The theatrical proposal aims to bring the strength, beauty, and relevance of the celebrated English playwright to the public through a fusion of acting, live music, scenic movement, and dance. The event will take place next Wednesday, July 1st, at 10:00 PM in the Plaza de España.
Mayor Javier Llamas highlighted the role of the Art Festival as a cultural catalyst that transforms the town center into an open stage. "This edition also carries a powerful emotional weight because it speaks of feelings that all people recognize: love, ambition, fear, guilt, violence, forgiveness, hope… In the end, the Art Festival also has that capacity to bring to the square that which moves us, disturbs us, and unites us," he stated.
For her part, the Councilor for Culture, Marlene González, emphasized that this celebration is a fundamental cultural event and a reflection of the identity of Los Llanos de Aridane. "Shakespeare does not belong only to books or stages of another era. His theater remains alive because it poses questions that we still ask ourselves. This Art Festival will be an opportunity to rediscover his work from a contemporary, accessible, and open perspective for all audiences," she affirmed.
The performance, created and directed by Naira Gómez with scenic direction by Iriome del Toro, features an original dramaturgy that intertwines fragments from iconic works such as 'Hamlet', 'Romeo and Juliet', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'Macbeth', 'Richard III', and 'The Tempest'.
The narrative unfolds in an old puppet workshop, where the characters of Life and Death symbolically judge humanity's destiny. Figures embodying universal passions like love, madness, desire, ambition, guilt, violence, forgiveness, and hope, pose the question of whether people are bound by their actions or if they still retain the possibility of change.
Musical direction is by Fernando Felipe Martel, and the production includes a large artistic and technical team from the performing arts, music, and dance. The cast comprises Andrea Zoghbi, Rafa Lavín, Silvia Criado, Ignacio de la Lastra, José Luis Rubio, and Teresa Lorenzo, accompanied by musicians Yiselle Bonucci (violin), Randy Bonucci (cello), Anelio Rodríguez Candelaria (viola), Andrés Pérez (percussion), and César Cabrera (clarinet).
