Event
The Noble Art of Deceit
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About this event
When a priest arrives at the clandestine brothel of Gaspara la Lagartona intending to report the women living there, they pretend to be a theatre troupe. Now, their freedom depends on how convincing they are in their roles.
The action takes place in seventeenth-century Madrid, after the prohibition of legal prostitution. Gaspara shelters her protégées and teaches them how to earn a living, keeping clients satisfied but at a distance. The Scándere company turns their struggle for independence into a baroque farce with verses by Lope de Vega, Calderón y Quevedo, live music, and audience participation. While the protagonists perform a play for a defender of morality, the audience is invited to notice the vices he prefers to see.