WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S BIOGRAPHY (400th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH)

On the day that commemorates the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's (and Cervantes') death, we're bringing to you two links with short biographies of his life and works.

- William SHAKESPEARE (The British Council)

- William SHAKESPEARE'S BIOGRAPHY (mocomi.com)

A THEATRE PLAY AT OUR SCHOOL TODAY:

"CALL ME" is a play by Omis Productions which will be performed today at 12:30h at our assembly hall. The show will be seen by students of 3rd, 4th ESO and 1st BAC from our school and also IES "Agra do Orzán".

 Here's the synopsis of the play:

James and Ashley have been friends for a long time, but James has begun to have feelings for Ashley. He is in love with her.

Now James has to go on a business trip, but he can't leave the uncertainty of not knowing if she also loves him. So before telling Ashley his news, he prepares her by giving her a present: the latest mobile telephone model: an iphone fun-phone four. What James isn't expecting is that his present will become an object of miscommunication that prevents him from being able to talk to her. Ashley is addicted to the telephone.

Finally, James has to go before he misses his train. Will he ever be able to talk to her?

ACTION!: A THEATRE PLAY IN ENGLISH AT OUR SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY, 25th APRIL @ 11:20h Assembly Hall

This Wednesday, we'll receive the actors of Face2Face Theatre company, who will perform a play for us called: "ACTION!".

The play shows the history of cinema. It's a visual and cinematographic show, where visual and verbal  humour and the evocative power of music from films are the tools to represent and parody the most famous film scenes. The actors create the magic of movies by multiplying countless characters and causing many funny and surreal situations that make us get into famous action, love, drama or suspense movie scenes that everybody remembers.

The play will be at 11:20 at our assembly hall.

CHARO & TIM ARE BACK TO TELL STORIES IN GALICIAN & ENGLISH

Charo Pita (Galician) and Tim Bowley (British) will be back at IES Rafael Dieste for the fourth time to continue telling stories in a double version Galician/English on Tuesday, 8th November at our assembly hall. At 10:30 for 1st ESO students and at 11:20 for 2nd ESO students.

GOING UNDERGROUND: A JOURNEY THROUGH LONDON & ITS HISTORY

On Wednesday, 16th at 12:30h, some of our students will be attending a theatre play at the assembly hall of nearby EOI (Language school) at 12:30h. We'll be watching the play "GOING UNDERGROUND" by Moving On Theatre Company. In their typical own style, we'll be enjoying the British capital, its culture, its history, and, of course, its Underground. The show has been performed 226 times last year with total success and positive feeback.

Plot: The London Underground is the oldest and one of the biggest in the world, The history and culture of Britain's capital city are inextricably linked with its famous Underground. A train journey through its stations is a journey through time and the chance to savour all that London has to offer. Apart from 273 Underground stations in use, there are more than 40 "Ghost stations", closed to public and trains. In times of economic crisis, there are plans to convert some of these stations into underground car parks.

Bob is an eccentric teacher with a passion for the history of London. Today she is taking her students to Down Street Station so they can see its original state before the works begin to demolish it. When they arrive at the station, they find Harry, whose great grandfather built the station working there. The attempts to convince the authorities not to go ahead with the demolition will take us all on a comical, musical and educational journey through London and its history. Together, we will try and save the station and Harry's home.

Video "Going Underground" @ EOI-A Coruña, March 2011:

TIM BOWLEY & CHARO PITA: STORYTELLING IN ENGLISH & GALICIAN

Tim Bowley e Charo Pita, a British-man and a Galician-girl make up an artistic duo that go around the world telling stories. Tim with his powerful voice starts off the story in English and later Charo starts it in Galician... the same story from two cultures, two ages, two languages that blend in a unqiue and funny show.

They'll be back at our school for the third time, tomorrow, Thursday 3rd March. For 1st & 2nd ESO students at 10:30h & 11:20h, respectively, at our assembly hall.

"EL CABALLERO DE OLMEDO", CLASSIC SPANISH THEATRE IN OUR CITY

[Photo Luís Laforga. Website: teatrocorsario.com]

"EL CABALLERO DE OLMEDO" by Lope de Vega is being performed this weekend in A Coruña at the Rosalia Castro Theatre. 1st BAC students from our school will be attending the play next Monday, 28th at 11:30h. This version is performed by the Teatro Corsario theatre company, from Castilla-Leon, directed by Fernando Urdiales. It's a comedy, where love and death depend on destiny. It's a good oportunity to watch a classic Spanish theatre play, which has been granted great critic reviews and several awards.

Plot: Lord Alonso, a noble gentleman from Olmedo, falls in love with Lady Inés at Medina's fair and lets her know by means of a go-between. But Lady Inés is also being dated by another gentleman who asks to marry her. As she's in love with Lord Alonso, she tells her father that she wants to become a nun to escape from this engagement. Knowing about what is happening and full of jealousy, Lord Rodrigo, the gentleman who wooes Lady Inés, decides to kill Lord Alonso. So he does it at night on his way back to Olmedo from Medina, unhearing the popular folk song that predicts his death.

SHAKESPEARE FROM A GALICIAN POINT OF VIEW

This morning Bac students from our school attended a theatre play by Galician theatre group Mofa e Befa with an English based topic: Shakespeare.

They break into an academic conference on the famous author to bring to surface the most overlooked scenes, maybe out of laziness or lack of opportunities, for contemporary audiences. The most cruel laughter, the most shameful intimacies, the most dishonest acts and the most cunning villainy is shown by the Mofa e Befa's ruthless comic machine. Murderers, judges, clowns, informers, racists, opportunists, pimps, torturers, all the characters who never have the spotlight, now have the sort of front-page display. And all of it in Galician.

Video extract of their Spanish version in Madrid:

SONGS FROM "AQUARIUS"

On Wednesday, 26th January, 3rd and 4th year ESO students will attend a musical-lecture play at our assembly hall. Its name is "AQUARIUS". Rupert Marshall, anthropologist, musician and director of Firewalk Theatre will perform his musical-lecture and he will check on old rock hits from the 50s and 60s and their meaning within the social context in which they were successful. On this blog we're going to try to post as many of the songs which appear on the play as we can. We are posting the audios with the lyrics, so you can follow and understand them and also practice listening as usual. Here are the ones we've found:

Audio+lyrics "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE", The Beatles:

Audio+ lyrics "SATISFACTION", Rolling Stones:

Audio+lyrics "WISH YOU WERE HERE", Pink Floyd (On a post on this blog dated 22-09-2010, there's the same song in a cover version by Spanish singer Ana Torroja also with audio+lyrics):

Audio+lyrics "WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY?", Cat Stevens:

OUR VISIT TO A THEATRE-PLAY IN ENGLISH

These last two days, students from our school have been to watch a theatre play in English performed by face2face theatre company. The plays were performed at a nearby school, these were the plays:

MONDAY, "SUPERLOSERS":

Ex-Super Hero, Jack Lipshitz is faced with a new mission to clean up the streets after years of retirement. A freak accident at Sci-Tech Technologies turns Eco-Scientist, Dr. Einsteen into the evil Bag Lady, a deformed and powerful villain. To save the world from the evil Bag Lady, Super Loser must return to school to regain his super powers. With the help of his new super friends he will take on the Bag Lady and her cohorts. Will Bag Lady succeed with her demonic plan? Or will Super Loser triumph over evil and save the day? Find the asnswer to these and other questions in this hilarious romp through the world of sperheroes, baddies and recycling.

TUESDAY, "McBETH'S":

Face 2 Face sets Shakespeare's famous tragedy in a fast-good restaurant, where Macbeth is a conniving kitchen boy. This tragedy adeptly converted into social satire illustrates how the Macbeth couple's amibition and unbridled greed drives them to ruin while the audience cracks up laughing. Once more Face 2 Face manages to bring the world of Shakespeare to students in a pleasant and fun way.

Browsing the internet we've found a video of one of the other plays which the company performs, have a look: