Friday May 10th marks the beginning of the
theater festival known as Titirimundi. People come from all over the world to
show their special theater performances to those who live in and visit Segovia!
In the following 5 days, the street will be filled with traveling puppet shows,
actors, and other performers!
On our walk to school today, many of us saw different groups
setting up for Titirimundi on various streets! Then, today in class, we learned
about the Spanish Civil War and the Franco Dictatorship in Spain afterward. Both
were very difficult and violent eras in Spain. It was interesting to learn
about the events that occurred during this time with the different political
groups and the economic situation. However, it is also sad to learn of all of
the atrocities that occurred, resulting in thousands of deaths.
Either way, it is crucial to be aware of the Spanish Civil War (ending in 1939) and the Franco Dictatorship
(ending in 1975) while staying in Spain, since these two periods still effect
politics and the lives of many in the country today.
After class, we walked to the main street near the aqueduct
to see a small Titirimundi show in the “Teatro de Autúmatas,” a traveling
theater of electronic, moving puppets. This small theater was created in 1947,
and is the only traveling automatic theater that still exists today. Inside of
the theater, there are various different scenes with small moving puppets that
depict different commonalities during the mid 20th century. Many of
the puppets looked very realistic with an abundance of detail and color. This theater was
a great introduction to the festival of Titirimundi. We are all excited to
experience more entertaining shows like this one!
After spending some time at this theater, we all were
allowed free time for shopping, lunch, or relaxing at Cafés for the rest of the
day! We always make good use of this time since there is so much to do and see
in Segovia! A few of us spent the beginning of our free time at a tent called “Tierra
de Sabor” (Land of Flavor, in English) which offers samples of a wide variety of
Spanish foods including cheese, ham, honey, and wine! It was fun to test-taste
some of these foods (the cheese here is so good!).
Here are some photos from Teatro de Autúmatas:
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