Off room. Turia, 47
Antonio and Nieves are two brothers from Córdoba (also in real life) who want to be the first in Europe in something, at least once in a lifetime. From a Baile Retro competition in Torremolinos, for example? the two, aspirants from the south of Spain, they fought to be first in the competition 2003 through a Cuban dance, the sauce. This amalgamation of regions, localisms and folklore that came together in the European contest is the excuse for a, from the living room, reflect on local identity, the one of his native Córdoba, and European identity. A play about failure, about a system that pushes us to be better at something, and which also raises the question of whether The Idea of Europe is a place to reach or to run away from. AU
