Comprehensive Digital Humanities Research Tool
Comedia Stages is a large-scale digital humanities project designed to build a comprehensive, global database of theatrical performances of comedia—defined broadly to include any early modern plays written in Spanish—from the year 1701 to the present. Our phased approach allows for scalable development, data validation, and the integration of complex metadata structures over time.
Powerful Research Capabilities
Performance Explorer
Browse, filter, and analyze the comprehensive database with advanced search capabilities including Boolean operators and field-specific queries.
Interactive Mapping
Visualize performances across the globe with geospatial tools. Generate diachronic performance maps that trace temporal dissemination across regions.
Visual Analytics
Create statistical dashboards, performance timelines, and export datasets for comprehensive academic research and quantitative analysis.
Collaborative Research
Support for multiple research fields including theatre history, cultural studies, and digital humanities with exportable data sets.
Educational Tool
Perfect for instructors and students to trace international performance histories and demonstrate the enduring relevance of Golden Age Spanish theatre.
Global Scope
Track how comedia texts have been reinterpreted across centuries and continents.
Research Applications
Theatre History
Examine how comedia texts like Fuenteovejuna or El médico de su honra have been reinterpreted across centuries and continents.
Cultural Studies
Contextualize performances within broader sociopolitical movements and cultural transformations worldwide.
Digital Humanities
Enable quantitative analyses and data-driven storytelling about theatrical traditions often studied qualitatively.
Join Our Global Research Community
Help us build the most comprehensive database of Spanish Golden Age theatre performances. Whether you're a researcher, educator, or theatre enthusiast, your contributions make a difference.