The House of Bernarda Alba in a Play Reading at the BA
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Alexandria—
The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading session in Arabic on Wednesday, 30 July 2008. Participants will read the Arabic translation of The House of Bernarda Alba by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca.
After the death of her second husband, Bernarda Alba, an unpleasant and dominating woman, imposes a period of mourning on her household that is to last eight years, as has been traditional in her family. Bernarda has five daughters, aged between 20 and 39, whom she has shielded and controlled to an excessive degree and prohibited from any form of relationship. The mourning period further isolates the daughters, and tension mounts within the household.
The session starts at 16:00 hrs. at the Arts and Multimedia Library. Participants should register their names at the General Information Desk at the Library entrance.