Caliban

Synopsis

Video recording of the one-man show adapted by Eduardo Bonito and Marcos Azevedo.

Language

Portuguese (Brazil)

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

Sep 1997

Duration

31 mins

Credits

Director

Eduardo Bonito; Marcos Azevedo

Music

André Abujamra

Production Design

Lutz Telles

Cast

Marcos Azevedo

Additional Details

Theatre

London Riverside Studios

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Colonialism; One-Person shows

Notes

General

Notes on the Dramaturgy by the actor Marcos Azevedo:

I began my research on Caliban, Shakespeare’s so well known character from "The Tempest", in 1992 when, while rehearsing for "Macbeth", I searched for greater contact with the Shakespearean Universe. The singular condition of this character which, for me, was a resonance of the American colonization process, seduced me. This was Shakespeare commenting about Brazil, even if indirectly. The influence of Montaigne’s "Cannibal *****" on the very text of "The Tempest" is notorious. Shakespeare deliberately made use of entire extracts from Montaigne in his own text.

I elaborated, therefore, a script which made use of many of Caliban’s quotes and descriptions from "The Tempest", and developed a story parallel to Shakespeare’s; a story about power and servitude from the point of view of who is enslaved. [From the production’s entry on the globalshakespeares website.

History

The production was staged in London, September 16-30, 1997, having begun its tour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Archive

Name

globalshakespeares.mit.edu

Email

globalshax-www@mit.edu

Web

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