Among the events celebrating the
400th anniversary of the publication of the Don Quijote de La Mancha,
the Spanish theater company Bambalina is presenting a puppet version of
Cervantes’ novel. The show will be held at Instituto Cervantes on
Wednesday, May 20, at 7pm.
Don Quijote alone, in a room in his house, is obsessively reading
books of all types until he goes mad. Thus starts this theater show that
depicts the madness of this universal hero, his love for Dulcinea and
the special relationship he has with Sancho. Through episodes such as
the windmill adventure, audiences see how Quijote goes on mixing reality
and fiction until he is finally humiliated by those around him and is
vanquished by his own demons.
Yet it will not be the first time Bambalina’s puppet-version of Cervantes’ novel is shown in Manila, since the company staged it in 2004, also brought by Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish cultural center. Ángeles González, the company’s production person, recalls that experience with pleasure: “Theatre goers have always wanted to see works from other countries. In Asia, because normally they only get flamenco or dance productions, they find our show very fresh and original.”
Now, more than ten years later, Bambalina will treat again Manila theater lovers… with the same proposal? “Not quite. Over the period of a decade the Quijote show has been modified, discovering new paths and being enriched by the interaction with different audiences. Of course, the puppets arouse passions but especially in Bambalina’s way of working, in which neither the puppets nor the handlers play traditional roles,” explains Ángeles González.
Quijote by Bambalina is presented by Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain, AECID and INAEM, with the help of Luneta Hotel.
Contact Details:
For inquiries, please call (63 2) 526-1482 or email: cultmni@cervantes.es
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