SYNOPSIS
 Perdita
is full-length Mexican folk musical - performed in English
with some Spanish - based on Shakespeare's The Winter's
Tale.
Set in pre-Revolutionary Mexico, when powerful Dons
ruled like kings, Shakespeare's story of passion, jealousy
and redemption is retold in the Latino style of magical
realism, creating a world that is fantastic and mystical.
Using classic musical forms of Mexico - Corridos, Sones,
Canciones, Chilenas and Jarabes - an ensemble of musicians
and actors tell the story of Perdita in music, words
and dance. |
