RICARDO III
As seductive as vice and as free as Molière’s Don Juan, who fears neither God nor the devil, this is a dark and fascinating Richard III. Through the excess and the monstrous actions of this hideous toad, Shakespeare helps us understand human behaviour, directing our gaze toward the victims of power, be they in Bosnia, Palestine, Iraq or Colombia.
This is brought into focus by the dazzling theatre artists Heidi and Rolf Abderhalden, who live in a country undergoing total collapse and who experience defeat and destruction on a daily basis. This reworking of Shakespeare’s classic has been transposed into the blood-soaked mass grave of history. Their ceremonial Ricardo IIIreveals the many faces of this tyrant lusting for power, and the masks of hypocrisy he wears to achieve his goals. This “ ancient ” text is frightfully contemporary.
BASED ON
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
DRAMATURGY AND DIRECTION
HEIDI ABDERHALDEN CORTÉS
TRANSLATION
HEIDI ABDERHALDEN CORTÉS
ROLF ABDERHALDEN
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR
NADIA AVILA
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
ROLF ABDERHALDEN
SET DESIGN AND PROPS
CHRISTIAN PROBST
STAGE MANAGER
EDWIN CULP
MUSIC
SANTIAGO ZULUAGA
LIGHTING DESIGN
MARCELA FLORES
COSTUME DESIGN
ELISABETH ABDERHALDEN
CAST
ROLF ABDERHALDEN
JULIAN DIAZ
WALTER LUENGAS
PEDRO MIGUEL ROZO
MAURICIO NAVAS
JOSÉ IGNACIO RINCÓN
RODOLFO SILVA
