June 5 marks the birthday of Federico García Lorca, a towering figure in world literature whose verses and plays have resonated through generations. As the 125th anniversary of his birth is celebrated, audiences are invited to a live dramatized reading of La Casa de Bernarda Alba at the Auditori de La Nucia. The performance brings Lorca’s intense portraits of authority, desire, and confinement to life, with a talented ensemble that will greet the audience in person.
The production places Maite García, María José Pérez, Ángela Devesa, and Laura Molina at the center of this immersive experience, guiding viewers through a stark world where tradition clashes with personal longing. With direction by Sergio Sempere and adaptation by Marc Egea, the reading emphasizes rhythm, voice, and the power of dialogue to reveal the hidden tensions simmering beneath every surface. The script glows with the stark poetry that characterizes Lorca, inviting a contemporary audience to see the universal themes anew.
On stage, the audience encounters a space that feels both intimate and monumental, a setting where sound design, pacing, and performance converge to honor Lorca’s enduring legacy. The presentation highlights the play’s claustrophobic atmosphere, its probing questions about gender, autonomy, and social expectation, and the ways in which individuals negotiate restraint within a rigid social order. The experience promises to be not just a reading, but a living encounter with a classic that continues to speak across borders and time.
La Casa de Bernarda Alba, a work steeped in the memory of past upheavals, remains a powerful lens on the human spirit. Its characters navigate a world defined by surveillance and silence, where choices are measured against reputation and duty. This dramatized reading offers a fresh vantage point on those pressures, inviting spectators to consider the cost of conformity and the quiet, stubborn courage it takes to resist it. The production honors Lorca’s voice by privileging clarity, emotion, and the cadence of spoken language, ensuring that every line lands with precision and impact.
In a moment when theatrical storytelling reconnects audiences with history and with the universal concerns that bind us, this readings series presents a thoughtful tribute to Lorca’s enduring artistry. The event is crafted to be accessible and resonant for contemporary audiences in Canada, the United States, and beyond, reflecting the universal reach of Lorca’s themes. Through the interplay of performance and text, the dramatized reading seeks to illuminate the tensions that Lorca chronicled and to remind viewers of the power of theater to reveal what lies beneath ordinary life.