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Bernarda Alba captures women s struggle for freedom Posted : 2021-02-15 12:57 Updated : 2021-02-15 17:15 By Kwon Mee-yoo The musical Bernarda Alba is a rare phenomenon in Korean theater. The 10-woman show, which revolves around a domineering mother and her five daughters in an Andalusian household in Spain, is a hot ticket despite the pandemic. The Michael John LaChiusa musical is based on Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca s 1936 play The House of Bernarda Alba. LaChiusa incorporated elements from indigenous Spanish folk songs and rhythm and percussion coming from hand-clapping and foot-stomping. Combined with flamenco-influenced choreography, the musical eloquently tells of the struggle between freedom and oppression within the house of Bernarda Alba and women s rights, which has advanced yet stays the same in some ways. ....