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.

Cast

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

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Dates

Current
  • Sat 23.11.2024, 19:30 / HAU1

    Combi ticket: 3 events for 45,00€, reduced 25,00€ (freely selectable 13-24 Nov., only for events at HAU Hebbel am Ufer)

  • Sun 24.11.2024, 17:00 / HAU1

    Combi ticket: 3 events for 45,00€, reduced 25,00€ (freely selectable 13-24 Nov., only for events at HAU Hebbel am Ufer)

Notes:

German surtitles read aloud via headphones on request

Credits

Production: Teatro La Plaza.

Location

HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

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