Calixto Bieito: A Catalan Director on the International Stage

From: TheatreForum | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

My references come from my Catalan, Hispanic, and Mediterranean culture. From the Spanish Golden Age, Valle-Inclân, Bunuel, Goya.... The black humor that shapes my work is part of this cultural heritage. Spain is not only about flamenco and bullfighting. It's part of my imagination. It's an approach to everything I direct. (Bieito 2003)

Most English-language publications on directors have inscribed a particular group of largely Northern European and Russian figures as the key innovators of directorial practice through the twentieth century. Spanish directors have been significantly excluded ...

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