La Negra Ester

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Event La Negra Ester
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 1999
First Date 27 October 1999
Opening Date 27 October 1999
Last Date 29 October 1999
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Rarely has a play captured the imagination of a nation, revolutionalised its theatre and been heralded around the world like La Negra Ester.
Based on Roberto Parra's epic poem of his stormy love affarir with a beautiful prostitute in a Chilean brothel, where he sang in the 1940s, La Negra Ester weds the spontenatity and festivity of folk-theatre with the unfettered passion of South American song.
The versatile actors of El Gran Circo Teatro switch seamlessly between roles, as three stage wondering musicians play a mixture of tangos, waltzes, Chilean cuecas and sound effects with impressive
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Tragi-comedy
Subjects Love
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Andres Perez Araya Director Adaptor
Roberto Parra Sandoval Poet Adaptor
Works
Text Nationality Chile
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Performed in Spanish with English surtitles
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Mebourne Festival 1999 guide
Event Identifier 100832