Vox already warned that protests were going to occur. On the occasion of the premiere of “Altsasu” at the Abbey Theater, the political party called for a demonstration held yesterday, at the doors of the cultural space. So it was. Hundreds of people gathered at the doors of the La Abadía Theater to protest against the premiere of the play shouting “neither forget nor forgive, ETA to prison.” Specifically, sources from the Government Delegation have explained to Europa Press that the estimated attendance figure was 450 people.
The attendees have been gathered by Vox, which has also criticized María Goiricelaya’s production. The group has defended that they oppose this production because “the dignity of the victims is above freedom.” This was stated before the media by the Vox spokesperson in the Madrid Assembly, Rocío Monasterio, who criticized that the work “attacks the dignity of the victims of terrorism, the dignity of the Civil Guard, the dignity of their civil guards and their girlfriends beaten in Alsasua”. Monasterio has defended that since its formation it believes in freedom “well understood” and maintains that the play “aims to put terrorists and victims on equal terms.”
“The content of the play is very serious, but what is more serious is that it is also paid for with the funds of all Madrid residents, which comes from our taxes. A play that tells the story of Bildu is being financed,” he commented. Vox has called for the resignation of the cultural advisor of the Community of Madrid, Mariano de Paco, because “it cannot be tolerated that the funds of all Madrid residents finance a work that equates terrorists and victims.”
MADRID.-Hundreds of people protest in front of the La Abadía theater for the play ‘Altsasu’: “Neither forgetting nor forgiveness, ETA to prison”Europa Press
For his part, the Vox spokesperson in the Madrid City Council, Javier Ortega Smith, has wondered why the Madrid City Council has not withdrawn the subsidy to the Teatro La Abadía “as long as it does not guarantee that there will not be even an apology for the terrorism, nor humiliation of the victims, nor humiliation of the Civil Guard”. “230 murdered by the terrorist group, we have been told that this is freedom of expression. That is a euphemism, that is hypocrisy. Article 20 of the Constitution, which you know well, speaks of the right to freedom of expression, but as long as the limits are not crossed. Would you appeal to freedom of expression if a play was being held in a theater that was an apology for National Socialism, fascism or any of the terrorist organizations that have murdered in the world?” .
A place for peace
“Altsasu”, by María Goiricelaya, will be on until January 28 at the Teatro de la Abadía, and despite the controversies, yesterday its premiere had a full house in the stalls, and received a standing ovation from the audience in foot. As sources from the institution have informed Europa Press, the premiere has completed the 195 seats in the theater. The work, which lasted approximately 90 minutes, concludes the performance with the melody of “My dear Spain” by the singer Cecilia.
At the beginning of the play, the director of Teatro La Abadia, Juan Mayorga, thanked the public for coming after the commotion generated in recent days. “A theater is a place for peace and freedom. A theater is a place for freedom because those who come to it do so freely, and freely choose to look and listen, and freely judge what they have seen and heard,” he said. commented. The public has left the theater admitting that it is a “very good” play and highlighting that the performance addresses “both sufferings.”
The Secretary of State of the Ministry of Culture, Jordi Martí, attended the premiere and stated that the Ministry will be “denouncing and supporting” those artistic expressions that suffer unjustifiable attacks”, in reference to the Vox protests.
2024-01-19 11:03:14
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