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''[[Blood Wedding]]'' is the English version of ''[[Bodas de Sangre]]'', a tragedy by Spanish dramatic author Frederico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca]. | ''[[Blood Wedding]]'' is the English version of ''[[Bodas de Sangre]]'', a tragedy by Spanish dramatic author Frederico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca]. | ||
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Blood Wedding is the English version of Bodas de Sangre, a tragedy by Spanish dramatic author Frederico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936)[1].
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The original text
It was written in 1932 and first performed in Madrid in March 1933 and later that year in Buenos Aires.
Some themes present in Blood Wedding are the cycle of life, the progression of time, choice, deception, fate, and nature. The cycle of life and progression of time are illustrated by the simple fact that the entire play is devoted to a wedding. The process of marriage in every culture marks the concrete and tangible evidence of a passage from childhood to adulthood, and a progression through life and time. Theatre critics have often grouped it with Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba as a "rural trilogy". Lorca's plan for a "trilogy of the Spanish earth" remained unfinished at the time of his death.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Bitter Oleander by José A. Weissman and first performed on Broadway in 1935.
An English translation entitled Blood Wedding was published by James Graham-Lujan and Richard L. O'Connell in Three tragedies of Federico Garcia Lorca. New Directions, 1955.
Translated into Afrikaans by André P. Brink, entitled Bloedbruilof.
Performance history in South Africa
1985: Bloedbruilof was directed by Francois Swart, starring Wilna Snyman, Jacques Loots and Johan Malherbe. Design by Chris van den Berg, Sand Du Plessis Theatre, August 1985.
1998: Produced multilingually under the title Blood Wedding by the University of Cape Town Drama Department on the centenary of the author's birth, directed by Geoffrey Hyland and Sandra Temmingh. With Anel Hamersma, Thain Torres, Busisiswe Pakade, Michelle Gautschi, William Prophet, Riana Alfreds, Sebalo Vinger, Vaneshree Lingham. UCT Arena Theatre. In this production the dialogue was in at least four languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa and Tamil.
2002: Produced by Rhodes University Drama Department, directed by Dion van Niekerk in May 2002.
2005: Produced as a collaborative reworking between the La Rosa Spanish Dance Theatre and Adéle Blank's Free Flight Dance Company , choreographed by Geoffrey Hyland. This production opened at the Oude Libertas Theatre in January and was subsequently seen at the KKNK and at the Johannesburg's Civic Theatre. Also at the Suidoosterfees in January 2006.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/bitter-oleander-11941
World Drama, by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.
The Cape Times, 1 September 1998.
Die Burger, 27 April 2005.
Sunday Independent, 28 August 2005.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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