La forma humana

Play written and directed by Pablo Messiez that explores coexistence and bonds through four characters in a ménage à quatre close to everyday life.

La forma humana is a production by Pablo Messiez, who writes and directs it, about community, bonds and the ways we live together at a time marked by individualism and fragmentation. The underlying question is whether we have stopped knowing how to be together.

The work grows out of two impressions the author had: reading El cordero carnívoro by Agustín Gómez Arcos, and the paintings of Francis Bacon. Drawing on both, it sets out a ménage à quatre that departs from the conventional and yet feels close to everyday life. Its four characters seek to be sincere, authentic and happy, while the plot is left for the audience to piece together.

On stage are Omar Ayuso, Cris Blanco, Rebeca Hernando and José Juan Rodríguez. The set and costume design are by Cecilia Molano, the lighting by Carlos Marquerie, the choreography by Elena Córdoba and the sound design by Oscar G.