What is life like for someone with a trans identity in Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Montevideo? We find out during the live reading of a theatrical piece that explores sexual identities while weaving a web of complicity that unites both sides of the Atlantic.
The idea came from working with the trans communities in Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Montevideo, along with organisations defending the rights of LGBTI people in all three capitals. Some theatre and identity workshops held in these cities provided the basis for the production which we will now hear as a dramatised reading, showing us three people faced with the decision of whether to initiate a transition towards a new situation. They are at the halfway point between the known and the unknown, at that moment in time when good and bad decisions are particularly close... At that precise moment we will meet a trans guy, a trans girl and a third, gender-fluid person, all three faced with a decision that is always difficult. And possibly their stories will end up reducing the distance between the experiences of a trans person and someone with a standard identity, while showing us that everyone, just like the people on stage, faces transitions from one situation to another in their lives. To go on or go back? To start or let it be?
The reading will be followed by a round table on trans reality in the performing arts. It is part of the Barcelona Grec Festival's online ‘Local Grec’ section, dedicated to creating virtual content from productions that should have been seen this summer in the city's small-format theatres. The Covid-19 crisis made it necessary to postpone live performances of productions relating to Latin America, but the Festival is now offering a series of online content that includes performances, talks and other events.
Registration via the email address lagleva@laglevateatre.com
A co-production by the 2020 Barcelona Grec Festival, the Teatre La Gleva – Amici Miei Produccions, Espacio Callejón (Argentina) and La Contracultural (Uruguay).
With the support of Iberescena, Nau Ivanow, the Centre Cultural Matienzo in Buenos Aires and the Hui Basa theatre group.
Author: Mariana Percovich/David Teixidó Director: David Teixidó Performed by: Delfina Martínez, Agustín Daulte, David Priego, Sergio Satanassa, Nicole Avventurato Scenography: Jair Bellante Movement: Carla Tovias Lighting design: Quim Otero Sound design/sound concept: Pau Matas Video design: Ander Puig Assistant director: Marc Garcia Llopis Transfeminism activism adviser: Teo Pardo Produced by: Júlia Simó Puyo Assistant producer: Daniel de la Torre Graphic designer and Latin American trans activism adviser: Leho de Sosa Acknowledgements: Javier Daulte, Federico Buso, Ámbar Vega, José Miguel Onaindia, Ricardo Ramón, Susy Shock, Matias Dutra, Jordi Buxó, Àngels Queralt, Josep Maria Miró Photography: Laia Alberch
