From the origin of life to Plaça dels Àlbers: ‘AQUÍ (Here)’, by Llum de Fideu, captivates audiences at its premiere at FiraTàrrega

AQUÍ (Here) premiered at FiraTàrrega and was, without a doubt, one of the standout shows of the 46th edition. Llum de Fideu’s new production has captivated audiences and programme curators alike, establishing itself as what is likely to be the major revelation of this year’s festival.

Llum de Fideu staged three performances of this participatory street theatre piece, structured in two parts. In the first part, the audience watches a film being shot. Once filming is complete, the team invites the entire audience to return that very same evening to attend the premiere, which is screened outdoors whilst theatrical performances interact live with the images.

 

A flood of positive reviews

AQUÍ (Here)’s run in Tàrrega has certainly made an impression on specialist critics. In 3Cat, critic Toni Puntí noted that this was, without a doubt, the festival’s highlight for the young company Llum de Fideu. Puntí describes the piece as “a true theatrical challenge endowed with a seductive poetics”, placing it amongst the festival’s major revelations.

 

Jordi Bordes, writing in El Punt Avui, emphasises the company’s ability to evoke all time—past, present and deep memory—in the Plaça dels Àlbers through a production he describes as “astonishing”.

 

Recomana.cat has also joined in the praise, with a review that hails Llum de Fideu’s production as a piece for “here, now and always”: “the loveliest and most moving treat of this year’s festival”, in the words of Alba Cuenca Sánchez.

 

On Núvol.com, Oriol Puig Taulé has stated that “Aquí offers us an exercise in collective imagination, demonstrating, once again, that theatre always connects us with our personal stories”.

 

Three performers, a whole world

With just three performers on stage, mesmerising masks and a simple set, AQUÍ (Here) unfolds a profound reflection on the passage of time and the memory of the spaces we inhabit: what memories can we trace, and how far back? If the history of the Earth were a film, who would be its protagonist? A piece that invites us to step back for a moment from the idea that we occupy a privileged place in the universe, and to inhabit our ‘here’ and ‘now’ in a different way.

AQUÍ (Here) has formed part of FiraTàrrega’s programme for ‘Suport a la Creació’ and is a co-production with the Chalon dans la Rue Festival, FiraTàrrega and El Canal de Salt – Centre de creació d’arts escèniques.