Free Online Events - Hispanic Golden Age Classics: Sor Juana

Join Red Bull Theater for this online series of events, focusing on Sor Juana, a playwright, poet, and nun writing in Mexico in the latter half of the 17th-century, and her play LOVE IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH.

Red Bull Theater is committed to expanding our repertoire by seeking out and sharing lesser-known texts that stand the test of time. Love is the Greater Labyrinth (Amor es más laberinto) by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz – one of the Hispanic Golden Age’s most accomplished female playwrights – is just such a play.

At the same time that England saw the flourishing of Shakespeare on the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage and in the decades that followed, Spanish-speaking playwrights including Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ana Caro, and Calderón de la Barca flourished on the continent and in the New World. The Hispanic Golden Age offers one of the most vibrant theatrical repertoires ever produced.
Únete al espectáculos! Join the show! This month, you'll have the opportunity to experience Sor Juana's play, Love is the Greater Labyrinth, in its original Spanish, produced by Repertorio Español, ###emin a brand new English-language translation created by ###a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://redbulltheater.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c2a3b2791397cbd..." fg_scanned="1">Diversifying the Classics | UCLA, produced by Red Bull Theater. We'll also be hosting two interactive panel discussions, complementing the viewing experience. GET SERIES DETAILS.

A Benefit Reading
LOVE IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH
AMOR ES MÁS LABERINTO
by SOR JUANA INÉS DE LA CRUZ
A new English-language translation by Diversifying the Classics | UCLA
Directed by MELIA BENSUSSEN
Monday, September 27
7:30 PM EST | LIVESTREAM PREMIERE
Love is the Greater Labyrinth is a madcap take on Greek mythology by famous Mexican author Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, now translated into English for the first time. A swashbuckling adventure, romantic farce, and morality tale all rolled into one, the play follows Teseo as he goes to meet his fate in the jaws of the monstrous Minotaur. Little does he know that his greatest test will come when he escapes one labyrinth and heads straight into the even more disorienting complications of love. Princesses Fedra and Ariadna pull him in two different directions—which path will he choose? Presented in English with Spanish subtitles available.
This benefit reading is “Pay What You Can.” All of Red Bull Theater’s current online programs are FREE. If you’re able, please consider making a donation with your registration to support our online activity and return to in-person programming.
This presentation will premiere on Monday, September 27, 2021. The recording will be available for four days only until 7:00 PM EDT Friday, October 1, 2021.
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OTHER SERIES EVENTS

All the events are free, but donations are suggested and appreciated.Online Reading
AMOR ES MÁS LABERINTO
Monday, September 20, 2021 | 7:30 PM EDT
Sor Juana’s play presented in its original Spanish by Repetorio Español, directed by Leyma López. English subtitles available. MAKE A RESERVATION
Online Discussion
DIVERSIFYING THE CLASSICS
Thursday, September 23, 2021 | 7:30 PM EDT
An interactive discussion about the Diversifying the Classics project and its mission to promote Hispanic classical theater in translation and performance with scholars Barbara Fuchs, Laura Muñoz, and Marta Albalá Pelegrín. GET DETAILS
Bull Session
LOVE IS THE GREATER LABYRINTH / AMOR ES MÁS LABERINTO
Thursday, September 30, 2021 | 7:30 PM EDT
An interactive discussion about the play and its history and themes with directors Melia Bensussen and Leyma López; scholars Barbara Fuchs, Rhonda Sharrah, and Aina Soley; and members of the companies. GET DETAILS

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The Hispanic Golden Age Classics series is supported by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain.

We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS, and SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on these programs.