H ow to stage lorcas blood wedding in english without smoothing over its roughhewn poetry or diluting its andalusian cadences has long been a point of contention. Music francis ameng and anna larangeira lorca and music grew up around the influence of music in grenada, spain. Les noces rouges is a 1973 french crime drama film directed by claude chabrol. In 1981, spanish film director carlos saura directed a dance film based on the play, also titled blood wedding.
Nov 19, 2010 group of dancers put lorcas blood wedding on stage, the tragic play about a married man who is still in love with his ex girlfriend, and tries to get back to her despite her planned wedding. Blood wedding, choreographed in 1974, is one of the most powerful and intense dancedramas ever made in its genre. It was written in 1932 and first performed in madrid in march 1933 and later that year in buenos aires. One of spanish cinema s great auteurs, carlos saura brought international audiences closer to the art of his country s dance than any other filmmaker, before or since. Blood wedding is the first play in lorcas dramatic trilogy. This piece, in turn, was committed to film by director carlos saura. Gades uses little more than the skeleton of the story in which only. Presented by the philadelphia film society in collaboration with the wilma theater, this film series explores the work and history of celebrated dramatist federico garcia lorca. Meaning and symbolism in lorcas blood wedding little. One of the most famous is the 1981 flamenco ballet, choreographed by antonio gades and directed and filmed by carlos saura. The groom follows the two lovers, and a knife fight takes place. The camera is strikingly active for a thirtyyearold film, flying along the boards as the dancers feet slam down, watching their faces as they concentrate on what gades. A look at the history and traditions of flamenco music and dance through the live performance of a wide variety of pieces. He later made the movies flamenco 1995, tango 1998, and fados 2007.
Blood wedding is a very good midsomer murders from 2008, as barnabys family is always a nice element in the show. Looking through federico garcia lorcas works of fiction, it is very easy to see that he was deeply influenced by various aspects of nature. In 1981, the film version of blood wedding was released, combining gadess stage choreography with sauras precise camera movements into a finished project of equal parts narrative adaptation and art documentary. Nov 12, 2007 in 1981, the film version of blood wedding was released, combining gadess stage choreography with sauras precise camera movements into a finished project of equal parts narrative adaptation and art documentary. Carlos saura began what would become his trilogy with this depiction of a single dress rehearsal for choreographer antonio gadess adaptation of poetplaywright federico garcia lorcas tale of passionate revenge. Midsomer murders blood wedding tv episode 2008 imdb. For some reason, ive always been partial to barnabys john nettles old partner troy, who appears in this episode. So it is no surprise that in his play blood wedding, the characters of the moon and the beggar woman are both influenced by integral parts of the. How do you make a combination of lorca and flamenco dull. I recommend it as a healthy alternative to our readers. With antonio gades, cristina hoyos, juan antonio jimenez, carmen villena. He studied piano and literature at a local college. Antonio gades and his troupe rehearse and perform a flamenco ballet version of lorcas tragedy of outraged honour and revenge. Two distinct works blood wedding and suite flamenca combine for an incredible and combustible performance from the teatro real in madrid, spain.
A bride elopes with her lover on the very day of her wedding. In 1986, the bbc world service broadcast a radio adaptation of the play starring anna massey, juliet stevenson, and. If your entire conception of flamenco consists of the images of some lithe guy in a toreador outfit and an austere woman in a lacy black dress with castanets or thumb cymbals in her hands, drumming dramatically with their boot heels, this movie will open up a new view of flamenco. Spanish flamenco rehearsal and dance concert of lorcas passionrevenge drama. Carlos sauras flamenco trilogy and watch the first film in the set, blood wedding from 1981. Besides from the unearthly beauty of the dance spilling out of the dancers bodies on the flamenco rhythm, the film goes a long way toward shaping and determining the kind of thoughts one is able to have on the controversial topic of sinful love. H ow to stage lorcas blood wedding in english without smoothing over its roughhewn poetry or diluting its andalusian cadences has long been. Antonio gades and carlos saura made a film version of the ballet, which was the. Movie, blood wedding movie,blood wedding trailer,blood wedding 1981. One of spanish cinemas great auteurs, carlos saura brought international audiences closer to the art of his countrys dance than any other filmmaker, before or since. In the world that blood wedding creates, the moon represents a masculine, cold and blood thirsty world, while the beggar woman represents death itself. Postscreening discussion about the film and the wilma theater production with. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style.
Sep 27, 2010 im just mentioning it here because twitter updates and other unavoidable incidents of media seepage are what nudged me to investigate eclipse series 6. The movie shows the emotions of the characters through the flamenco however it fails to touch on some of the most significant ideas of the play. Guthrie stages new translation of lorcas blood wedding. Gadess choreography distills blood wedding into a halfdozen highly charged episodes, which are performed in a ballet flamenco hybrid style by a company. Im just mentioning it here because twitter updates and other unavoidable incidents of media seepage are what nudged me to investigate eclipse series 6.
Wedding in blood, also known as red wedding in the uk french. Sep 26, 2019 h ow to stage lorcas blood wedding in english without smoothing over its roughhewn poetry or diluting its andalusian cadences has long been a point of contention. Blood wedding is a 1981 spanish musical film written and directed by carlos saura. Carlos saura dance trilogy part 2 blood wedding vhs. The films include a flamenco adaption of blood wedding, a searing exploration of lorcas death during the spanish civil war death in granada, starring andy garcia. Carlos sauras flamenco hoy coming to new york the new.
Carlos saura dance trilogy part 2 blood wedding vhs antonio gades actor, writer. This movie lacks the themes that made the play so compelling. What is the role of setting in lorcas blood wedding. This, as said above, is a masterpiece in film as well as in dancing flamenco terms. The passion, color and rhythm of the flamenco envelope the viewer in this classic of spanish dance. Gades uses little more than the skeleton of the story in which only one character, leonardo, has an actual name.
Flamenco dance adaptation of garcia lorcas play of passion and revenge. Throughout much of spanish literature, the moon represents a world of madness and unconsciousness. Group of dancers put lorcas blood wedding on stage, the tragic play about a married man who is. The veteran spanish director is clearly in love with the genre. His mother played piano and he learned to play as well. This is their third such collaboration, after carmen 1983 and blood wedding 1981. Written in 1932, blood wedding is the story of a faithless bride who precipitates tragedy, and in addition to lorcas original play, it has been rendered in several media.
In lorcas blood wedding, each scene takes place in a set that has a different color. Even after so many years, gadess brilliance shines through. Carlos saura, who has long been involved with flamenco, brings flamenco hoy, a theatrical evening that showcases his strippeddown, stylized approach, to city center in. May 10, 2014 they drive the plot of blood wedding towards a very emotional and tragic end. Sauras new film returns to flamenco the new york times.
In 1986, the bbc world service broadcast a radio adaptation of the play starring anna massey, juliet stevenson, and alan rickman. Gadess choreography distills blood wedding into a halfdozen highly charged episodes, which are performed in a. Cristina hoyos in blood wedding 1981 antonio gades and cristina hoyos in blood. All starring and choreographed by legendary dancer antonio gades, the films. Developing a theatrical movement style, he founded the forte company in budapest and directed many productions including crime and punishment, the notebook, rats, concertostring quartet no. Blood wedding has been staged by a great variety of dance companies, including the national ballet of spain, the national ballet of cuba. Group of dancers put lorcas blood wedding on stage, the tragic play about a married man who is still in love with his ex girlfriend, and tries to get back to her despite her planned wedding. Flamenco, flamenco follows his 1995 film on the same subject and his 1980s trilogy that began with blood wedding. This film shows a world of flamenco singing, dancing and.
He works with antonio artero, antonio gades, and alfredo manas to write a screenplay adapting lorcas story into a ballet. The play was adapted as a moroccan film in 1977, also titled blood wedding. I saw this film a number of years ago, but still remember vividly the passion of the dance and the film style. Blood wedding, a 1981 spanish film by carlos saura, though primarily seen in art houses, brought flamenco to a much wider audience. Theater critics often group it with yerma and the house of bernarda alba as the rural trilogy. What it is not, id imagine, is a meaningful adaptation of garcia lorca. Carlos sauras slim, exhilarating film shows, in hyperrealistic fashion, the backstage goingson as a group of dancers prepare for a performance of antonio gadess flamencoballet of federico garcia lorcas play about feuding families and romantic betrayal. The rivals stab each other and the only wedding that takes place is that one knotting their destinies together in death. Carlos sauras flamenco trilogy is a thrilling set of movies for dance fans, fans of spanish culture and musical fans looking for something different. Having previously exposed the art in his 1980s flamenco trilogy blood wedding, carmen. Meaning and symbolism in lorcas blood wedding little girl. Blood wedding and suite flamenca antonio gades company. Sep 27, 2011 this feature is not available right now.