Room 9 of the Forest Cinema is transformed into a theater with a show by Bruno Oro

• The actor opens a new space with ‘Sí o no’, a solo montage where he invites you to laugh at how technology has changed the world in the last 20 years

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Bruno Oro makes his film debut, but not in a film. The popular actor This Wednesday, Room 9 of the Bosque cinema opens as a room for humor, as was once the long-awaited Club Capitol de la Rambla, with its new solo show, ‘Yes or no?’. The Balañà company, which manages the city’s historic theaters and cinemas, is experimenting with new ways to attract audiences. His intention is to once again have a room of 300 spectators, an ideal space for shows like those offered at the Capitol Club. Curiously, the Aribau cinema, also in Balañà, is currently hosting rehearsals for an ambitious theatrical ‘Hamlet’ that director Oriol Broggi is preparing.

“I am delighted to release a new room in a cinema,” says Oro, “we need rooms of this size.” After the success of ‘Coverage’ with Clara Segura, Oro returns to comedy with a ‘one man show’ that raises questions about the dizzying evolution of society in these last 20 years. “The show is part of a trip to New York that I did in 1999. And although 22 years is not that long, it seems that we travel to another time.” Mobile phones and the internet have changed our lives. “In a short time, society has been transformed. In my opinion, the surprise factor has been lost, the ability for unexpected things to happen to you and the ability to improvise,” the actor highlights. “Before, more things could happen to you because you could get lost more easily. Chance was important, not like now that we go with the mobile all day.”

Gold part of his personal experience in the USA to jump back in time and compare the present time with then. “Those who are 20 years old and less hallucinate. Those in their 40s, 50s and 60s understand much more because they remember that time. In the end it will be fun to see the debate that is created between the older and younger generations. If they have children of 10 or 12 years that bring them to see what they think. “

Accelerated lives

When he arrived in New York the only way to get his bearings was by asking people, or with a paper map or travel guide. “Everything I tell is real. I have not had to exaggerate anything. The truth is that our present is grotesque. Everything has accelerated in our lives and we are going a little crazy,” he says. His proposal invites us to debate some aspects of our society. The public participates in some moments of the show by voting yes or no. “People will be able to decide with their votes some aspects of the story, which will never be exactly the same as the surprise factor intervenes in each function,” he explains.

Use the cinema screen to project images and phrases. His light also serves to illuminate a very personal show, with his own text. Have we improved in 20 years? Do we live better now? “I think we have worsened rather than improved. I am a bit pessimistic. I recognize that we have gained in connectivity and access to knowledge. But we have lost in freedom and confidence. Now we are more consumerists, more hypochondriacs, more anxious. We are more afraid than before. Also, having so much at our fingertips makes us want more things and if you can’t get them they turn into frustration. ”