A dance theatre project dedicated to producing Antonio Delgado's play, Illuminatio: Yo Soy, a story of self-discovery and self transformation
Illuminatio was originally created by Antonio Delgado in Ciudad Real, Spain in 2004 as a full-length spectacle intended to foster self-discovery and transformation. However, due to the economic crisis in Spain, it was never performed. Amanda Goodwin, a friend of Delgado and Seattle-based choreographer intimately connected to Spain and its unique culture, is collaborating with him to re-imagine thi
s work as a trilogy for Dance Theater. Illuminatio is an allegorical journey through the interior of the human soul in the tradition of the Spanish mystic poets St. John of the Cross or Fray Luis de Leon, who were interested in communicating the intimate processes of spiritual fortification through metaphor. Illuminatio, which means 'illumination' in Latin, revolves around the central metaphor of light and darkness. It is a morality play, similar to Everyman. The plot is simple and the characters are all allegorical figures. An Individual is born from Light, gets lost in Darkness, and eventually finds her way back to the Light. These three actions make up the trilogy into which Illuminatio is divided - “Creation”, “Slavery of the System”, and “Illumination” respectively. The Illuminatio Project is a cross-disciplinary as well as an international collaboration that combines film, dance, music, and theater. As the script juxtaposes the structure of the classical Greek tragedy with the latest technological performance art, so does the choreography mix abstracted movement with classical ballet and traditional Spanish dance.
