Júlia – 15 anys més tard (2011–2026)

In 2011, the acclaimed Brazilian playwright and director Christiane Jatahy premiered Julia, a production that would go on to become one of her most iconic works: a very free version of Miss Julie, by August Strindberg. In 2013, the production arrived in Europe for the first time and was presented at Temporada Alta, where it was very well received by audiences and critics alike.

Fifteen years after its premiere, Christiane Jatahy presents Júlia – 15 anys més tard (2011–2026), a co-production by Teatre Lliure and Temporada Alta. This is a commission created especially for the Brazilian director, who takes on the challenge of updating the piece and bringing it into present-day Catalonia. The new creation, featuring Catalan actors Júlia Genís and Moha Amazian, enters into dialogue with the actors from the original Brazilian version, Júlia Bernat and Rodrigo de Ode, creating new exchanges between cinema and the stage.

Past and present come together to reveal the continuing relevance of a work that deals with intolerance, prejudice and misogyny, which sadly continue to span centuries and continents.

This proposal follows a formula the festival has successfully used on numerous occasions: inviting an international director to direct a Catalan technical and artistic team. Examples include titles such as Ai! la misèria ens farà feliços and Història d’un senglar (o alguna cosa de Ricard), by Gabriel Calderón —both co-productions with Teatre Lliure—; L’oncle Vània, with Oskaras Koršunovas, and Davant la jubilació, with Krystian Lupa, among others.