La Calòrica is back presenting a great, frivolous, and rabidly politic comedy by Joan Yago about the Congress of Viena in 1814.
The Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Klemens von Metternich is aware of the importance of holding revolutions back before they even start. To achieve this goal, he invites the heads of the Russian, the English, and the Prussian states for them to meet in Vienna. He could not imagine the huge repercussions of the news about this congress on the governments of the rest of the world; initially a simple meeting, the congress was going to become a multitudinous party that lasted for more than nine months.
It is not easy to separate territorial negotiations from love conflicts, or ideological debates from the simple battles of egos. It is hard to distinguish a celebration from a labor.
In the meantime, the champagne bottles are running out, the food trays are scarce, and the return of an old enemy reminds us, for a moment, that things could be different. The Belgian representative Charles-Joseph de Ligne writes in a letter: “The congress is not making any progress; it is rather dancing.”
Co-production by La Calòrica, Teatre Lliure and Centro Dramático.
Best Dressing Award by the critics in 2023 to Albert Pasqual’s designs.
Dramaturgy
Joan Yago
Direction
Israel Solà
Performers
Roser Batalla, Joan Esteve. Xavier Francés, Aitor Galisteo-Rocher, Esther López, Tamara Ndong, Marc Rius, Carles Roig, Júlia Truyol
Voice-over
Pau Masaló
French voice-over
Corentine Sauvetre
Stage
Bibiana Puigdefàbregas
Dressing
Albert Pascual
Characterisation
Anna Madaula
Lights
Rodrigo Ortega Portillo
Sound space
Guillem Rodríguez, David Solans
Choreography and movement
Vero Cendoya
Translation and phonetic assessment in French and English
Julia Calzada
Translation and phonetic assessment in Russian
Gerard Adrover, Yulia Karaganova
Direction assistant
Pau Masaló
Scenography assistant
Alba Paituví
Dressing assistant
Elisabet Rovira Ribas
Choir assessment
Laia Santanach
Head of production
Roser Soler
Head of technicians
Jordi Llunell
Apprentices
Andrés Galián (Xarxa de productores), Leonardo Vicente (Institut del Teatre)
Scenography construction
Carles Piera
Dressmaking
Gustavo Adolfo Tarí
Construction of proscenium lights
Pere Sànchez
Construction of dolls
Eudald Ferré
Prosthesis
David Chapanoff
Acknowledgements
Cristina Oliver, Xisca Latorre, Demid Goncharov
Photographer of the show
Sílvia Poch, Sergi Panizo
Recording and teaser
Raquel Barrera
Co-production
La Calòrica, Teatre Lliure, Centro Dramático Nacional
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