How many meanings can the same signifier have? How many films can be told from a single film? Can cinematic language and theatrical language be combined? What emerges from this mix?
“Being on air” is an expression used in recording and broadcasting studios; when something is “on air,” any interference will appear in the broadcast, and everything external is interrupted or suspended so as not to appear in the recording. At the same time, “being on air” also means being in suspense, not having everything under control. In the theatre space, we are all on air—a state of being on air that is different from the street.
We want to explore this in the world of performance, which has a different set of rules that can also be subverted.
The company El Pollo Campero, comidas para llevar was founded in 2012 with the goal of combining new dramaturgies with the spirit of cabaret, café theatre and theatre made for small-to-medium sized venues. After our initial research processes in Barcelona, we premiered Sekvantaro — interdependent pieces of relative duration in which the actresses try not to perform theatre (2013) — which won awards at CENIT and the Andalusian Theatre Awards. Since then, the company has toured national and international festivals. Their subsequent works —Las actrices siempre mienten, Parecer felices and El Futuro— have been co-produced by prominent institutions and presented in festivals and theatres across Spain and Europe, consolidating a recognised and ongoing touring career.
