Direction & text: Chela De Ferrari / With: Octavio Bernaza, Jaime Cruz, Lucas Demarchi, Manuel García, Diana Gutierrez, Cristina León Barandiarán, Ximena Rodríguez, Álvaro Toledo / Assistance direction & assistance dramaturgy: Jonathan Oliveros, Claudia Tangoa, Luis Alberto León / Vocal training: Alessandra Rodríguez / Choreography: Mirella Carbone / Visuals: Lucho Soldevilla / Lighting design: Jesús Reyes
Teatro La Plaza / Chela de Ferrari
Hamlet
- Theatre
with German surtitles /
Spanish /
ca. 95 mins.
With respectful disrespect, Teatro La Plaza from Peru rewrites Shakespeare's “Hamlet” and turns conventional wisdom on its head. Taking centre stage is not the Prince of Denmark but rather a group of eight performers with Down's syndrome, sharing their desires and disappointments with the audience. What meaning does “being” have for those who can hardly find a place where they are properly recognised? In the past, people with Down's syndrome were seen as a social burden, a problem. What purpose, what value does their existence have today, in a world where productivity and efficiency as well as unattainable ideals of consumption and beauty are seen as the paradigm of human life? A rich, surprising, upbeat, thought-provoking spectacle that celebrates community while also offering a manifesto of self-empowerment.
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Dates
Past
German surtitles read aloud via headphones on request
Credits
Production: Teatro La Plaza.
Location
HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.
