Échale la culpa a Pandora is a theatrical work that combines 6 monologues of the actress and humorist Antonia San Juan with 6 original musical pieces performed by a string quartet and the singer Ada Rapisarda. Antonia San Juan plays the role of Casandra, daughter of the kings of Troy, whom the God Apollo delivered the gift of clairvoyance to later load her with the curse that, not only could she not be able to shut her predictions, but no one was going to believe them either.
Through Cassandra’s eyes, we are introduced to the stories of 6 women from Greek mythology: Pandora, Persephone, Eurydice, Penelope, Ariadne, and Helen. Each of these women, through the stereotypes they embody, reflects the secondary role traditionally assigned to women since ancient Greece. All of this is told through the unmistakable humor of Antonia San Juan, while also denouncing the tragic reality and ongoing struggles that persist even today—after all, the Greeks invented tragicomedy.
Ada Rapisarda portrays each of these women through the songs in the show, always telling the story from their point of view. The songs are often soliloquies by our heroines, who speak out about being mistreated, abandoned, forgotten, ignored… accompanied by deeply emotional music unlike anything you’ve heard before.
Échale la culpa a Pandora will make you laugh, cry, think, and feel deeply moved. It may even give you goosebumps—but above all, it won’t leave you indifferent. It will challenge you to reconsider the role of women throughout the history of humanity, starting in ancient Greece.
Recommended age: 16 and up
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
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