‘Operata Imaginària’: I will become phonetic, musical and theatrical | Babelia
From his landing in the Joan Brossa Foundation and after his years in the Teatre Lliure, Georgina Oliva is the living test of the importance of a good programmer. Within a few months, the cultural institution of Born, given a clear, relative (and polluting) turning point the programming of the visual arts with that of the arts of the show, expanding and rejuvenating its audience and contributing with a little joy to the peaceful bubble of the Barcelona theater. After planning Marta Pazos, Lucia Del Greco or Ferran Dordal Lualza, the turning point of Albert Arribas has now arrived. His Imaginary operetta It is the Cuspid in the trajectory of his company, Centaure Productions, and is reciting a cast of six interpreters in absolute state of grace.
We face a proposal that, like the entire Valère Novarina theater, is at the same time intellectual and for the whole public. Arribas has adapted this text impossible by the Swiss author through a creative, respiratory and “idiot” translation, with his own words. The only option that a translator has before such a lexical party is to become playful and almost Novarina data dialogues allow all types of stratagems. The staging is minimalist, as regards space and dazzling in terms of costumes and light. Manuel Mateos wears the six artists with joy and imagination, feathers of dancers by Faisán and Miriñaques. Marc Salicrú illuminates the empty space with great elegance: can illumination have humor? I say yes. The moment “CLINC-CLAC” shows it.
And the interpreters? These deserve to eat them aside. THE Troupe of centaurs who are the stars Imaginary operetta He worked with Albert Arribas on several occasions, so he perfectly understands his gaze and could almost be considered cooked by the show. Mònica Almiral is the actress outstanding Perfect: intelligent, ironic and with its appearance, it is always fantastic, declaring, shouting the dimensions lying on the ground or speaking in an infinite number of languages. Antònia Jaume has nerves and a large panoramic presence and knows how to play with malice with both the body and the voice. Màrcia Cisteró is an actress that we like more and more every day and that continues to surprise us, assembly assembly: his dance of the second act shows that it is one of the largest. Griselda Ramon is the character who is expressed only by singing and his gorgoritos play the same League of his blue gaze and his smile as a picarone. (Music composed of Lucas Ariel Vallejos is also Circus and Berlin Cabaré). Roosevelt Jiménez is the revelation of this show, the pussy is needed and making tramoyist, all at the same time. And for Orol Gení I don’t miss the words more: his infinite monologue with the beginning of his novel is one of the theatrical moments of the season. And of the decade.
And what is going Imaginary operetta? What a difficult, absurd and unnecessary question! How everything Trajectory of Albert ArribasThe work is both celebration and parody, disordered and cultural essay. A big party of the word (with a news from Troy included), a variety show, a wiring of occurrences that put a mirror in front of the absurdity of the theatrical rite itself: the author, the artists, the public, the programmer, the interweet … Imaginary operetta It is the scene in essence, so it is something that can only happen in a slightly dusty stage and before a waiting silver. Voila. This is Imaginary operetta.
Imaginary operetta. Text: Valère Novarina. Address, translation and adaptation: Albert Arribas. Joan Brossa Foundation. Barcelona. Until May 18th.
