 Event |
La Negra Ester
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| 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
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| Secondary Genre |
Tragi-comedy
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| Subjects |
Love
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Chile
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Performed in Spanish with English surtitles
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
Mebourne Festival 1999 guide |
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| Event Identifier |
100832 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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