Teatro El Féstival de Mérida discovers laughter with 'Golfus de Roma'
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In the worst moments, human beings thrive on comedy. Umberto Eco already said it in
The Name of the Rose: "
like baths, laughter is a good medicine to cure humors and other ailments of the body, especially melancholy". Getting a laugh is fearless and releases serotonin. For this reason, adding a breath of fresh air to classic tragedies always achieves good results,
as it does in
Rome's Golfus:
neither lack of freedom nor love sickness are enough to defeat humor.
Carlos Latre dares with musical interpretation, in this work that premiered almost 60 years ago and is now reinventing itself at the Teatro de La Latina.
The king of imitation gets into the shoes of Pseudolus to pay tribute to those comedians who 'travel to nowhere'
, cart and highway, as he puts it. He meets with this medium to talk about the passage of time, freedom, fear and the importance of claiming laughter (among other things).
From the success of Mérida to Madrid. What's in this new adaptation of
Golfus from Rome
? A lot of new things. The world has changed a lot since the play's premiere in '62. The version has been rejuvenated compared to the Mario Gas version or the earlier one made on Broadway with Nathan Lane. It has a completely different twist, based on the circus. It aims to be a tribute to that 'journey to nowhere', to the cart and road comedians who carry everything on their backs. People are going to know a new facet of him: that of a musical comedy performer. What challenges has this posed for you? It has been one of the great challenges of my life. I have dreamed of
Golfus
. I have had a bad time with the preparation, but it has been to have a great time. The road has been arduous, tiring, terrible and very fruitful. They are going to see a new and different Latre, although without losing the essence. A version 2.0, the craziest part that even I didn't know I had. I have gone from being alone on stage to sharing it with 25 people, who are great musical stars and actors with incredible background. There is a lot of variety and color; in addition to the most important: humor and comedy. That is what the public wants to see, what triumphed in Merida. Laughter is necessary after this time, right? Man! I have verified it in first person with my
One Man Show,
that I have taken all over Spain.
We started when we were out of tune and we saw that the public needed to have a good time, forget about problems.
It is very rewarding. You have been in the world of comedy for many years, have you noticed a lot of change since it started until now?
Times vary and from my point of view the great change is self-censorship, self-regulation.
There has been a great social change regarding the humor that I saw on television, of those wonderful comedians from
Un, dos, tres,
what they did on
Tuesday and 13
or
Los Morancos
.
It is a great evolution of conscience and positive for society, but it has to be more open with humor.
I think we've reached a point where
well-being
and
polite
they can to any common sense. I always say that in comedy everything fits if it is done with good intention. It not only influences who does it and how it does it; The receiver and the left hand or mental openness with which he receives it also influences. One of the great controversies has been with women and humor, what do you think about it? Luckily there are more and more women in the world of comedy . I think quality has existed all my life, I have great references like Lina Morgan or Mary Santpere. What has been lacking have been opportunities because society was absolutely macho. I think it is not a question of quality, but of the range of possibilities. What has to be achieved is that there is a large pool of women who want to be humorists, there will be some that we will like more and others less, as with men.The most important thing is education and especially training. So in the end what will be achieved is normality. It is what we have to look for, equality through normality. The words of characters like you have great influence, do you think you have to be careful with it or, on the contrary, is it a good opportunity to launch certain types of messages ? I think that knowing that many people listen to you has been abused to launch messages that have nothing to do with the discipline one occupies. Everyone is free to say what they want, but the idea to convey, now more than ever, is positivity. We live in a world with too much fear and that paralyzes everything. We are all afraid and that has turned us into puppets of a quite worldIt is what we have to look for, equality through normality. The words of characters like you have great influence, do you think you have to be careful with it or, on the contrary, is it a good opportunity to launch certain types of messages ? I think that knowing that many people listen to you has been abused to launch messages that have nothing to do with the discipline one occupies. Everyone is free to say what they want, but the idea to convey, now more than ever, is positivity. We live in a world with too much fear and that paralyzes everything. We are all afraid and that has turned us into puppets of a quite worldIt is what we have to look for, equality through normality. The words of characters like you have great influence, do you think you have to be careful with it or, on the contrary, is it a good opportunity to launch certain types of messages ? I think that knowing that many people listen to you has been abused to launch messages that have nothing to do with the discipline one occupies. Everyone is free to say what they want, but the idea to convey, now more than ever, is positivity. We live in a world with too much fear and that paralyzes everything. We are all afraid and that has turned us into puppets of a quite worldIs it a good opportunity to launch certain types of messages? I think that knowing that many people listen to you has been abused, to launch messages that have nothing to do with the discipline one occupies. Everyone is free to say what they want, but the idea to convey, now more than ever, is positivity. We live in a world with too much fear and that paralyzes everything. We are all afraid and that has turned us into puppets of a quite worldIs it a good opportunity to launch certain types of messages? I think that knowing that many people listen to you has been abused, to launch messages that have nothing to do with the discipline one occupies. Everyone is free to say what they want, but the idea to convey, now more than ever, is positivity. We live in a world with too much fear and that paralyzes everything. We are all afraid and that has turned us into puppets of a quite worldWe are all afraid and that has turned us into puppets of a quite worldWe are all afraid and that has turned us into puppets of a quite world
fake
.
It is important to overcome that fear of what they will say, what they will think, if I look good or bad ... It is necessary to convey: "we are too irritated and people need to laugh".
We need more comedy.
The great social change has to be more open with humor
Carlos Latre
He just opened a comic school. Does that mean you think anyone can become funny? Totally. I do not promise that he will be the best comedian or the best comedian in Spain, but he will be able to earn a living thanks to the tools that he will have. It's not just about being funny. In Spain humor and the success of the comedian have been based on having that gift from the cradle: 'The funniest in the class'. It is not like that, there are people who can dedicate themselves to it because they have talents, as happens with music or football, but resources are also needed at the level of the script, direction, rooms, experiences ... It gets into the body of other people As a copycat, does that give you another perspective on things? Imitation has a lot of interpretation, observation and references. That was what Javier Bardem told me,the difference is that my references are well-known characters and the comparison is inevitable. It is based on observation, copying and making it yours from your filter. I think the most important thing is to be original. Has being so chameleonic ever made you forget who you really are? No, it has reaffirmed me. It has allowed me to be a very psychologist. Observing so many people has made me know who I am and who I want to be, because it has led me to see different behaviors, souls, ways of walking, personalities ... It is something very enriching and helps to see what the world is like. My mother says that I was born with open eyes, I think my great virtue is observation. I am a bit likeI think the most important thing is to be original. Has being so chameleonic ever made you forget who you really are? No, it has reaffirmed me. It has allowed me to be a very psychologist. Observing so many people has made me know who I am and who I want to be, because it has led me to see different behaviors, souls, ways of walking, personalities ... It is something very enriching and helps to see what the world is like. My mother says that I was born with open eyes, I think my great virtue is observation. I am a bit likeI think the most important thing is to be original. Has being so chameleonic ever made you forget who you really are? No, it has reaffirmed me. It has allowed me to be a very psychologist. Observing so many people has made me know who I am and who I want to be, because it has led me to see different behaviors, souls, ways of walking, personalities ... It is something very enriching and helps to see what the world is like. My mother says that I was born with open eyes, I think my great virtue is observation. I am a bit likeIt is something very enriching and helps to see what the world is like. My mother says that I was born with open eyes, I think my great virtue is observation. I am a bit likeIt is something very enriching and helps to see what the world is like. My mother says that I was born with open eyes, I think my great virtue is observation. I am a bit like
Short circuit
, that movie from the 80s, I need data. What would it be like to imitate Carlos Latre? I don't know, I'd love to see him. It would call my attention to know what others see, the perception they have about me. Like what happens to me with many imitators, who do not realize that they make a certain gesture or repeat the same phrase a thousand times until they are reflected. Many times we are not aware of what we do. The protagonist of his work what he most yearns for is freedom, what is freedom for you? Freedom is getting to be happy with what you have. The most important thing is to be able to choose. In all professions we find ourselves anchored many times, by bosses, contracts, obligations ... What I have been achieving throughout my career is the ability to choose. On a personal level, it refers a bit to the same thing: being the owner of your life,choose your path and who accompanies you. That is someone free. Right now we are in a moment of diminished freedoms, how has he lived this? It has been by law, a little by obligation. I am a person who tries to see the glass half full and this should make us realize the value of a hug, of being able to touch or leave the house. That freedom of the wonderful times that we have lived and that seems to have been limited. What I hope is that it will help (laughs).That freedom of the wonderful times that we have lived and that seems to have been limited. What I hope is that it will help (laughs).That freedom of the wonderful times that we have lived and that seems to have been limited. What I hope is that it will help (laughs).
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