A universal work that exudes strength, humor, poetry, pain and is still relevant today. This is Beckett's classic Waiting for Godot which comes to the stage of the Museo Universidad de Navarra on January 31, at 7:30 pm. The performance, for which tickets have already been sold out for a few weeks, will be the opening of the new season of Performing Arts and Music of the center.

The play, directed by Antonio Simón, features actors Pepe Viyuela, Alberto Jiménez, Juan Díaz, Fernando Albizu and Jesús Lavi in the cast, set design by Paco Azorín, lighting by Pedro Yagüe and costumes by Ana Llena. As one of the greatest exponents of the theater of the absurd, Waiting for Godot is a metaphor for the vulnerability, dignity, courage and irrationality of human beings.

The only action that takes place in its two acts is the wait starring Vladimir (also called Didi) and Estragon (Gogo) before the supposed arrival of the mysterious Godot. A wait that hints at a critique of society, with men whose intelligence is more typical of children and take refuge in the hope of an arrival that never happens. The text, deceptively simple, surpasses the categories of the theater of the absurd with its nonsensical dialogues and situations that go nowhere. As Beckett himself defined it, it is a "horribly comic" play.

MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR

Also on the day of the performance, at 1 p.m., Antonio Simón will offer a masterclass, in which he will share with the audience his career and experience in the world of theater, as well as his work carried out in this production. The colloquium will take place in the Museum's classroom 2 (floor -1) and admission is free with prior invitation until full capacity is reached.

Simón's career has focused on 20th century and contemporary repertoire. He has been the first director to stage in Spain authors such as J. Pommerat, D. Keene, G. Tabori, D. Harrower and J. Fosse. He has also staged classics such as Sophocles and Lope de Vega.