Actress Beth Zalcman returns to the stage with two monologues about spirituality at Teatro Carlos Gomes, in Praça Tiradentes, Rio de Janeiro. The performances take place from September 3 to 6, with only two shows of each production. The texts are authored by philosopher Lúcia Helena Galvão, with direction by Luiz Antonio Rocha.
The two monologues, "Helena Blavatsky, the Voice of Silence" and "Ânima," offer a reflection on spirituality and on the mysteries and meanings of life. The productions pay tribute to mystical women, thinkers, idealists, and heroines from history.
"Helena Blavatsky" will run on September 3 and 4 and has already been seen by approximately 250,000 spectators in more than 225 performances across Brazil. The play tells the story of Russian Helena Blavatsky, who in the 19th century, when women had no voice, faced prejudices, intolerances, and social oppressions to travel the world in search of philosophical, spiritual, and esoteric knowledge.
In 1875, Helena Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society in New York alongside Henry Steel Olcott. The play also narrates this story of the founding of the organization dedicated to the study and comparison of religions, philosophies, and sciences.
