Looking at the monster from close up

What is monstrosity? Do we say “monster” for what is simply peculiar or different? Do we say “monster” for what threatens us, just because our identity is questioned, and that undermines our social conventions?

This is the story of a woman who goes to sleep as a woman but wakes up as a tiger the next morning. The drama of an anomaly, of a “monstrosity” La Mujer Tigre (The Tiger Woman) invites us to reconcile ourselves with our otherness, to accept our differences and convert them into a form of empowerment and identity.

The Sevillian conductor and composer Manuel Busto, with the dramaturgy of Julio León Rocha, propose a chamber opera which is a reflection about monstrosity perceived as a social construct. There is a cantaora (flamenco singer), soprano, dancer and an instrumental ensemble that is both hybrid and eclectic. In collaboration with the Teatro Lope de Vega, for this absolute premiere, we look at the diverse from close up. And we understand it.

ABSOLUTE PREMIERE AT THE TEATRO LOPE DE VEGA