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The House of Bernardó Alba

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posted on 2025-03-14, 14:49 authored by Breandán de GallaíBreandán de Gallaí

Ériu’s production of ‘The House of Bernardó Alba’ brings contemporary Irish music, modern theatre and Irish dance to bear on Lorca’s original script. Drawing from shared historical and cultural links between Ireland and Spain, including the ways in which gender and domesticity were given meaning by a dominant Catholic political culture, Ériu explores the fertile ground for creative expression in the interstices of the two cultures. Using a Queer lens, the male players acquire some of the traditionally female roles to explore the play’s themes of subservience, coercive power and complicity through channelling their personal experiences from across the spectrum of human sexual and gender identity. Key aspects of Iberian dance culture are drawn upon to excavate shared modes of creative expression through dance.

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Arts Council of Ireland

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Full recording of show available upon request

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In partnership with The Town Hall Theatre / Black Box Theatre

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  • (5) Gender Equality

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