Matres

A children's show in Catalan, directed by Rosa Díaz, that follows the childhood of a boy raised among three generations of women in a small village, amid adventures, superheroes and flying slippers.

A boy grows up in a small village surrounded by birds and chamomile flowers, alongside three women from three generations: his mother, his aunt and his grandmother. The story is about motherhood and childhood, but also about illness and death. It is a story of love, adventure and survival in which living becomes a struggle of superheroes and superheroines, with a pair of flying esparto-grass slippers as one of its central elements.

Four performers work on stage: Cristina Garcia, Aitana Giralt, Jordi Pedrós and Erik Varea. The dramaturgy is a collective creation by these four performers together with Marc Espinosa, and the direction is by Rosa Díaz. The team includes set design and construction by Joan Pena of Plancton Escena, music and composition by Manuel Dabove, voice by Clara Gispert, lighting and sound space by Marc Espinosa, costumes by Rosa Solé, and video animations by Laura Larios Ros and Quer Lloveras.

The show is designed for children and is performed in Catalan. It is part of the programme promoted by the Departament de Cultura of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the provincial councils of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. The show comes to Sala El Sindicat in Balsareny, a venue that hosts concerts and shows.