ISABEL

1492 Granada. A fictional portrayal of Queen Isabel ‘La Catolica’. Isabel prepares her public speech for imminent self-coronation.

“A breathless performance leaving the audience reflective and in awe.”

— India Downunder

“Exciting and different. Wonderful and creative.”

— Viva Magazine

Synopsis

A throne room becomes a battleground, at war with her thoughts and feelings, her conscience takes over revealing horrific truths and exposing lies about her rise to power. But Isabel is resolute. She shuts them down; her womanhood and her humanity, so that God’s will be done.

Isabel is about the inner workings of the mind of power. A world leader who so precisely sets in motion events that alter history, cultures and religions in the name of god-given righteousness and peace.

ARTISTS STATEMENT

Spain’s brutal royal was Isabel ‘La Catolica’. She conquered the Arabs, tortured the Spanish Jews and financed Columbus on his most famous discovery of the Americas.

Isabel emerged out of research into the history of Flamenco and digging into my own ancestries. Isabel made history and led the Golden Age and she was the catalyst for Flamenco.

Today’s despot leaders polarise, colonise and alienate us from their digital media feeds and computers. What will be birthed as a result?