No hay burlas con el amor

Artistic data

Address: Juan Polanco

Verse direction: Karmele Aranburu

Projections, costumes, puppets: Monica Florensa

Cast: Alberto Arcos, Claudia Salas, Susana Martíns, Enrique Melendez y Antonio Ponce

Original music: Jaume Carreras

Lighting: David Payo

Sound space: David Flores

Scenography: Javier Mateo

Make-up, hair and makeup: Ana Rubio Medina

Graphic design: The Keeval Company

Image: ArTIKA

Audiovisuals: Ángel Lafuente, Julia de Santiago, Olaf G. Schneeweiss, Raúl Escudero, Aurora Arroyo Ruiz and Rodrigo Uceda.

In this adaptation of No hay burlas con el amor, the metric and rhythm that Calderón de la Barca gave to this comedy is respected, in which all kinds of situations that occurred in the love affairs of that time converge in an amusing and sometimes hilarious way, and which today invite us to reflect with humor on the human condition and the evolution of social relations.

As a differentiating element, we have sought to bring the verse closer to the public by using "puppets" that emerged from months of research by the director, the actors and the stage designer, so that the spectator enjoys, laughs and is moved by them and by the life that the actors give them, making this unique proposal converge with the situations and the scenic language that Calderón masterfully wrote and proposed more than 300 years ago.

Synopsis

The gallant D. Juan de Mendoza, tormented by the obstacles he encounters in securing his love with his lady, Doña Leonor Enriquez, seeks the help of his friend Don Alonso, famous for his skill in the arts of seduction and for his detachment from true sentiment.

love affair. D. Juan exposes to D. Alonso what stands in the way of his plans: that Doña Leonor is not the first-born daughter; her father Don Pedro Enriquez, a man jealous of his duty as guardian of his daughters' honor, and her eccentric older sister, Doña Beatriz, who insists on guarding and censuring all of Doña Leonor's actions.

The entanglement: Don Alonso will falsely fall in love with Beatriz with his seductive skills, but he will face the "strange" condition of this woman; a style of speaking that exceeds the understanding and patience of all those around her.

Juan de Polanco

An actor with an extensive professional career, he began his career in the world of directing with De

Fuera Vendrá... de Moreto, with a total of more than twenty-five titles premiered including

The most important musicals are Don Juan Tenorio, Los locos de Valencia by Lope de Vega, Los Empeños de una casa by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Margarita la tornera (theatrical version) by José Zorrilla, or the musicals Rocío no habita en el olvido, being nominated for best director at the Musical Theater Awards...

In the pedagogical field it is worth mentioning the creation, together with Karmele Aranburu, of the Academia del Verso in Alcalá de Henares, where he was part of the teaching staff in the specialty of Interpretation. He teaches courses of Verse Interpretation collaborating with institutions such as the Olite Theater Festival, Pabellón 6 (Bilbao), Arte4 (Madrid), Sindicato de Actores Vascos, EAB (San Sebastian)... He is currently the director of the companies Noíz Arte and Paladio.

Karmele Aramburu

Actress with a solid background in the fields of verse, acting, classical theater, singing and movement. From 2011 to 2013 she directs the Academia del Verso de Alcalá, a center specialized in the teaching of the Golden Age Theater. Throughout these three years, he signed the verse direction of the productions Los Empeños de una Casa by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, La Discreta Enamorada, Los Locos de Valencia and Doña Francisquita by Lope de Vega, with the Cia. de la Academia del Verso directed by Juan Polanco.

Other shows in which he has worked as a specialist in verse are Don Juan Tenorio by Zorrilla, El mágico prodigioso by Calderón and Pankreas by Patxo Telleria, among others. Since 2016 she has been directing Aula de Verso in Madrid, a space for experimentation for actors, authors and stage directors. He also teaches courses at Arte4 Estudio de Actores, Madrid, at Pabellón 6 Arte Eszenikoak in Bilbao, EAB Sindicato de Actores Vascos in Donostia, Festival de Teatro Clásico de Olite....