An Extraordinary Encounter

junio 1, 2019

Escrita por Iraida Tapias

Dirigida por Iraida Tapias

Water People Theater and The Poetry Foundation in collaboration with American Writers Museum and Instituto Cervantes of Chicago present the World Premiere of WALT WHITMAN AND FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA / An Extraordinary Encounter, in the celebration of Walt Whitman`s 200th birthday.

Adapted and directed by Iraida Tapias this is a fictional encounter between two icons of Art History: Walt Whitman revered one of America’s most significant nineteenth-century poets, and Federico García Lorca one of the most important Spanish poets and dramatists of the twentieth century. A theatrical concert of the most emblematic works by Whitman and Lorca: Leaves of Grass, Poeta en New York, Song of Myself, El Público, Specimen Days, Llanto by Ignacio Sánchez Mejías, Memoranda during the War, Sonetos del amor oscuro, I Hear America Singing, and Ode to Walt Whitman. .

With the extraordinary performances by Víctor Maraña as Federico García Lorca also accompanied by the lyrical singer Camilo Rasquin and the pianist Samuel Ocean’s

English and Spanish subtitles.

Location:

The Poetry Foundation 61w Superior st, Chicago, IL 60654

CAST

Ramón Camín

Walt Whitman

Victor Maraña

Federico García Lorca

MUSICIANS

Camilo Rasquín

Singer

Samuel Ocean

Pianist