carniceria

LA CARNICERÍA TEATRO, MADRID (literally, the butchery of theatre) is based in Madrid. Since its formation in 1989, La Carnicería has developed a very personal language for the theatre, one that exists on the margins of the commercial and avant-garde scene. They work with a sense of the space and with unconventional images and have a large number of "loyal followers", as well as "loyal detractors". Rodrigo García is an author as well as a video artist, performer, and director. An atypical creator, he combines elements of the past and of popular culture today in his work. Garcia's greatest strength is that he has circulated with passion the ideas and emotions that trouble a new generation. Together with his company, he has developed a surprising theatrical language in which moving bodies depict the new rituals of our daily lives.

I BOUGHT A SPADE IN IKEA TO DIG MY OWN GRAVE Less agitating than the organisation of human beings into work for hours, in cramped communal spaces. Less agitating than the minimal salaries, than the extraordinary hours. Less agitating than the bomb, and of course, less perturbing than the hot dog. Welcome to the disaster. We are not waiting for anything nice. In this piece, bit by bit, we see chaos, disorder, dirt and the maltreatment of bodies emerge. An unusual poetry with actions that are, in a manner, a little too agreeable, and with consumer objects of almost every brand. Three actors, one of them a 12 year-old boy, show us that darkest side of daily life: the things that are usually done with our "free time".

Performance: Space Upstairs, Project Monday 6th January, 8:30pm Admission: € 17/12

Talk/Discussion Space Upstairs, Project. Monday 6th January, 3pm Admission: Free