Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías

Contemporary theatre by Iván López-Ortega that takes as its starting point Federico García Lorca's texts on Ignacio Sánchez Mejías to reflect on memory and the construction of myth, at the Teatro Español.

This proposal by Iván López-Ortega takes as its starting point the texts of Federico García Lorca dedicated to Ignacio Sánchez Mejías, a bullfighter, writer and patron who died days after being gored. The piece does not limit itself to recreating a biographical episode: it uses Lorca's work as material to examine how a real person is preserved and transformed when they become part of literature.

On stage, the show raises questions about the extent to which a memory becomes a story, and whether the poem evokes the lost friend or creates the image its author needs to preserve. From there it addresses the fragility of memory, grief, and the boundary between paying homage and appropriating someone else's life, as well as the need to tell stories so as not to forget.

It is aimed at those seeking contemporary creative theatre that works with literature and collective memory. The performance takes place in the Salón de los Balcones of the Teatro Español in Madrid, as part of this venue's programme of shows.