The performance of The Constant Prince by Grotowski’s Teatr Laboratorium was a turning point for the history of Western theatre, but tradicionally its infl uence on the 20th century Spanish stage has been considered not really relevant, at least as far as it concerns the restauration of Calderón plays onstage. The aim of this paper is to report the reception of Calderón’s spiritual dramas in Spain. First of all we will remind the history of the performance of his religious plays from his death till the 60’s; then we will focus on Spanish first reactions to Grotowski’s show inspired by the comedy about Ferdinand the Holy Prince, and finally we will analyze the presence of ritual in the contemporary Spanish staging of Calderón.
Abstract
The performance of The Constant Prince by Grotowski’s Teatr Laboratorium was a turning point for the history of Western theatre, but tradicionally its infl uence on the 20th century Spanish stage has been considered not really relevant, at least as far as it concerns the [...]