Went to see this puppet show on Wednesday this week, and man, it is AMAZING!
It follows the sad story of historic womanizer Don Juan, as an old man being tormented by demons in hell. He has to wear some sort of spout encapsulating his penis, as punishment. He plays this up a lot, tapping it and waggling it to the audience's delight!
He starts with his birth, to a cold woman who was seduced by a horny bullfighter who then disappeared. He goes to become 'a man of the cloth' but falls in love. He then cheats on that love with a local showgirl, rationalizing it the entire time. He declares that the best thing is to love, and love many (rather than love one) and in the end, he shows that he cannot change, and the demons herd him back to hell.
The puppetry was astounding. They had four puppeteers, and they acted as well as performed with puppets. The set cut down, was climbed on, shifted, was a bedroom, hell, a burlesque, a church and a town square. There was a minotaur riding a tricycle, glowing red eyes, a 'golden calf' representing the father getting 'jiggy' with the bastard son in the town square, womanizing. It was fabulous and hilarious.
One of my favourite scenes was a pair of dogs (actors with dog heads) acting out dog courtship while Don Juan was watching. So funny and reflective. Also, they had three actors acting out the dancer Don Juan cheats on his wife with. One was boobs (wearing boobs on their head) one was legs (walking with a pair of legs on his arms) and one was a mask and arms, waving them about and holding them above boob-head and leg-man. It was soooo good!
I highly recommend this puppet show. Erotic and fun, light and yet meaningful.
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