Spearheaded by the Instituto Cervantes de Manila during the recent Dia Del Libro (International Book Day, budding thespians from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) staged excerpts from National Artist of the Philippines for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera’s Kasal Sa Dugo, at the Ayala Triangle in Makati City.
A Filipino translation of the 1932 three-act Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) by the acclaimed late Spanish playwright, theater director, and poet Frederico Garcia Lorca, the play narrates a tragic love story that reflects on the cycle of time, the weights of choices, the consequences of deception, and the reality of fate and nature following the trajectories of the characters.
The performance was a sneak-peek of what the young student-artists had to offer as they bring to life yet another Filipino adaptation, El Mar De Sangre (The Sea of Blood) by Carlos Palanca Memorial awardee Layeta Bucoy.
The performances are set on Wednesdays to Saturdays, July 3 to 6, and July 10 to 13 at the Theater of the College’s School of Design and Arts (SDA) Campus in Pablo Ocampo (Vito Cruz) Street, Malate, Manila.