Yo soy la locura

Baroque Zarzuela and Marionettes

Music by Henri du Bailly (-1637), José Marín (1618-1699), Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710), Luis de Milán (1500-1561), and other Baroque composers

Yo soy la locura is a Black theatre piece created with marionettes, masks, and Spanish and American music from the Baroque and Golden Age periods. The story is told against a historical backdrop: when Hernán Cortés set off in 1519 on the conquest of the Aztec Empire he was accompanied not only by soldiers, but also by 2 puppeteers and some musicians. This was described in 1568 by the chronicler Bernal Díaz del Castillo in his Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España.

La Locura, a mythological being who moves human passions appears here in a love story between Manuel, a young puppeteer who travelled with Hernán Cortés in the conquest of the New World, and Zyanya, a young Aztec woman.

Production of the Compañía Claroscvro with the Teatro de la Maestranza (Sevilla) and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.
*“Yo soy la Locura” is the title of an anonymous song of the 17th century

Stage director, Puppeteer, Actress, Script and Props construction: Julie Vachon
Producer, Puppeteer, Co-script writer, Light Design and Sound: Francisco de Paula Sánchez
Soprano and Actress: María José Pire
Baroque guitar: Enrique Pastor
Bass viola da gamba: Aurora Martínez Piqué
Puppeteer: Carlos Martínez Cazalilla
Percussion (recorded): Pablo Cantalapiedra

School performances: 19, 25, 26 May - 1, 2 June at 10:30 and 12:00h
Family performances: 20, 21, 27, 28 May - 3, 4 June at 11:00 y 13:00h

Recommended age from 8 years old.