Following the words of Rubén Darío, champion of modernist youth and admirable friend of Max Estrella, the Marquis of Bradomín and Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, we, the members of the Night of Max Estrella , a classic of Madrid nightlife, take refuge this year of grace 2018, in joyful confluence with the Night of the Theatres , organized by the Community of Madrid, and with World Theatre Day.

The official message for World Theatre Day, by Simon MacBurney, actor, writer and stage director, is available at this link .

[blockquote author="Rubén Darío"]Youth, divine treasure, you are leaving never to return! When I want to cry I don't cry, and sometimes I cry without meaning to… (Rubén Darío: "Autumn Song in Spring")[/blockquote]

[df-subtitle]Program of the tour of the Madrid of Luces de Bohemia [/df-subtitle]

At 18:00 PM, Calle Mayor, 84, in front of Casa Ciriaco, a traditional tavern from Madrid's "brilliant, absurd" era—and thankfully, less "hungry" today—members of the brotherhood will gather to commemorate the early days of Máximo Estrella in Luces de Bohemia. Julio Vélez, Director of the Madrid Theatre Institute (ITEM), will deliver the opening address, and students from the Complutense University Theatre Competition, directed by José María Esbec, will recite verses by the great Rubén Darío, poet of the modernist youth.

18:30 p.m. Santa Clara Street, 3. In front of the house where Mariano José de Larra, the immortal paradigm of young, critical, and independent journalism, lived and died. The actor Daniel Migueláñez, even younger, will lend a romantic persona to Figaro for the occasion. And Ignacio Pajón, editor of Antígona, will discuss the theatrical readings of yesterday and today.

19:00 PM San Miguel Square. Next to the house where Don Pedro Calderón de la Barca lived, the Brotherhood of Bohemians will pay homage to one of his best Golden Age disciples, Agustín Moreto y Cavana, to two
Just days before the fourth centenary of his birth, which occurred on April 9, 1618. Ignatius
García, the brand new director of the Almagro Festival, will pay tribute to the creator of El lindo don Diego,
a leading figure of leading figures, to which a great figure of the stage will give voice: Jacobo Dicenta.

7:30 p.m. Plaza de San Ginés. Just steps from the church of the patron saint of actors, the very young San Ginés, and where the Modernist Fritter Shop once stood, three young playwrights will read passages from Femeninas, stories by Ramón María. They are Denise Despeyroux, Carolina África, and Vanessa Montfort. The eminent 18th-century scholar and professor at RESAD, Fernando Doménech, will serve as presenter.

20:00 PM Puerta del Sol, 1. On the breakwater of Madrid, 3 LIGHT SCENES IN 1.
First: opposite the Post Office, which was the Ministry of the Interior, whose dungeons Max visited,
like so many other intellectuals in equally dark times. Carlos Gil, creator of Artezblai, an unrepentant theater artist, will evoke the hero's encounter with the Prisoner.
Matthew.

Second: Ignacio Amestoy, a distinguished playwright, journalist, creator and host of the Night of Max
A star for 20 years, she'll talk about the night of nights... very close to where the tavern was.
of Picalagartos.

Third: Students from the Fencing School, led by Master Jesús Esperanza, will relive the
The scene, which took place in the Café de la Montaña, in which Manuel Bueno and Valle-Inclán contended in a quixotic encounter, as a result of which Don Ramón would lose
his left arm.

20:30 p.m. Cat Alley. To see ourselves once more in the concave and convex mirrors, carefully tended by the Blanco family, at "Las Bravas." Manuel Álvarez Junco, professor, artist, and humorist, will enlighten us on the art of caricature, grotesque humor, and other delicacies.
related to their specialty. Next, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and Manuel Galiana will speak on
Max and his dog, that is, Don Latino de Hispalis.

21:00 PM Santa Ana Square. In front of the Teatro Español, formerly the Coliseo del Príncipe, theatrical bastion of all Spain. The Ronlalero poet and playwright Álvaro Tato will invoke the muse Thalia, the witches and the goblins, and the theater spirits, of course!, having such
near Federico.

21:30 PM Calle del Prado, 21. The Ateneo of Madrid. The "Learned House," which Don Ramón presided over in 1931, opens its doors to the bohemian entourage. We will be received by its current president, Don César Navarro. Students from the Complutense University Theater Competition, directed by Ainhoa ​​Amestoy, will perform Scene IV.
of Bohemian Lights, with the epigones of the modernist Parnassus.

22:00 PM Plaza de las Cortes. In front of the Congress of Deputies. Next to the statue of the other great one-armed man of our literary history, Miguel de Cervantes, María Folguera, director of the Circo Price, will say a few words about theater, the circus, and what makes the difference…

22:30h Círculo de Bellas Artes. In the vestibule, before the goddess Minerva del CírculoJuan Miguel Hernández León, president of the esteemed institution so closely linked to Valle-Inclán, will receive the delegation. Following this, we will hear the World Theatre Day Message, written this year by Simon McBurney, which will be read by Xerardo Pardo de Vera, a regular at the Starry Night and a devoted admirer of Valle-Inclán.

23:00h Círculo de Bellas Artes. Hall of Columns. The culmination of the Nocharniega pilgrimage. The acclaimed playwright Nando López will open the event, followed by a performance of an excerpt from the Farce and License of the Castilian Queen, by the Mundanal Ruido company, directed by Inés Adán. The festive finale will be brought to a close by Ángel Ruiz singing the Bohemian anthem, "Babilonio," accompanied by César Belda on piano.

And finally, the jovial ending of chocolate and churros.

(Directed by: Ainhoa ​​Amestoy and Javier Huerta)