Estepona hosts Polish theatre company TEATR21. Free inclusion workshop on 15 November
Polish company TEATR21, made up mainly of performers with Down syndrome and autism, stages 'Siete historias crueles' in Estepona on 16 November. A free workshop on inclusion in the performing arts takes place the day before.
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The Polish theatre company TEATR21 comes to Estepona next week with the national premiere of 'Siete historias crueles' (Siedem historii okrutnych), according to the Ayuntamiento de Estepona (town hall). A free workshop on inclusion and accessibility in the performing arts is also on offer the day before.
Key facts
- Performance: Monday 16 November at 19:00, Auditorio Felipe VI.
- Workshop: Sunday 15 November at 12:00, Casa de las Tejerinas, plaza de Las Flores.
- Language: the play is in Polish with electronic Spanish subtitles; the workshop is in Polish with interpretation into Spanish.
- Age guidance: recommended for audiences over 16.
- Tickets: available through the theatre's website, teatroestepona.com.
The production
The town hall says the work is part of its municipal project 'Compartiendo Culturas', which continues at the Auditorio Felipe VI. The show is directed by Justyna Wielgus, with dramaturgy by Justyna Lipko-Konieczna.
The town hall describes it as a provocative staging that invites the audience to reconsider humanity's relationship with animals, freedom, ethics and domination. It is inspired by Sunaura Taylor's book 'Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disbility Liberation', as spelled in the town hall's release. According to the council, the show widens the debate on disability, autonomy and exclusion to explore the hierarchies people set up between living beings.
The council says the piece uses irreverent humour and unexpected associations, and that it offers no comfortable answers or moral lesson.
About TEATR21
The town hall says the company is formed mainly of professionals with Down syndrome and autism, and that it has performed on major stages internationally.
Free workshop
On Sunday 15 November at 12:00, the company will lead a workshop at the Casa de las Tejerinas, in plaza de Las Flores. It will focus on fairer participation by people with disabilities in the performing arts. The actors will speak in Polish, with an interpreter translating into Spanish.
The session will also cover the play to be performed the following evening. The town hall presents it as showing that accessibility and social inclusion know no borders.
Funding
According to the town hall, the project is co-financed by Poland's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, with support from the Polish Institute of Culture in Madrid and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
What to know
For residents, the two events offer a chance to see an internationally active inclusive company and take part in a discussion on accessibility in the arts. Tickets for the performance should be booked via teatroestepona.com.
