¡Dignidad! is Repertorio Español’s arts-in-education program that helps students understand and appreciate theatre.
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Through our Mentorship Program, Repertorio also believes that students can be introduced to careers in the arts such as acting, playwrights, designers, technicians, and administrators.
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El Quijote |
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When asked about the difference between this and other theatrical adaptations of Cervantes’ masterpiece, Jorge Alí Triana, the play's director, assures that “this production aims to showcase the illusion of an utopian world through many of Don Quijote’s adventures. El Quijote is a polyphonic play in which many different genres such as comedy, tragedy and farce collide to form a carnival-like and vibrant Don Quijote that is rich in its musicality.” The play is a collection of 12 scenes that present different stories based on the original text of Cervantes.
This Study Guide is made possible by Washington Mutual as a tool for both teachers and students to become inmersed in the world of Cervantes and his masterpiece "Don Quixote". The guide includes context and comparisons between the Renaissance era and the Baroque, reasonings behind Cervantes' masterpiece cultural value, information about different cultural reinterpretations of "Don Quixote" as well as notes on Repertorio's production, study questions and a reference guide to further study the novel.
We hope that the materials collected here will convince teachers to bring their classes to see this insightful and entertaining play. For those teachers who decide to bring their classes, we hope these pages are useful in preparing themselves and their students for the experience. And we especially hope this booklet will allow students who always have been a vital audience to Repertorio Español, to have a much richer and informed theatre-going experience.
Since 1968, Repertorio Español has produced Siglo de Oro classics, romantic dramas, musical reviews, zarzuelas, dances, modern masterpieces, and specially commissioned new plays about the Hispanic American experience. No Hispanic theater in the United States has brought such a broad selection of plays to Spanish speaking audiences. No theater of any kind in this country has kept so many plays current in a revolving repertory. As their many grants and awards prove, Repertorio Español is a national treasure.
Don’t miss the fun and education of seeing great Hispanic plays in the hands of these wonderful, experienced professionals.
Call 212-225-9920 and make arrangements today to bring you students to a special performance of one or both of these plays. |
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