Hamlet

A group of people with Down syndrome take the stage to share their wishes and frustrations via a quite free version of Hamlet . The show emerged from an interweaving of Shakespeare’s text with the lives of the actors, guided by the existential question that is inextricably linked with the prince of Denmark: To be or not to be? What does “to be” mean to people who are seen as social encumbrances, debris? What is the meaning and value of their existence in a world where efficiency and unattainable standards of consumption and beauty make up the human paradigm? Hamlet is directed by Chela De Ferrari, one of the founders of Teatro La Plaza, a Peruvian collective that uses texts from classic and contemporary authors to create shows that “question, provoke and surprise” their audience.