Royal Hunt of the Sun (1968)
This play is total theatre, in which language, music, masks and dance contribute to the creation of a magnificent and powerful spectacle. An historical drama of the Spanish conquest of Peru, the play expands the limits of the state to depict the clash of armies and the plunder of the Inca treasure. And at its heart is the conflict between the aging Pizarro, leader of the conquistadors, and the young Inca ruler, Atahuallpa, who believes that he is descended from the Sun God and will never die.