блог Don Juan Tenorio at the Lope de Vega theater in Seville

From 20 to 30 November 2014 the Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville will host the universal work Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla. Returns to the stage in a very special way. And the classic text by José Zorrilla gets transformed by the adaptation of Juan Mayorga and direction of Blanca Portillo. Portillo acknowledged that, although the character of Don Juan Tenorio is considered a myth of seduction and freedom, its nature has been understood throughout history. So he has decided to analyze their behavior and words to discover the public that she believes her true essence, a model of lack of empathy, cruelty, contempt for life and others. According to the director herself: It's about time that someone call his name Tenorio. It counts with a cast of guarantees we find names such as José Luis García-Pérez, Miguel Hermoso Arnao or Juan Manuel Lara.

The legend of Don Juan Tenorio

Don Juan Tenorio, a masterpiece of Zorilla and key piece of Spanish Romanticism, is kept alive thanks to its universal character and attractiveness of an enduring character, existing today, apart from other factors. The legend of Don Juan, is part of universal culture. The Trickster of Seville Tirso de Molina, Moliere's Don Juan or Don Giovanni by Mozart, are examples of continuous reinterpretation of this wonderful work. Seductive and living life to excess, however we will show that love is above everything and can deliver us from the fires of hell. This work is fully connected to the city of Seville as part of the local legend, making it a universal story. Breaks up the Guadalquivir, the cemetery dating, gambling in bars of Barrio de Santa Cruz, robberies convent are some scenes that evokes the great Zorrilla, with the majestic Cathedral of Seville Luxury witness these nocturnal wanderings.