PA AMB TOMÀQUET, EL DEMÀ

Pa amb Tomàquet, el Demà

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Acting and Creation by Natàlia Mas Parrilla, Rubén Lunares, Jana Serra Sentinella, and Charlie Mills

Text by Jana Serra Sentinella, Malena Palomero, and Charlie Mills

Direction by Charlie Mills

Artistic Direction by Jana Serra Sentinella

Assistant Direction by Paula Castillo

Lighting Design and Space Advice by Isabel Joaniquet

Projection and Video Design by Maria Ponce, Jana Serra Sentinella, and Rubén Lunares

Costume Design by Manuel Mateos Paz

Puppet Design by Charlie Mills and Jana Serra Sentinella

Sound and Music Design by Roger Marín and Jana Serra Sentinella

Photography by Sergi Panizo

Video of the Play by Pol Torres and Rubén Lunares

Press and Communication by Paula Castillo and Maria Ponce

Executive Production by Jana Serra Sentinella

Collaboration with CC Sandaru and Ruïnosa y Las Strippers de Rahola

Support from El Maldà

Thanks to the Salt Museum of Gerri de la Sal, Cal Tubau, Manel de Rojals, Joan Avilés, Casa Sagnier, and our families and friends.

"What would you do in a world without 'pa amb tomàquet' (bread with tomato)? After a fugitive president, accelerated general elections, and a new political party in government, a series of outrageous laws come into effect and 'pa amb tomàquet' is banned throughout Catalonia. Trucks and trucks full of sauce tomatoes abandon Catalan lands, from now on, bread with oil. This provokes demonstrations and protests, which start with peaceful acts of civil disobedience until they end in a nameless war. 'Pa amb Tomàquet, el demà' (Bread with Tomato, the Tomorrow) is a satire of a society that no longer knows where its priorities lie, that has forgotten where tomatoes come from. A roar against absurdity that only jesters and puppets can face." - Synopsis

The play explores the following hypothetical situation: an independent Catalonia where 'pa amb tomàquet' is prohibited. From this premise, it investigates what unites the community based on memory, tradition, and reflection. It is a theatrical project that emerges as a contemporary ode to Catalan culture, merging tradition with innovation to explore social and cultural dynamics that shape our most dystopian future. It is a reflection on who inhabits the cities, specifically that of Barcelona, the relationship established with the rest of rural communities throughout Catalonia, and what the future of our collective identity is.

Through docu-fiction, we explore this hypothetical future. We connect reality with fiction through Twitter, people we meet on the street, and our experience. To round it off, we get in touch with artisan producers such as Cal Tubau, who sell tomatoes at the Central Market of l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, the Salt Museum of Gerri de la Sal, which collects salt from the town's salt flats, and Manel, who makes artisanal oil in Rojals. They all provide us with their products to have a taste during the performance and thus remember the importance of food and the greatness of rurality.

The play is selected in the call for texts by OTB (On el Teatre Batega) for a dramatized reading, El Maldà shows interest and supports the show. The project premiered in February 2024. The company rehearses at CC Sandaru, where they hold an open rehearsal with a debate afterwards. Thanks to the collaboration with the Salt Museum of Gerri de la Sal, who provide us with salt pots for the tasting, the company performs a show at the museum with a post-show discussion and, of course, a taste of 'pa amb tomàquet'. This show is registered in Programa.cat.