From the Teatre Lliure we believe that the stage is a place where the invisible becomes visible, where the real diversity that exists in our society is reflected. Because of this reason, we promote the project Ànima Lliure to get different voices and bodies, which do not normally inhabit the stages, to conquer them. We want to build a space of creation with the necessary accompaniment and adaptation so that people with functional diversity participate in the processes of creation and become part of our cultural landscape.
In this first season, the Lliure produces Fantàstic Ramon, with dramaturgy and direction by Clàudia Cedó, a show created in turn by people with and without functional diversity. We have also presented Hamlet, una versión recontralibre, a show based on William Shakespeare created and directed by Chela de Ferrari with the Peruvian company Teatro La Plaza.
We do not want to make it anecdotal to create and present shows that incorporate people with diversity into the creative team. We want to be able to impregnate the performing arts and network with their knowledge and perspective. In the words of Clàudia Cedó, the promotor of the project in conjunction with the Lliure’s management:
‘It is unfair for these artists to be excluded from creation processes, but I also think not seeing them perform in plays on our country’s stages is a huge loss for our society. Their voices, their bodies, their very specific yet universal way of expressing
themselves… we miss all of this if we don’t allocate the resources needed so they can have access to cultural creation.’
A project in partnership with the Fundació Banc Sabadell.