Alba Sarraute and Les Ofèlies

Desdèmona

We have all heard about Shakespeare’s Othello, but what is the play really about? Could it be explained differently? Alba Sarraute & les Ofèlies use the language of circus: by means of acrobatics, music and the bodies of the performers, they put together a collection of highly poetic images. Through the eyes of Desdemona, Othello’s wife, we will dive into the most dramatic dimensions of human nature… but always with a smile.

A show that combines circus and Shakespeare texts, where characters tell a story with their bodies and music. The tragedy becomes volatile and universal as it goes through the circus disciplines.

Credits

• Adaptation and direction: Alba Sarraute
• Original dramaturgy: William Shakespeare
• Staging: Laia Sanmartín
• Choreography: Berta Pascual
• Stage design: Montse Pons
• Production: Camaleònica Produccions
• Lights technician: Joaquim Aragó
• Sound technician: Ton Mentruit
• Musical composition: Furmi Gómez
• Composition ‘La Peste’: Jorge Sarraute
• Musical conduction: Jordi Claret
• Photography and video: El Gato Productions

Performers

• Traveller: Alba Sarraute (acrobacy, clown, teeterboard)
• Othello: Martí Soler (hand to hand, knife throwing, Cyr wheel, piano, trompet)
• Desdemona: Berta Pascual (dance and actress) and Anna Pascual (Chinese pole, hand to hand and piano)
• Iago: Tomeu Amer (acrobacy, free ladder, teeterboard, German wheel)
• Cassio: Adrià Montanya (balances, hand balancing and acrobacy)
• Emilia: Laura Martí (singer, clown and guitar)
• Soldier 1: Jordi Claret (cello)
• Soldier 2: Noè Escolà (saxophone)