The Estepona Town Hall has announced that the municipal project ‘Compartiendo Culturas’ will continue next week at the Felipe VI Auditorium with the national premiere of ‘siete historias crueles’ (Siedem historii okrutnych). This provocative theatrical production, directed by Justyna Wielgus and featuring dramaturgy by Justyna Lipko-Konieczna, invites the audience to reconsider humanity's relationship with animals, freedom, ethics, and domination.
The performance, set to begin at 19:00, will be presented by the Polish group TEATR21, which is primarily composed of professionals with Down syndrome and autism. The company has achieved significant success on major international stages. The play will be performed in Polish with Spanish subtitles.
Inspired by Sunaura Taylor's book ‘Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation’, the production expands the debate on disability, autonomy, and exclusion, exploring the hierarchies we establish among living beings. With irreverent humour, unexpected associations, and a critical perspective on culture and history, the play destabilises our certainties and invites us to imagine alternative forms of coexistence.
‘Siete historias crueles’ does not provide easy answers or aim to deliver a moral lesson. Its strength lies in its ability to confront us with our own contradictions, question human privilege, and create space for new forms of sensitivity, recognition, and freedom. The play is recommended for audiences aged 16 and over.
Tickets can be purchased through the theatre's website, teatroestepona.com. Additionally, on Sunday, 15 November, at 12:00, the theatre company will hold a workshop at the Casa de las Tejerinas, located in Plaza de Las Flores. This workshop will encourage reflection on the fair participation of people with disabilities in the performing arts. The actors will speak in Polish, with translations provided into Spanish by an interpreter. During the workshop, they will also discuss the upcoming performance on 16 November, demonstrating that accessibility and social inclusion transcend borders and human limitations.
This project is co-financed by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and is supported by the Polish Institute of Culture in Madrid and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
