CHORIZA

SYNOPSIS

Imagine a January day at dawn. The winter mist among the holm oaks of

The pasture. The fire was lit, the cauldrons were heating the water. Faustina saw it.

Everything is ready. Today the pig will give its life for its own survival, in a kind of

of ancient ritual. Respect for life and death.

The slaughter is a tradition that is slowly being lost; it endures like a

unusual response to the consumption system based on meat production

factory farms, which promote animal overexploitation, overproduction and destruction

of the environment. The slaughter becomes a plea that vindicates ways of life

rural, self-managed and collective, which are respectful of their environment.

And its symbol, the chorizo: a weapon of struggle, a tool of expression, and perfect

A combination for a good sandwich. So, chorizo isn't just a sausage. It's a

A metaphor about its origin. Its process summons us along with the rest of the members of a

community, subjects us to a true circular economy. It plunges us back in time with

Its scent of fire and taste of winter. It is time, waiting, healing.

This show also speaks about nostalgia, memories, and a past that

Although not too distant, it tends to be forgotten. It speaks to us of traditions and roots. Of home.

Of someone who needs an identity to keep him in the place he left behind.

Sensations and smells. Of bundling up against the cold with the brazier's skirt. Of grilling chorizo with

Eggs cooked over the fire. The pleasure of waiting.

ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL TEAM

Direction and performance: Aurora Jara

Dramaturgical accompaniment: Carlos Martín Sañudo

Lighting design and technique: Carlos Martín Sañudo

Rigger technique: Gerardo Martín Martel

Sound Space: Sara Martínez Cabello

Audiovisual: Victor Lozano Gutierre

Distribution: Nataly Chamorro Rodríguez