Parousia, on the edge of the first millenium

A work by Ruido Interno and Quásar, in collaboration with the Tourist Board of the Government of Cantabria

Parousia, literally: “presence, arrival”.
In the 18th century, a clergyman, from the Cantabrian region of Liébana, called Beato, wrote a Commentary on the Revelation of St. John which was repeatedly copied and referenced in the centuries that followed. Nowadays these copies constitute a body of amazing manuscripts of Hispanic origin known as beatos, the miniatures of which represent one of the most extraordinary manifestations of western art of all times.

The abstract, flat, colourful and adimensional style of these miniatures confers an air of unusual modernity to the manuscripts
Starting from the fascinating and symbolic story of the Revelation of St. John and the illustrations of these “beatos” we have composed a dramatic mosaic full of metaphors, allusions and images.

A creation of Ruido Interno and Quásar, in collaboration with the Department of Tourism of the Government of Cantabria.

Artistic Direction: Mónica González and Juan Carlos Fernández.

Actors: Mónica González and Pablo Venero.

Soprano: Belén Herrero. Soundtrack: Robert Navarro.

Audiovisual Concept and Mapping: Juan Carlos Fernández.

Lighting Design: Carlos Rodríguez Cirre | Technical Direction: Marcos Varona | Management and Coordination: Mamen Campo | Performance Images: Trevol Audiovisual | Created in Residence at the Palacio de Festivales de Santander.

A production of the Department of Tourism of the Government of Cantabria for the Closing of the Jubilee Year Lebaniego 2017 and the Door of Forgiveness of the Monastery of Santo Toribio.

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