS
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We
wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’
EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD
OF VARIETY ARTISTS, and SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for
their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on these
programs.
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