BY HAND

Thursday, July 5
Nikola Đurković Cultural Centre, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. 

A MANO / BY HAND 
El Patio Teatro (Spain) 
Duration: 45 min. | Age: 6+ 

Authors, directors and play-writers: Julián Sáenz-López, Izaskun Fernández
Light design: Julián Sáenz-López, Izaskun Fernández
Technical support: Diego Solloa 
Photography: Clara Larrea
Graphic design: Diego Solloa
Cast: Julián Sáenz-López, Izaskun Fernández

A Mano (By Hand) is a story told with clay, the story of a small character with a great desire to escape from a shop window and its inhabitants. It is a love story, a story about small failures, a potter's wheel, a cup that breathes, two people with great enthusiasm, a tiny pottery workshop, and four hands that play. Theatre company El Patio was born from a need to share with audiences different stories from everyday life that excite them, that they care about, and that deeply touch them. These stories serve as a reason for seeking out their own language and telling them on stage. This is their first show. It's been described as a small gift, a jewel, a delicious artisan-made play – “a theatrical diamond like a tribute to an aging artisan in agony,” in the words of journalist Jonas Sáinz.

Hulijan Saenz-Lopez, Izaskun Fernandez