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MOTHER´S
COURAGE
ATALAYA co-production with
National´s theatre Award 2008
CENTRO TNT - Avd. Parque de Despeñaperros, 1 41015 – Sevilla
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MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
Director’s Notes
Mother Courage is a metaphor of the society in which we live, embroiled in an endless race towards
success, the cult of consumerism and ownership, and towards the cheating and subjugation of the
weakest members of society.
It’s a play which places itself within the context of a war, but it does not denounce war alone- it
denounces the human attitude of fighting for a way of life in which profit is the most important thing,
even at the cost of sacrificing one’s own existence, and the existence of one’s nearest and dearest. The
play makes the audience ask themselves what they would do in such times of crisis, similar to the difficult
times in which we are currently living. As a result, it is an astonishingly current piece, perhaps even more
relevant to our times than the time in which it was written, just before the Second World War broke our.
Bertolt Brecht here demonstrates an extraordinary vision, not only of his time, but also of the future
which corresponds to the modern-day.
It is, without a doubt, the most important play by the German writer, and one of the most emblematic
texts of the 20th century. The part of Mother Courage has been played by well-known actresses, from
Helene Weigel (directed by Brecht himself), Anna Magnani (in the cinema version, “Mamma Roma”,
directed by Pasolinni), Simone Signoret, Glenda Jackson, Liv Ullman, Hanna Schygulla and Meryl Streep at
a world-renowned level, as well by Vicky Peña and Mary Carrillo in Spain. Despite having been
transformed into a classic of modern world theatre, in Spain the play has barely toured outside of Madrid
or Barcelona. Atalaya is taking responsibility for correcting this, as the company did in 2006 with
significant succes when it staged Brecht’s “The Threepenny Opera” The musical toured nearly 40 Spanish
provinces, winning excellent reviews and obtaining the Canal Sur Prize in 2007 for Best Andalusian Show.
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The play ran until the beginning of 2009, when the
economic crisis started to hit Spain. In 2014, with
the crisis having a significant impact, we are
returning to the playwrite who knew how to analyse
social problems so well. In the interval between
these two shows, Atalaya has regained their most
charismatic actress, Carmen Gallardo, cofounder of
the group in 1983 and the actress whose own
interpretation of Celestina has been highly praised
by reviews far and wide. Acting next to her are six
actors, who also acted in “the Threepenny Opera”, a
play which places as much importance on the
musical aspect as “Mother Courage and her
Children”. Again, the songs are played live, in some
cases accompanied by music played by the actors in
the show.
Putting on this show was one of my dreams since
taking part in a theatre director’s laboratory in1985
in the Berliner Ensemble, learning the Brechtian
technique from some of his closest collaborators.
Without such an intense training period we would
not have taken the leap into “When Five Years Pass” or “Hamletmachine”. Three decades later, this
staging is the perfect way to commemorate the thirty years of Atalaya’s existence.
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SYNOPSIS
Based on “Landstörtzerin Courasche” by Grimmelhausen, the action takes place between 1624 and 1636,
during the 30 Years’ War, a bloody confrontation between Catholics and Protestants which bloodied
Sweden, Poland and Germany. Here is where we meet Anna Fierling, a bric-a-brac seller known as
Mother Courage, for the value that she appears to have on the battle field. Oportunistic, cynical, sure of
herself, Anna goes from one place to another, changing her flag. Her goal is to survive, to do well out of
the war and to protect her three children. There is a conflict between the staunch fight to protect her
children and her commercial concerns. The necessity or desire to ‘defend herself´in the commercial
sphere impedes her ability to protect her children, because war imposes restrictions.
At the end of the play, alone and in the deepest misery, she leaves her battered trader’s cart, to continue
to ‘protect herself’ from a world in ruines, in which she is just another victim. As Bertolt Brecht said, “War
is a continuation of business by other means, but in war big businesses don’t make people humble and in
war human virtues turn into morals”. A quote which is applicable to our times, times in which a battle is
being fought between those who exercise financial power and the bigger part of the population who are
at their mercy.
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STAGING
To direct this spectacle was one of my dreams since I took part in a laboratory for stage´s directors in the
Berliner Ensemble, learning the Brechtian´s technique thanks to his closest coworkers. Without this
intense period of training I could not be able to take the leap with Así pasen cinco años or
Hamletmaschine. Three decades later, this show provides the perfect way to commemorate the 30 years
of Atalaya.
Carmen Gallardo, co-founder of the group
in 1983, whose incarnation of Celestina is
getting the most laudatory adjectives by
critics wherever she goes, plays the main
character. Beside her, six actors, will take
part in this staging and already
participated in "Opera ..."; as then, is
critical of the show's musical section.
Again, the songs are very important, in
some cases, live music is performed by the
actors themselves.
The staging of the show bet from beginning
to end, for the appearance of the actors
and, also, the proximity of the audience, who are delivered in the same stage sitting down next to the
cast. Through the power of images, the crudeness of the text and musical quality, this spectacle is,
perhaps, one of the most emotional´s shows that Atalaya´s carried out in these three decades.
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CHARACTERS AND ACTORS
Carmen Gallardo…………...Mother Courage
Lidia Mauduit………………..Kattrin, the mute daughter
Raúl Vera……………………...Eilif, Sergeant
Jerónimo Arenal…………….Corporal, Chaplain, Superintenant,
Alférez
Silvia Garzón………………….Ivette Poitier, Old Lady, Young
Manuel Asensio……………..Recruiter, General, Colonel, Cook,
María Sanz……………………..Fool, Peasant
In several passages actors play soldiers from different armies and
village folk.
TECHNICAL TEAM
Musical Composition……….. Paul Dessau
Musical Arrangement………. Luis Navarro
Chorus……………………………..Esperanza Abad
Staging……………………………..Joaquin Galán y Ricardo Iniesta
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Stage Building………………..... .La Fragua
Wardrobe…………………….......Carmen Giles
Hair and Makeup……………....Manolo Cortés
Choreography………………..... Atalaya Actors
Light Design…………………...... Alejandro Conesa
Sound Space………………………Emilio Morales
Props…………………………………Sergio Bellido
Distribution……………………....Masé Moreno
Production…………………………Ángela Gentil
Programmes and Diffusion….Patricia Vera
Administration…………………..Rocío de los Reyes
Assistant Direction…………….Juana Casado
Adaptation and Direction……Ricardo Iniesta
Approximate Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
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ATALAYA is a theatrical research team in existence since 1983. It has taken part in 132 international
festivals, half of which have been outside of Spain. It’s toured over 35 countries over five continents and
400 towns in every Spanish province. Along the course of it’s career, he current permanent Atalaya team
has won some 30 awards, 21 of which have been won in the last eight years:
PREMIOS DEL TEATRO ANDALUZ. MEJOR ESPECTACULO. 2014
PREMIOS DEL TEATRO ANDALUZ. MEJOR DIRECTOR. 2014
PREMIOS DEL TEATRO ANDALUZ. MEJOR ACTRIZ. 2014 (Carmen Gallardo)
PREMIOS DEL TEATRO ANDALUZ. MEJOR VESTUARIO. 2014 (Carmen de Giles)
PREMIO MEJOR DIRECTOR. ESCENARIOS DE SEVILLA. 2013
PREMIO MEJOR ACTRIZ. FESTIVAL DE PALENCIA. 2013 (Carmen Gallardo)
PREMIO SGAE ANDALUCIA AL MEJOR DISEÑO DE LUCES 2013 (Ale Conesa)
PREMIO ESCENARIOS DE SEVILLA.MEJOR ACTRIZ (Carmen Gallardo)
PREMIO VALLE-INCLAN 2011
PREMIO MEJOR ESCENOGRAFIA. FESTIVAL DE PALENCIA. 2011
REMIO MEJOR ACTOR. FESTIVAL DE PALENCIA. 2011
PREMIO MEJOR ESPECTACULO DE LA TEMPORADA EN TOLEDO 2011
PREMIO ESCENARIOS DE SEVILLA AL MEJOR ACTOR 2010
PREMIO ESCENARIOS DE SEVILLA AL MEJOR ESPECTACULO 2010
PREMIO FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CAZORLA. 2010
PREMIO MEJOR ESPECTACULO XXV MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL RIBADAVIA 2009
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PREMIO ARTES ESCENICAS. Delegación Provincial de la Junta de Andalucía 2009
PREMIO CIUDAD DE UBEDA 2009
PREMIO NACIONAL DE TEATRO 2008
PREMIO GAUDI (ADE) A LA MEJOR ESCENOGRAFIA 2008
PREMIO A LA TRAYECTORIA. DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL DE SEVILLA 2008
PREMIO MEJOR ESPECTÁCULO INTERNACIONAL PUERTO MONTT (Chile) 2007
PREMIO EL PÚBLICO A LAS ARTES ESCÉNICAS 2006
PREMIO MEJOR ESPECTÁCULO ANDALUZ 2005
PREMIO MEJOR DIRECTOR ANDALUZ 2005
PREMIOS MEJOR ESPACIO SONORO FERIA DEL SUR 2005
PREMIO MEJOR VESTUARIO EN LA FERIA DEL SUR 2005
PREMIO DEL JURADO AL MEJOR ESPECTÁCULO EN LA FERIA INTERNACIONAL DE ARAGON 2004
PREMIO DEL PUBLICO AL MEJOR ESPECTÁCULO DE LA FERIA INTERNACIONAL DE ARAGON 2004
PREMIO MUESTRA NACIONAL DE PALENCIA 2002
PREMIO FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE EL CAIRO 2001
PREMIO ESCENA 2000
Nº 1 EN EL “RANKING” DE LA CRITICA DE BARCELONA (Marzo 99)
PREMIO NACIONAL ERCILLA 98
PREMIO MEJOR PUESTA EN ESCENA ANDALUZA 98
PREMIO MEJOR ESPECTACULO ANDALUZ 96
ACTRIZ REVELACION DEL AÑO EN MADRID. 1986
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ATALAYA is the second most-valued theatre company which receives funding from the INAEM (National
Institute of the Performing Arts and Music) from the Ministry of Culture.
In 2008, it opened the International Centre for Research TNT in Seville (with the support of the City Council,
the Ministry and Assembly) which boasts the biggest private theatre in Andalusia, an alternative room,
lecture halls, a library and other facilities.
Coinciding with it’s 25 year anniversary, the Ministry of Andalusia published the book, “Atalaya, XXV Years
Chasing Utopia”
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS
2012/14Festival Sarajevo (Bosnia)
Fit Cádiz
UIMP Santander
XXVIIFeria Internacional de Huesca
VII Festival de Formosa Argentina
Festival de Santiago de Chile.
Auditorio Manuel de Falla. Asunción (Paraguay)
VII Mitin Sevilla
Festival Internacional de Badajoz
Muestra Internacional de Santander
Caravan Project. UE
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VIII Festival Internacional del Teatro de la Integración y el reconocimiento. Formosa (Argentina)
FIAECH (Chile)
V MITIN. Sevilla
Festival Clásicos en Alcalá
Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico de Almagro
Festival de Teatro Clásico de Olmedo
2011 Fringe Festival de Beijing (China)
Teatro Nacional de Taipei (Taiwan)
VI FEST. Sevilla
IV MITIN. Sevilla
XV Festival Internacional de Cazorla
2010 XXV Festival de Teatro Hispano. Miami (USA)
XXXV Festival de Oriente. Venezuela
Teatro Rosalía de Castro. Caracas
XXI Festival de Teatro Clásico de Cáceres
Festival de Teatro Clásico de Olmedo
XIV Festival Internacional de Cazorla
XXVI Mostra Internacional de Ribadavia
Festival Clásicos en Alcalá
Sagunt a Escena
XV Festival Madrid Sur
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2009 Ancient Drama Festival Delphi (Greece)
Moita (Portugal)
FITEI de Oporto (Portugal)
II MITIN Sevilla
Festival UCSUR de Lima (Peru)
Festival Internacional de Teatro de Orense
Temporada en Teatro Bellas Artes, Madrid
Festival Internacional de Teatro Clasico de Clunia
Mostra Internacional de Ribadavia
2008 Art Carnuntum Festival. Viena (Austria)
Festival Madrid Sur
Festival Lazarillo
Muestra Internacional de Teatro de Investigación. Sevilla
FIT de Cádiz
Festival Internacional de Portaferrada (Girona)
Man In Fest (Romania)
2007 FILO Londrina (Brazil)
Festival Internacional do Rio Preto (Brazil)
Escena do Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Festival de Concepción (Chile)
Lluvia de Teatro de Valdivia (Chile)
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Temporales Teatrales de Puerto Montt (Chile)
Muestra Internacional de Teatro Contemporáneo de Santander
2006 Festival de Guadalajara (Mexico)
Festival Internacional de Las Palmas
Festival de La Paz (Bolivia)
Festival de Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
Festival Madrid Sur
Festival Temporada Alta (Girona)
Temporada en Teatro Español, de Madrid
FIT (Cádiz)
Festival Internacional de Vitoria
FUT. Guadalajara (Spain)
2004/05 Festival de Manta (Ecuador)
Festival de Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Festival de Portoviejo (Ecuador)
Festugen (Denmark)
Festival Internacional de Carballo (Coruña)
Festival de Clunia
L Festival de Teatro Clásico de Mérida
Art Carnumtum Festival. Viena (Austria)
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Kontakt Festival de Torun (Poland)
Princeps Comediants. Montpellier (France)
Sagunt a Escena
Feria Internacional de Aragon
XIII ISTA International Sesion
Festival de San Javier
Festival Portaferrada. Girona
Rialto Teatret Copenhague (Denmark)
2002/03 V Antikenfestspiele Trier (Germany)
LIII Dubrovnik Summer Festival (Croatia)
Temporada Alta. Girona
Festival de Grenoble (France)
Festival Internacional de Malaga
Tampere Festival (Finland)
Temporales teatrales Puerto Montt (Chile)
Festival de Valdivia (Chile)
Festival Puerta del Mediterráneo
Festival de Otoño de Madrid
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Gira en Kerala (India)
2000/01 FITEI de Oporto
Festival Mercosur de Córdoba (Argentina)
Buenos Aires. Temporada
Gira en Mar del Plata y Rosario
Festival Iberoamericano de Cádiz
Muestra de Autores Contemp. de Alicante
Festival Art Carnuntum. Viena (Austria)
Sagunt a Escena
Festival Internacional de El Cairo (Egypt)
Festival de Almada (Portugal)
Festival Mercorsur de Córdoba (Argentina)
Sitges Internacional
Festival de Otoño de Las Palmas
1998/99 FITEI de Oporto (Portugal)
Fira de Tárrega
Festival de Badajoz
Festival Don Quijote París
Festival de Vitoria
Festival Madrid-Sur
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Festival de las Artes de Costa Rica
Forum Olot
Odin Sommerfestivalen (Denmark)
1996/97 FIT de Cádiz
Festival de Granada
Tánger y Tetúan (Morocco)
Festival Internacional de Malaga
Festival de El Egido
Festival de Las Palmas
Festival Don Quijote. Paris
1992/95 European Arts Festival (UK)
Belfast Festival (Ireland)
Festival Internacional de Bérgamo (Italy)
Open Week. Holstebro (Denmark)
Bienal Internacional (Malta)
Festival Internacional de la Habana (Cuba)
Festival Internacional de Londrina (Brazil)
FIT de Cádiz
Informal Theatre European Meeting
Melbourne TheatreWorks (Australia)
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1990/91 Festival Internacional de Sitges
ETC internacional, Murcia
Aradeo e i Teatri (Italy)
Festival Internacional de Cardiff (UK)
Londres, Wattermans Art Centre (UK)
Bienal Internacional (Malta)
Festival de Portalegre (Portugal)
Transway, Glasgow (UK)
Festival del Mediterráneo de Malta
Encuentros Internacionales de Lieja (Belgium)
Festival Internacional de Dijon (France)
1986/89 Festival de Otoño de Madrid
Festival Internacional de Palma de Mallorca
Veranos de la Villa. Madrid
Festivales de Navarra
Fira de Teatro de Tárrega
Mostra Internacional de Ribadavia
Festival Iberoamericano de Cádiz
Bienal Internacional de Barcelona.
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