Karlik danza-teatro and Morfeo Teatro, in collaboration with Gloria Muñoz, bring to the stage the universal classic COPPÉLIA, for the first time in a theatrical version and for family audiences. It tells the story of a mysterious automaton girl, inspired by Hoffmann's romantic tale "The Sandman," which inspired the famous ballet by Léo Delibes.

A show backed by the quality of the company's previous production, The Legend of Swan Lake, which won the 2018 Teatro de Rojas Award for "Best Children's and Family Show." Designed to captivate all audiences, especially children, it offers, in addition to the theatrical ballet plot, a selection of choreographies, intended to introduce young children to the world of ballet and classical music.

A moving performance that instills the values of friendship and commitment in children, where comedy and laughter play an important role in the story's twists and turns, and with a great cast of actors and dancers.

THE STAGING, IN A SURPRISING MODERNIST AESTHETIC

The production uses the celebration of the Bauhaus centenary as the aesthetic driving force of this show, which strives to take risks, employing a unique visual language to attract a younger audience. A stunning setting uses video projection to construct different sets, and a fascinating array of costumes inspired by Oskar Schlemmer's incomparable Triadic Ballets.

SYNOPSIS

The story takes place in a village where the mischievous Swanilda, her boyfriend Franz, and the craftsman Coppelius live. The latter lives in a mysterious house where he keeps his creations: life-size dolls. His favorite piece is shaped like a girl, Coppélia, so lifelike that everyone who sees her sitting on the balcony believes she is a real girl. Swanilda is angry when she discovers her boyfriend Franz flirting with Coppélia.

At night, Coppelius leaves his house and drops his key. Swanilda finds it, and curiosity drives her to enter the workshop. When the craftsman realizes he has lost the key, he returns, and seeing the door open, sneaks in to discover the intruder. Meanwhile, Franz has decided to go up to the balcony to meet the mysterious girl who attracts him so much. Inside the workshop, Swanilda discovers that Coppelia is only a doll, and she amuses herself with the different automatons she finds, imitating their dances. Until the doctor bursts in, and Swanilda, who is hiding in Coppelia's bedroom.

At that moment, Franz enters, and Coppelius manages to trap him and put him to sleep with a drug. It occurs to him that he could use it to carry out his masterpiece: transferring the young man's spirit into his doll so that it could have a life of its own. Swanilda, who has dressed in Coppelia's clothes so that he won't recognize her, plays along and makes him believe that the doll can move, until Franz wakes up and helps him escape. Then Coppelius realizes that it's all a hoax.

ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL PICTURE

COMPANY: Factoría de cuentos

DRAMATURGY: Francisco Negro CHOREOGRAPHY: Cristina D. Silveira

ADDRESS: Cristina D. Silveira and Francisco Negro LIGHTING DESIGN AND TECHNICAL DIRECTION: David Pérez

 COSTUMES AND CHARACTERIZATION: Mayte Bona SCENOGRAPHY AND PROPS: David Pérez

SCENOGRAPHY DESIGN: La Nave del Duende and Antonio Ollero VIDEOSCENE: Nuria Prieto and Alexandre Cano

MUSIC: Léo Delibes COSTUME MAKING: Gabriel Besa LIGHTING TECHNICIAN: Alfonso Rubio

PRODUCTION: David Pérez and Gloria Muñoz PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: María López Martín

INTERPRETERS: Elena Rocha, Sandra Carmona, Lara Martorán,

Sergio Barquilla, Rubén Lanchazo, Jorge Barrantes, Ana Gutiérrez