The plays of Arden concocted by Chema Cardeña are usually subject to a very marked historical background, whether the Berlin between the wars, the Spain of the Catholic Monarchs or this palace of Versailles inhabited by Louis XIV and his entire court that houses the entire plot of The Idiot of Versailles. The musician Jean Baptiste Lully is part of the court fauna, precursor of French opera and creator of Lyric Tragedy, and the father of the rookie arrives French comedy, Molière, to adapt Greek tragedy to the theater Medea by order of the king. The queen and the king's lover will participate as actresses in the work in progress., so the mess is served... Everyone participates in the Versailles game to the rhythm of the harpsichord, everyone pretends (not just comedians), They negotiate and blackmail to achieve their goal, whether it's money, status, sex or artistic freedom. Although namesakes, Lully and Molière represent two antagonistic characters, the pragmatic lifer who dominates the corruption of the palace against the idealistic artist with plenty of talent who only aspires to create his great masterpiece. who wins? Who is the idiot in this idiots dinner? Place your bets… S.M.
Ahlam, dream of a life
FRIDAY 16/10, 20H.
A window to the stories of Palestinian women refugees in Lebanon based on the comic by Susana Martín and Cristina Bueno.
