The Market Theater brings to the stage by the hand of Teatro Imaginario a successful fable as it is “The legend of the pianist in the ocean”.. The work stems from the theater monologue Novecentoby Italian playwright Alessandro Baricco, which has also been made into a film with music by Morricone and even a comic book.
This proposal that comes from this Thursday, November 7 through Sunday, November 10recovers the original text to offer a show that is “simple, sometimes humorous, very moving and above all very human”, described the protagonist and director of the play Alfonso Desentre at the presentation ceremony that took place at the Teatro Principal. For the direct of the Patronato Municipal de las Artes Escénicas, José María Turmothe actor, with more than 40 years of experience behind him, “is the fundamental pillar on which this theatrical structure is sustained.“.
On this occasion, the actor takes on the role of a jazz trumpet player who recalls and recounts the incredible story of his best friendNovecento, a child who was abandoned by a family of migrants on one of the ships crossing the Atlantic between Europe and America at the beginning of the 20th century. That child would become a prodigious pianist on board a ship that gathered rich tourists, hustlers and emigrants.
Desentre returns to the formula of the monologue in which he interprets several characters with live music that works so well in the “Leyenda del Santo bebedor”, another of his shows that he continues to represent in Spain and Latin America. Now, this performance “is born with the same desire for continuity” as his previous works, following the formula of combining music and words that he has used in his previous shows. “gives a special beauty to the texts”.said the actor.
He will also be accompanied by the pianist Tomás Basavilbaso. Zaragozan pianist Tomás Basavilbasowho will play the music almost always from the background in semi-darkness, like a mysterious presence. A cyclorama of simple video projections will accompany the scene for transport the spectator on “an unforgettable emotional journey”.. According to Desentre, it is a work that “speaks to us of all that is good in the human beingfriendship, beauty, art, and what we long for and what we renounce”.
The show is suitable for all audiences and admission is free of charge. price of 12 euroswhich can be purchased on the website of the Teatro del Mercado. Thursday to Saturday the curtain will open at 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 7 p.m..