navidad nuestra



Navidad Nuestra is one of the most successful works of la fragua, inspired in the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. The work forms part of the project ĦEl Evangelio en Vivo!, a trilogy of Biblical theatre which includes El asesinato de Jesús and La vida pública de Jesús (still incomplete). Christmas has been one of the most important traditions of Christian culture, the season which announces the birth of hope and freedom for humanity. teatro la fragua has created a very Honduran interpretation of the birth of Christ, following in the tradition begun by Padre José Trinidad Reyes in the XIX century: his pastorelas are considered the font of a Honduran theatrical tradition.


la fragua also mines the rich musical and theatrical traditions of other cultures, emphasizing that Christmas is Good News for all humanity which excludes no culture, color, or origen. Classical music, Latin American and Central American carols, Caribbean and European rhythms are woven together with joyful dances, living tableaux reproducing Medieval paintings of the Nativity, to bring to life the events surrounding the birth of Christ.

Navidad Nuestra has been the subject of theatrical studies published in varios international journals, among which are Conjunto, the theatre journal of Casa de las Américas in Havana; Anuario from Rome; and Latin American Theatre Review of the University of Kansas.

Actores

Gimena Cartagena, Esteban Canales, Tony Diaz, Junior Amaya, Yester Estrada, Rigoberto Fernández, Wilson Gómez, José Ramón Inestroza, Yulisa Reyes, German Osorio, Brice Panting, Joel Carranza,
Adaptación musical y audio
German Barahona
Luminotécnico
Walter González
Dirección
Edy Barahona
Jack Warner
Controlador de Audio
German Barahona
Diseño de iluminación
Jack Warner


1. Prólogo (Juan 1)
Música: Mozart, Octeto para vientos, K. 361
Coreografía: Jorge Orellana

2. Juan Bautista en el desierto
(Lucas 3: 1-31)

3. Genealogía (Mateo 1: 1-16)

4. Teófilo (Lucas 1: 1-4)
"Fum Fum Fum": Cataluña - tradicional

5. Un ángel anuncia el nacimiento de Juan el Bautista (Lucas 1: 5-25)
"Turuá": Perú - tradicional

6. Un ángel anuncia el nacimiento de Jesús (Lucas 1: 26-38)

7. María visita a Isabel (Lucas 1: 39-56)
"Canto de María": Alejandro Mejía

8. El nacimiento de Juan Bautista (Lucas 1: 57-80)
"Arrú": Honduras - tradicional

9. José y el ángel (Mateo 1: 18-25)

10. El viaje de los Reyes Magos
Texto: Auto de los Reyes Magos (Castilla, s. XII)
Música: Edilberto González
Letra: "La Vieja": Castilla - tradicional

11. El nacimiento de Jesucristo (Lucas 2: 1-7)
"Noche de Paz": Austria - Franz Gruber
Interpretación de Kenny G.
Coreografía: Pedro Cardoza

12. Los pastores
(Lucas 2: 8- 20)
"Gloria": Francia - tradicional
"Vengan Pastores": Argentina - Ariel Ramírez
"Arrurú": Chile - Violeta Parra

13. Los Reyes Magos y Herodes (Mateo 2: 1-8)
Texto: Auto de los Reyes Magos (Castilla, s. XII)

14. La Adoración de los Reyes Magos (Mateo 2: 9-12)
"Llegaron ya": Argentina-Ariel Ramírez

15. La Huida a Egipto (Mateo 2: 13-15)

16. La Huida de los Mojados
"Caminos verdes": Panamá - Rubén Blades
Coreografía: Lempira Jaén

17. El discurso de Herodes (Mateo: 2: 16)
Texto: Julio Paz

18. La matanza de los Inocentes (Mateo 2: 17-18)
"Rex est natus": La Obra de Herodes (Fleury, Francia, s. XII)

19. La Huida
"Burrito apurá": Argentina - Ariel Ramírez

20. El Regreso a Nazaret (Mateo 2: 19-23)
"Los peces en el río": Castilla - tradicional
Adaptación musical: Edilberto González
for more information on navidad nuestra consult:

when noah meets mitch:
the medieval mysteries in contemporary honduras

by john fleming ph.d.

the finest voice in the world
by carlos mario castro

wise men, kings and actors
by jack warner sj

on the road

slouching toward bethlehem

menudo

TW3 or a week in the life





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