LAS VARIACIONES DE GOLDBERG

 

The play is the Goldberg’s variations, it took place from the 19 of October to the 11 of December at the theatre Rialto of Valencia. Now we are going to talk about the company, the distribution, and the artistic and technical personnel.

 

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

 

Mr. Jota: As it says in the pamphlet is "a director of scene divine, and demonic simultaneously, paternal, tyrannical, authoritarian, jealous, charming and hateful". He enchants the sound track of the Variations of Goldberg of Bach that uses the spectacle throughout modifying melody, harmony and rhythm. He does in one of the passages of the bible like Aaron and when he speaks by the microphone it is as if it made the voice of God.

 

Goldberg: He is the protagonist. He is the direction assistant and also interprets some characters like Moises and the same Jesus. He is a person who takes his work with a few importance, he is educated and considerate with the others.

 

Raamah: He interprets papers like Caín, Adan, Abraham and is one of the angels of hell.  He is thin and he does not give to shame anything.

 

Masch: He always does what Raamah says. He interprets Abel, the serpent, the Abraham's wife (Sara) also is another one of the angels. He is fat and he is less demanding than Raamah.

 

Jafet: He is an author dissatisfied. He plays the papeer of angel, of smoke, Isaac and also he is angel of the hell. He is very graceful.

 

Mari: She is the cleaner and Mr Jota's lover.  She is very likeable, always is cleaning, at the end has a paper like virgin.

 

Ernestina Van Veen: She is the manager of atrezzo. She is very effective and she likes all perfect and she gets upset if is not everything as she had planned it.

 

Teresa Tormentina: She is the actress. She plays the paper of Eva, that has been costing to her much because she must undress, also of Maria Magdalena and is another one of the angels.  Mr Jota is in love with her.

 

Angels of hell: They are the musicians who sing in direct and cheer the play. Their songs are raised in tone and with rhythm that makes participate to the audience and does that each one when it finishes applauds.

 

SCENE:

The scene is not covered by any curtain and you see the borders. There is a plank in the center that it changes the scenery according to the scene. To the left there is a table type office with two chairs and the bible. To the right another moveable wall turning the moveable walls changes to the scenery and scene.

 

ATREZZO:

The atrezzo changes according to the scene but what it is used more are the moveable walls that each one of this decorated do a different form. They also use toys to make the coffer of Noe, cardboard ewes, a drop curtain with sixteen flags until the three wood crossings.

 

CLOTHES:

The clothes were the same as we can use every day, for example Mr Jota were dress with a black shirt and black jeans, but also were others clothes more ridiculous. That stands out more is the clothes of Los Angeles of hell which they go of rockers

 

ILLUMINATION:

The illumination was composed by the spotlights that can be seen since there are no drop curtains and always with lights of colors that help the scenery of the scene. Everything is very modern.

 

PERSONAL OPINION:

It has been one of best plays than I have seen this year, the critic that does to the bible is very good since as it says the pamphlet is an explosive mixture of ethics, lyricism, violence, sex, action and philosophy.  Also I have liked because it shows the effort to us that makes the actors to teat a play and all the work that it takes.