El Conde de Torrefiel premieres 'LEXIKON' at Teatro María Guerrero, challenging theatrical canon and power
The Valencian company El Conde de Torrefiel has premiered their new work 'LEXIKON' at the Teatro María Guerrero in Madrid, the main venue of the Centro Dramático Nacional. The piece serves both as a masterclass in the company's methods and philosophy—which revolutionized Spanish theater over fifteen years ago—and as a sharp, irreverent critique of power. The performance ostensibly explores language and the word, with 'lexicon' referring to the complete vocabulary of a language, but it is also filled with delayed-action bombs targeting major cultural institutions, particularly Spain's insular and entrenched theater establishment.
Key facts
- El Conde de Torrefiel premiered 'LEXIKON' at Teatro María Guerrero in Madrid.
- The Teatro María Guerrero is the main venue of the Centro Dramático Nacional.
- The company has been revolutionizing Spanish theater for over fifteen years.
- The work is both a masterclass in the company's methods and a critique of power.
- 'LEXIKON' is about language and the word, with 'lexicon' meaning the complete set of words in a language.
- The piece contains delayed-action critiques of major cultural institutions.
- It targets Spain's endogamic and entrenched theater scene.
- The company is from Valencia.
Entities
Artists
- El Conde de Torrefiel
Institutions
- Centro Dramático Nacional
- Teatro María Guerrero
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain