{"id":3118,"date":"2016-05-10T05:24:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T05:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/en\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2016-09-18T05:00:03","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T05:00:03","slug":"historic-homage-to-shakespeare-and-cervantes-in-argentinas-national-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/en\/historic-homage-to-shakespeare-and-cervantes-in-argentinas-national-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Homage to Shakespeare and Cervantes in Argentina\u00b4s National Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>The Fundaci\u00f3n Shakespeare Argentina was invited to participate in the historical homage to both Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and William Shakespeare at the National Senate of Argentina on May 10, 11 and 12, 2016, arranged through the initiative of Senators from the Province of San Luis, Dr. Aldolfo Rodr\u00edguez Sa\u00e1 and Dr. Liliana Negre de Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>In the opening night at the Illia Hall\u00a0of the\u00a0Congress,\u00a0Senator Dr. Liliana Negre de Alonso; Academic Coordinator of the Center for Cervantes Studies in Spain; Dr. Jos\u00e9 Manuel Luc\u00eda Meg\u00edas, Former President of the Argentine Academy of Letters and the National Academy of Education, Dr. Pedro Luis Barcia; Director of the British Council in Argentina, Mary Godward; President of the Fundaci\u00f3n Shakespeare Argentina, Dr. Mercedes de la Torre; Councillor from the Spanish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Juan Duarte; and, Dr. \u00c1ngel Luis Pujante, Emeritus Professor of Shakespeare at the University of Murcia participated in the historical Homage to Shakespeare and Cervantes.<\/p>\n<p>Read the official report:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlamentario.com\/noticia-91700.html\">http:\/\/www.parlamentario.com\/noticia-91700.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlamentario.com\/noticia-91591.html\">http:\/\/www.parlamentario.com\/noticia-91591.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3177\" src=\"http:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2016-06-24-a-las-4.23.15.png\" alt=\"Captura de pantalla 2016-06-24 a las 4.23.15\" width=\"1153\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2016-06-24-a-las-4.23.15.png 1153w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2016-06-24-a-las-4.23.15-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2016-06-24-a-las-4.23.15-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2016-06-24-a-las-4.23.15-1024x639.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/>Dr. Jos\u00e9 Manuel Luc\u00eda Meg\u00edas, Dr. Pedro Luis Barcia, Mrs. Mary Godward, Senator Dr. Liliana Negre de Alonso, Mr. Juan Duarte, Dr. Mercedes de la Torre, and Dr. \u00c1ngel Luis Pujante.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the videos:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HOuvxqPTgCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l8At1KtDf-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3071\" src=\"http:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-1.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-1-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-1-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3073\" src=\"http:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-2.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-2-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-2-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3077\" src=\"http:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-4.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-4-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-4-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-4-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Senado-4-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More photos:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1OP2Ggn\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1OP2Ggn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the outstanding argentine singer Ra\u00fal Ravi\u00e9, accompanied by \u00c1ngel Mahler, gave a fantastic performance of \u201cThe Impossible Dream\u201d from the musical <em>Man of la Mancha<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0l659aDQ1lo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Omnes Gentes Orchestra and Chorus closed the event with a phenomenal presentation of Renaissance music.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201cSemana de M\u00e1ximas Letras\u201d (Week of Highest Letters) at the National Senate continued over the two days, with sessions devoted to Shakespeare and Cervantes.<\/p>\n<p>Link to the official National Senate webpage for the event:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.senado.gov.ar\/bundles\/senadoportal\/noticias\/ProgramaSemanaM\u00e1ximasLetras.pdf\">http:\/\/www.senado.gov.ar\/bundles\/senadoportal\/noticias\/ProgramaSemanaM\u00e1ximasLetras.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3171\" src=\"http:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maximas-Letras-2.jpg\" alt=\"Maximas-Letras-2\" width=\"1286\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maximas-Letras-2.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maximas-Letras-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maximas-Letras-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maximas-Letras-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shakespeareargentina.org\/wpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Maximas-Letras-2-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule of Events for <\/strong><em><strong>Semana de las M\u00e1ximas Letras:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Homage to celebrate the 400<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the deaths of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and William Shakespeare<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, May 10\u2014opening events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7:00 pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Illia Room, National Senate<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brief presentations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senator Dr. Adolfo Rodr\u00edguez Sa\u00e1.<\/li>\n<li>Senator Dr. Liliana Teresita Negre de Alonso.<\/li>\n<li>Spanish Ambassador Estanislao de Grandes Pascual.<\/li>\n<li>Mary Godward, Director of the British Council in Argentina.<\/li>\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Manuel Luc\u00eda Meg\u00edas, Academic Coordinator of the Center of Cervantes Studies in Spain.<\/li>\n<li>President of the Fundaci\u00f3n Shakespeare Argentina Dr. Mercedes de la Torre presents Dr. \u00c1ngel Luis Pujante, specialist in Shakespeare Studies, University of Murcia.<\/li>\n<li>Pedro Luis Barcia, former President of the Argentine Academy of Letters and of the National Academy of Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cImpossible Dream\u201d from the musical, <em>Man of la Mancha<\/em>, performed by Ra\u00fal Ravi\u00e9. Musical direction, \u00c1ngel Mahler<\/p>\n<p>10:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Las Provincias Room<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Performance of Renaissance music by the Omnes Gentes orchestra and choir<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, May 11\u2014dedicated to Miguel Cervantes Saavedra<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em> Belgrano Room, Hipolito Yrigoyen 1710\u20144<sup>th<\/sup> floor<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>3:00 pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Master Peter\u2019s Puppet Show <\/em><\/p>\n<p>A recording of the performance of the musical by Manuel de Falla based on the novel <em>Don Quixote <\/em>from the Vera Theatre in Corrientes, Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>Costume design, Mar\u00eda Laura P\u00e9rez Veronessi; Scenic design, Soledad Berbedes; Puppet design, Marcelo Fern\u00e1ndez; Staging and direction, Carlos Palacios. Coproduced by the \u00d3pera Federal, an organization run by the Undersecretary for City Culture, Argentina Ministry of Culture. Sponsored by the Manuel de Falla Archive in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>3:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Last Windmill\u201d and \u201cTo Be or Not To Be,\u201d sections from works by Cervantes and Shakespeare presented by Walter Acosta, actor, director, and dramaturge.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee and pastries.<\/p>\n<p>4:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Panel (Auditorium, 5<sup>th<\/sup> floor)<\/p>\n<p><em>Reflection of the values of the Golden Age in <\/em>Don Quixote,<\/p>\n<p>In\u00e9s F. de Casagne, (PhD in Philosophy and Literature, University of Buenos Aires. Catholic Association of Writers and Publicists)<\/p>\n<p><em>Don Quijote de Las Pampas<\/em>, Atilio Polverini (Dir.)<\/p>\n<p><em>How The Dialogue of Quixote and Sancho Concerns Our Present Day<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Mar\u00eda Elena V. de la Rosa, Professor of Literature.<\/p>\n<p>5:15 pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Two Illustrious Lunatics, or Universal Divergence<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic reading by Walter Acosta, Mario Petrosini, and Eugenio Polisky. \u201cAn Encounter between Prince Hamlet and Don Quixote,\u201d written in 1909 by Leopoldo Lugones. Presented by Fundaci\u00f3n Shakespeare Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>To see photos, click the link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1704932676414030.1073741974.1440578262849474&amp;type=3\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1704932676414030.1073741974.1440578262849474&amp;type=3#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, May 12\u2014Dedicated to William Shakespeare<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em> Belgrano Room, Hip\u00f3lito Yrigoyen 1710\u20144<sup>th<\/sup> floor<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>2:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Adventure of Translation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Miguel Montezanti, translator of Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets (Auditorium, 5<sup>th<\/sup> floor)<\/p>\n<p>3:50 pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Isabella I, The Queen meets the Dramaturge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Theater piece directed by Alejandro Zucco. Actress: Luc\u00eda Bellef\u00edn Ben\u00edtes.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee and pastries<\/p>\n<p>4:00 pm. Auditorium\u20145<sup>th<\/sup> floor<\/p>\n<p>T<em>he Humanist Heart in the Bard of Avon<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cristina Vi\u00f1uela. Austral University\/ National University of Cuyo.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shakespeare in Argentina<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes de la Torre, President of the Fundaci\u00f3n Shakespeare Argentina<\/p>\n<p><em>Victoria Ocampo, Shakespeare enthusiast, and her homage to Shakespeare in SUR Magazine<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Paula Vrasavsky, Writer and cultural journalist. Fundaci\u00f3n Sur.<\/p>\n<p>5:15 pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Theater and Music in Shakespeare\u2019s Elizabethan England<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Pelacani, Professor of History of Baroque Music, University of Buenos Aires; Director of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra, UBA.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Theater as Catharsis,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>with songs by J. Downland and others, and monologues from female characters by actress D\u00e9borah Bianco. Presented by Professor Cristina Lastra Belgrano, Director of the National Institute of Theater Studies.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shakespeare in Concert. A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>theater performance produced and directed by Carlos Palacios, General Coordinator of the Federal Opera and Dance Plan (Subsecretary of Culture). Presented by Marisa Bel, Lau Bianchi, Jos\u00e9 Luis Calcagno, Mari\u00e1ngeles De Lucrezia, Claudio Gallardou, Adri\u00e1n Gilardoni, Raul Holland, Ricardo Rossini, Jorge Rosso. Music: Osvaldo Lassalle. Assistant Director: Lau Bianchi.<\/p>\n<p>To see photos, click the link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1705294383044526.1073741977.1440578262849474&amp;type=3#\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1705294383044526.1073741977.1440578262849474&amp;type=3# <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The event on\u00a0several\u00a0International Newspapers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>El Diario de las Am\u00e9ricas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diariolasamericas.com\/5051_portada-america-latina\/3805042_homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino.html\">http:\/\/www.diariolasamericas.com\/5051_portada-america-latina\/3805042_homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>El Confidencial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elconfidencial.com\/ultima-hora-en-vivo\/2016-05-11\/homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino_905798\/\">http:\/\/www.elconfidencial.com\/ultima-hora-en-vivo\/2016-05-11\/homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino_905798\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>La Vanguardia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/vida\/20160511\/401711244979\/homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino.html\">http:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/vida\/20160511\/401711244979\/homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>El Sol de M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsoldemexico.com.mx\/cultura\/224869-senado-argentino-rinde-homenaje-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare\">https:\/\/www.elsoldemexico.com.mx\/cultura\/224869-senado-argentino-rinde-homenaje-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>El Cultural de Canarias<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elculturaldecanarias.com\/5159_internacional\/3805044_homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino.html\">http:\/\/www.elculturaldecanarias.com\/5159_internacional\/3805044_homenajean-a-cervantes-y-shakespeare-en-el-senado-argentino.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>La Verdad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laverdad.es\/agencias\/murcia\/201605\/11\/catedratico-participa-homenaje-cervantes-673941.html\">http:\/\/www.laverdad.es\/agencias\/murcia\/201605\/11\/catedratico-participa-homenaje-cervantes-673941.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>El Diario de Espa\u00f1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eldiario.es\/cultura\/Homenajean-Cervantes-Shakespeare-Senado-argentino_0_514798553.html\">http:\/\/www.eldiario.es\/cultura\/Homenajean-Cervantes-Shakespeare-Senado-argentino_0_514798553.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fundaci\u00f3n Shakespeare Argentina was invited to participate in the historical homage to 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