The Corral de Almagro Theater Company will perform 4 functions for students as master classes in literature
On Sunday, November 19, within the activities of the Off Rabal, the company will stage a selection of Golden Age Hors d'oeuvres for all audiences. Two pieces by Miguel de Cervantes have been chosen The careful guardianship, The election of the mayors of Daganzo and two of Francisco de Quevedo El Marión and La Vieja Muñatones.
In this way the Company wants to reach all sectors of the population this great classic of Spanish literature.
The performance will be on Sunday, November 19 at 8:00 pm at the Francisco Rabal de Águilas House of Culture.
The tickets will be numbered and can be purchased in advance at the Casa de la Cultura at the usual time.
Classical Theater Campaign for Students
Likewise, next November 20 and 21, around 1000 elementary and secondary students from various schools and institutes in Águilas and other nearby municipalities will be able to discover the secrets of the works of the Golden Age as a master class in literature.
These days will be held at the House of Culture Francisco Rabal de Águilas with the collaboration of the City of Águilas.
Teatro Corral de Almagro has been carrying out Classic Theater Campaigns for students in the Corral de Comedias de Almagro (Ciudad Real) and in the most important cities of Spain, where more than 340,000 students have passed and in the case of Águilas has prepared 4 functions that will become a true Master Class in Theater and Literature for all types of students.
On the one hand, they will perform two performances of the Teatro Breve del Siglo de Oro play, where students from 8 years to high school can enjoy curious short pieces of the Golden Age theater written by Lope de Rueda or Quiñones de Benavente and in a fun way and funny to know the uses and customs of the society of the sixteenth century.
For students of upper grades, 4th of ESO and Baccalaureate, the company Teatro Corral de Almagro has selected two of the most famous Entrevistases de Cervantes, those theatrical pieces of social criticism that gave Cervantes such fame within the popular theater of his weather.
The works that will be able to be seen will be the old jealous and the fake Vizcaíno.
All the functions represented by the Corral de Almagro Theater Company are composed of an initial talk about the Corrales de Comedias and the theater in the Golden Age, the chosen function and a subsequent colloquium between students, teachers and actors where to put in common doubts , opinions and interpretations of what was seen during the show.
A true "teatroforum" that teaches, educates and entertains.
"With this Campaign for students we want to bring the theater closer to the students, to teach the civic commitment that comes with attending a performance and to bring closer the theatrical tradition of the Spanish Golden Age." The experiences we have after more than 20 years doing this type of conference is that it is the best tool to learn what is the theater and its in the Golden Age, in our literature and history, "says Antonio León, director of the Compañía Teatro Corral de Almagro.
To complete these functions, complementary activities such as theater workshops are offered to the centers where the students can give free rein to improvisations and interpretations.
About Teatro Corral de Almagro
Teatro Corral de Almagro was born in Almagro in 1994 as C + C and then acquired the name of Corrales de Comedias Teatro, Theater Company specialized in Classic Theater of the Golden Age, to finally create the global project Teatro Corral de Almagro.
So far they have a repertoire of more than 18 classic works highlighting works by Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Cervantes or Shakespeare.
Every weekend from March to June and from October to December are uploaded to the Corral de Comedias de Almagro to show all audiences the classic works of our literature.
In addition, since 1995, Corrales de Comedias Teatro organizes special campaigns for students of all ages, from primary school, to university students, to adult schools.
More than 300,000 students have already attended these activities, not only in the incomparable setting that is the Corral de Comedias de Almagro, but in the rest of the spaces where they have requested their realization.
Some actions that aim to bring students the theatrical tradition of the Golden Age.
Source: Agencias