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"Mucha Mujer": a play performed by women at risk of social exclusion.

RAMBLA MAGAZINE|November 29, 2010
Through the cultural association The Storage Room of the Arts, we have known a projectcalled Much Woman.

"There is a little bit of everything, a little bit of my family in the drama, but the show is testimonial, it focuses on the lives of the girls and, at the same time, it is fiction. It is a mix. It is fiction but it has a part of testimony of each of them"

Trastero de las Artes presents its theatrical show Mucha Mujer tonight: 'There, where you keep the strength of your humanity', in the Cambra Music Room of the Palau de la Música Catalana. Laura herself has assured that the work is a tribute to the women in her family: 'it is a staging that talks a little about the stories of my great-grandmothers, my grandmother... how they traveled and how they fought in life to move forward despite a lot of circumstances, such as political conflicts, family conflicts...'.

But Mucha Mujer is much more, it is a mix between a documentary work and a testimonial tribute to the struggle of women. 'There is a little bit of everything, a little bit of my family in the drama, but the show is testimonial, it focuses on the lives of the girls and, at the same time, it is fiction. It's a mix. It is fiction but it has a part of testimony from each of them', assures Settecase. (...)

Actresses on their own

Marcia Gil, Claire Berge, Andrea Durán, Anna Schembari and Balvina Barrera are the protagonists of 'Mucha Mujer: Where you keep the strength of your humanity'. Actresses who, despite not being professionals, give their best on stage. A magical place for them, where they feel fulfilled. But what better than knowing first-hand their impressions in relation to this social project:

Marcia Gil: 'It has brought me a lot of greatness. It has allowed me to interact with people. I was experiencing a very significant moment of social exclusion and this has helped me move forward.'
Claire Berge: 'I didn't know how to speak Spanish, and now I do. This project is much more than achieving any type of fame, it is an experience that we live together. When we are on stage we look at each other and think: we are here; We have achieved it!'

Andrea Durán: 'When I embarked on this project I was quite bad. My social integrator recommended it to me and the truth is that it has worked great for me. On stage you put out a lot of shit, and it stays there. Additionally, you notice that you connect with people, that they are listening to you. You can communicate to them the suffering that you have sometimes had in the face of society.'

Anna Schembari: 'As a woman I feel touched by life, by various events, and I have had to fight, and I recognize that it is a great effort that women make. I fell in love with this project and said: I'm going to contribute my experience. With this we want to convey that whatever your situation, you always have to find the will to move forward.'

Balvina Barrera: 'It has gone very well for me. We have to keep fighting to see if the project goes ahead.'
Innovative both nationally and internationally, the work is part of a cultural and social initiative, which is designed and intended to work on social problems from the artistic field. Later, the Mucha Mujer project aspires to become a local, national and international movement, that is, it aims to spread in different neighborhoods of Barcelona, in different cities of Catalonia and Spain, in different countries on different continents, through organization of various events: shows, meetings, debates... as well as the creation of new local Mucha Mujer initiatives. At the moment, organizations such as the December 1st Committee Platform, Àmbit Prevenció Fundació- Àmbit Dona, ABD Associació Benestar i Desenvolupament, the Institut Catalá de les Dones and Alumni Solidario de ESADE already support this initiative.

Text: Estefanía Pérez
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