Oliver Mayer’s work “Waltz among the Shadows” will be presented at the Angela Peralta Theater on March 21st and 22nd. This theatrical show tells the story of Juventino Rosas and Angela Peralta, two important characters in the musical history of Mexico.
The cast is made up of Daniela Arroio, Carlos Corona, Mahoallu Nassourou, soprano Nathalie Peña Comas who will play La Ruiseñor and Quetzal Guerrero as Juventino Rosas.
The director of this theatrical show, Alberto Barboza, explained that Oliver Mayer, the writer of the play, carried out research into the life of Juventino Rosas with one of the few books that exist, for his part Alberto Barboza undertook the task of searching in CDMX for books on the subject, without complete success.
A professor from Los Angeles, George Kun, knowledgeable about the history of Juventino Rosas regarding the compositions he has with pianist and composer Scott Joplin, shared the information, so that Oliver Mayer could write characters and scenes based on the emotions he feels when he listens to his music, in this version the compositions of Angela Peralta are also added, said Alberto Barboza.
He added that Juventino Rosas and Scott Joplin were born in the same year, in 1868, Juventino in Guanajuato and Scott in Texarkana, Texas, and both performed at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. At this fair, which lasted 7 months, the orchestra with which Juventino Rosas performed was very successful, winning several medals, one of them for composer.
“Solace a Mexican Serenade” is a composition by Scott Joplin in which music scholars clearly hear the influence of Juventino Rosas.
Juventino had the opportunity to go on tour to Cuba and during his stay he died of illness the following year, at the age of 26, explains the director of “Vals entre las Sombras”.
This production aims to highlight the talent of Angela and Juventino. It lasts one hour and forty minutes, has choreography by Victor Manuel Ruiz and uses multimedia images. It is in Spanish and is rated for teenagers and adults, concluded Alberto Barboza.
“Vals entre las Sombras” will be presented on March 21st and 22nd at 8 pm at the Angela Peralta Theater. Tickets are on sale at the theater box office.
Prices: $450.00, $400.00, $350.00 and $300.00.
