Oniro

Contemporary theatre piece written and directed by Estitxu Zaldua, following Luna, a ten-year-old girl, on a journey through her dreams as she begins to notice emotional changes within herself.

The production immerses itself in the world of dreams to explore a period of transformation, fears and new emotions. Its protagonist, Luna, goes through days when she barely feels like sleeping and cannot quite understand what is happening to her, although she senses that something is changing within her.

In her dreams, Luna meets various characters who help her to name those newly arrived anxieties, to recognise them and to accept that they are part of her growth. The staging takes dreams as a space in which to explore what worries children and what they often find hard to express when they are awake.

The focus is on the move from nine to twelve years of age, when childhood fears become more realistic and new ways of facing the world emerge. The production aims to bring children and adults closer to a better understanding of feelings and to debunk some myths about dreams.