Post-show · Parné

Catalonia and its capital are a land of vedettes. And there is no need to travel back to the distant past of a Paral·lel full of fairground booths and cupletistas to understand this statement. Rosa Maria Sardà, Guillermina Mota and Loles León have also been vedettes. Different vedettes, with a strong personality and a markedly dissident stance towards the most stale clichés. Glòria Ribera, the last great embodiment of Catalan vedettisme, belongs to this bold, heterodox school. When she stops performing with José y sus hermanas, Ribera starts singing cuplés with plenty of political mischief. Double meanings and humour in the service of a radically contemporary message that champions life beyond the norm. A roguish spirit as a revolutionary manifesto. Sequins as a glamorous guerrilla uniform.

Ivan F. Mula, cultural journalist, leads this post-show talk so that you can share what you thought of the production and meet Glòria Ribera.