Ten works necessary to understand the history of theater

The theater’s vitality allows reinterpreting tragic or comical storylines from every period, in a puzzling world full of fantasy that culminates in catharsis and establishes a tight bond with the audience, century after century.

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Julius Caesar

SHAKESPEARE, 1959

Julius Caesar is about the conspiracy against the Roman dictator, led by Marcus Brutus. The scene of Caesar’s death by the hand of Brutus is a record of humanity. Caesar plays the role of a tragic figure. His republican democracy collapses due to the ambition of the surrounding clans. Brutus, who commands the revolt, moves from treachery to esteem. On stage, Orson Welles’ protagonists were wearing Nazi and fascist uniforms. Julius Caesar represents a fight of powers that still enables to interpret our own fights in the 21st century.