![]() Caught between the two women, and egged on by his bawdy servant Atún ( Sandor Juan ), a royal masquerade gives Teseo the opportunity to explore these desires when both women’s maids ( Jessica Fiori and Valeria Llaneza ) offer him chances to meet, disguised, with their mistresses. Meanwhile, further conflict brews as the Athenian ambassador Licas (Fernando Gazzaniga) rallies his people to invade Crete and end Minos' tyranny.Įscaping the labyrinth, Teseo finds himself in a more perplexing trap as he struggles to bridge his love for Fedra with his indebtedness to Ariadna for saving his life. ![]() The plot thickens when Bacco ( Jerry Soto ) and Lidoro ( Erick González ), Ariadna and Fedra’s respective suitors, learn of the sisters’ plans, each misinterpreting the intrigue as rivalry for their affections and vowing revenge on one another. Smitten with the noble youth, Ariadna and Fedra wrestle with duty and jealousy as both intercede to help Teseo survive. ![]() As princesses Ariadna ( Zulema Clares ) and Fedra ( Maria Fontanals ) ponder the mysteries of love and dodge unwanted male advances, their father King Minos ( Gerardo Gudiño ) seeks vengeance for his son’s murder by sending Prince Teseo ( Luis Carlos de la Lombana ) of Athens to die at the hands of the monstrous, labryinth-bound Minotaur. Loosely based on the Greco-Roman tale of Theseus and the Minotaur, Amor begins in the ancient kingdom of Crete amidst a backdrop of romance and violence. Recorded on Zoom, performed in Spanish with English subtitles, and available via live-stream on Repertorio’s web, Facebook, and YouTube pages, the play blends Classical mythology and courtly intrigue in an adventurous, profound, and clever look at love and human folly. ![]() True to its mission of furthering the reach of the Spanish-language and Latinx theatrical canon, Repertorio Español now brings Sor Juana’s work into the modern digital space, partnering with Red Bull Theater and UCLA’s Diversifying the Classics program to offer a new English translation of Sor Juana’s 17th-century play Amor Es Más Laberinto (“Love Is The Greater Labyrinth”). Photo by Tané Martínez.īOTTOM LINE: Live-streamed and newly-translated, this Zoom version of a Spanish classic retains its iconic wit and energy.Īn icon of the Spanish Baroque period, the work of Mexican scholar, dramatist, poet and nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz endures for both its stylistic virtuosity and shrewd social insight. By Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, i n a new translation by Diversifying the Classics UCLAĬlockwise from top left: Jerry Soto, Maria Fontanals, Zulema Clares, & Luis Carlos de la Lombana in Amor Es Más Laberinto. ![]()
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