Story
Carmen: Impetuous Carmen seduces Don José in order to convince him to let her out of jail. Once outside, she thinks she’s finally free before realizing that she’s in fact prisoner of a love triangle: she wants to be with the famous Torero Escamillo, but she can’t make Don José go away. Petruska: At Saint-Petersburg’s carnival, three puppets are playing the same role over and over: the unhappy lover Petrushka, the coquette and a Moor. Fed up with this endless part that never goes well for him, Petrushka attacks his rival and flees from the puppets theater. Carmen Suite, staged by Alberto Alonso, is a one act ballet about a passionate, free-spirited woman caught in a love triangle. Stanislavsky’s Petrushka, choreographed by Edward Clug, encapsulates the story of a puppet that came to life, burdened by the human emotions of love, jealousy, and rage. Both stories envelop the characters which refuse to abide by the rules, to whom even the thought of submission is repulsive.
Art Direction
El golpe de estado del 18 Brumario de 1799, que significó el fin de la Revolución Francesa, puso el poder en manos de Bonaparte, el más prestigioso de los generales franceses, sobre todo después de sus brillantes campañas en Italia y en Egipto. Desde 1799, Napoleón no sólo fomentó la difusión de las ideas revolucionarias, sino que, además, se lanzó a la conquista de Europa. En 1804 se autoproclamó emperador de Francia con el nombre de Napoleón I.
