Denounces the suspension of the show scheduled for November 25 in Valdemorillo de Victoria
The Fundo Theater Company Through this statement, he denounces what he considers a very serious act that violates freedom of expression and culture: after the arrival at the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Valdemorillo City Council of Victoria Amparo Gil Movellán, from the political formation Vox, The City Council of the Madrid town has suspended the performance of Orlando by Virginia Woolf scheduled for November 25, 2023 within the 7 Villas Festival of the Community of Madrid, alleging that it is a “decision of the Government team”.
Given that the reason cannot be economic (the cache of the show offered to the town hall was much lower than usual, when registering within the activities of the 7 Villas Festival) or artistic (the show has performed more than 100 performances throughout Spain with a great reception unbeatable) the company maintains a telephone conversation with the Valdemorillo town hall, in which it becomes clear that
It is about a case of ideological veto by the incoming Councilwoman, going over the agreement already established by the outgoing team, because the protagonist of the show goes from being a man to being a woman and denounces the differences that this means .
From Teatro Defondo we do not want to recover that date in our calendar: we want to denounce that a work of universal literature and a world-renowned author have been banned. Neither this nor any artistic piece should be subject to political censorship in a State of Law. Our version of Orlando by Virginia Woolf has performed more than 100 performances throughout Spain (it has been in all the Autonomous Communities except La Rioja, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands) and has won important awards at the state level: Finalist in the XXII Max Awards, winner of the XXI Contest for Stage Directors City of Torrejón de Ardoz; winner of the Best Direction Award at the 40th Vegas Bajas Festival; winner of the 2020 Verlanga Award for Best New Show.
Neither its theme nor its poetry can hurt. Trying to demonize the culture and reduce it to tendentious labels is only the first step towards burning books that do not conform to the dominant ideology. We do not accept political censorship regardless of the ideology that comes. From Teatro Defondo, a Madrid company with 21 years of professional experience in the Performing Arts and recently incorporated into ARTEMAD, we demand responsibility from political groups and criteria from their elected officials.
Paul Huetos
Producer
2023-06-30 07:02:45
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