In the early hours of December 24, 1858, a meteorite fell in a barley field near a small town in Murcia. According to reports, the meteorite carried an unusual radiation that affected certain people with the irresistible urge to write, invent stories and create poetry. Coses que cauen del cel (Things That Fall from the Sky) is the story of the documented fact of the fall, mixed with elements of magical realism, told gathered around a brazier whose embers are about to go out. Object theatre, live music, and a good dose of humour, tenderness and folklore are used to discuss the aftermath of an impact, the origin of a personal universe, and the need for fiction and friction in the face of the reality it’s our fate to live in.
Dora Cantero has a Bachelor’s degree in Stage Direction and Dramaturgy from the ESAD of Murcia. She has written and directed performances for puppet, object, and visual theatre companies such as Farrés Brothers, Gorakada, Cal Teatre, Mimaia Theatre, Le Guignol à Roulettes, and Cie Les Petites Choses. She has performed in various shows as a puppeteer for different companies and has provided voice for performances and short films. El temps de les tortugues, her first personally created show in which she blended object theatre, music and poetry, won the Award for Best Dramaturgy at the 2023 Puppet Festival of Lleida. Coses que cauen del cel is her new creation, co-produced by the Fira Mediterrània de Manresa and the If Festival Barcelona.
