The violent experience that the author and director lived through during a stay in Latin America takes the form of a monologue dedicated to everyone who lives in those parts of the world where justice doesn’t reach, where a death is worth as little as a life.
In June 1998, when she was 21, Aina Tur was in Latin America taking part in an international cooperation project with other Spanish citizens when they were the victims of an armed attack. That experience changed the author’s life, because it was a tough situation and also because of the consequences. A few days later, they saw how the fact that four of the victims were Europeans had triggered some mechanisms that would never have been activated for any inhabitant of the country they were in. What happened left its mark on the author’s life, and maybe those of the other aid workers with her at the time. Twenty years later, the experience has been turned into a theatrical monologue that has reached the stage and not only sublimates a traumatic experience revived by a meeting between victims and murderers, but also highlights the privilege that having been born in a rich country entails and how ethics, morality and justice manifest themselves on the periphery of the system.
These traumatic events are brought to the stage by a young playwright and director but also an educator and promoter of theatrical and cultural projects who was born in Menorca in 1976. She has published plays, essays and narratives, and premièred six theatrical texts, including Addiccions, Evolució (Pub. by Primer Acto) and Dimecres (Pub. by the Balearic Islands Government), which have been shown at venues such as the Sala Beckett, Cuarta Pared and Palau de la Música. Today she is in charge of programming at the Sala Beckett and is a member of the Centro Dramático Nacional Advisor Council.
A co-production between the 2020 Barcelona Grec Festival, El Maldà, Tàrrega Fair, Teatre Principal de Palma and Teatre Principal de Maó.
With the support of the Catalan Ministry of Culture.
The De Grec a Grec programme is subject to the recommendations of the health authorities and the uncertainty of the current situation.
Author and director: Aina Tur Performed by: Anna Alarcón Scenography and lighting: Marc Salicrú Costumes: Mireia Costa Sound space and musical composition: Jaume Manresa Movement and assistant director: Carla Tovias Photography and video: Kenneth Santos Communication: Ester Cánovas Press: Anna Aurich – La Còsmica Technical director: Maria Martín Assistant producer: Montse Farrarons Executive producer: Marina Marcos – El Maldà Acknowledgements: Sala Beckett, La Escocesa, Àlex, Iván, Pastora, Natàlia and Dallas, for being there.
