Life is a Dream
Life is a Dream, by Beatriz Cabur, is a one actor journey through the backstories of the characters in the original play, written by Calderón de la Barca in 1635, to explore its main themes (power, trauma, rape, oppression, ageism…) and how they manifest in our...
Oriente Plus, a Caribbean story
I met Signdance Collective, in 2013, when they wanted to stage Carthage, a play by my dear friend Caridad Svich, who introduced me to them. They flew me up to Austria to direct the show, where I was met by Isolte Avila and David Bower, the artistic directors of the...
Sacrifice: A Clytemnestra Story
In 2012 I was closely connected to a group called The Internationalists, they held a playwriting contest in which the prize was getting either a reading or a production of your play in five different countries. In that year, the winner was The Hummingbirds, by Garret...
La responsabilidad de crear un mundo igualitario
La responsabilidad de crear un mundo igualitario es una conferencia que impartí en unas jornadas para profesores coordinadas por Pilar Jódar. La revista Godot la publicó el 22 de Septiembre de 2021. El texto íntegro está a continuación. Hola a todas y todos....
White on White
WHITE ON WHITE by Luís Fernando de Julián Translated by Iride Lamartina-Lens Directed by Beatriz Cabur Featuring Emma Bakare, Penny Black & Tony Naumovski Photography by Michael Loos ORIGIN'S EUROPEAN MONTH OF CULTURE 2021 Live Zoom Reading series in...
Interviewed at the Slovenian National Television Programme “Panoptikum”
In March 2020 I was interviewed for the Slovenian National Television about the theater’s response to the new reality of the pandemic. Kim Komljanec, playwright and theatre director, introduced me to Nina Jerman, from RTVSLO, who wanted to explore the idea of the...
Childbirth-19
This work has been commissioned by Procreate Project with public funding from Arts Council England written and directed by Beatriz Cabur with Emma BakareChildbirth-19 is a new digital theatre play specifically written to be performed online. The play depicts...
STUPID PEOPLE
Beatriz Cabur directed two different Rapid Productions of "STUPID PEOPLE" by Daniela Fejerman at the Cervantes Theatre in London in October, 2019. The original Spanish text was performed by Sofía Monreal, Jorge Lucas and Santiago Cabrero, on Friday 11th October 2019...
THE MIND-BOGGLING SHRINKING WOMAN
"THE MIND-BOGGLING SHRINKING WOMAN" tackles childbirth and motherhood. A short play written and directed by Beatriz Cabur (with a little borrowing from Lars Von Trier) to be performed by Mirko Grewing. This play has been commissioned by Procreate Project as a part of...
“GOODBYE, MOTHER”
Women’s issues are making strides in equal rights. Our voices are becoming more audible and are definitely resonating but there is a huge backlash to all this progress: The Femicide rates have increased globally. After an initial research and development work, I entered the writing phase of “GOODBYE, MOTHER”. We will soon start producing the work for its presentation in NYC and London.
DIRIGE – Mentorías a Escena
On March 11th, I had the honor of directing the Spanish division of The League of Professional Theatre Women (LMPT) second gala in Madrid. It was called "DIRIGE - Mentorías a Escena". DIRIGE was presented to general audiences within the Ellas Crean Festival and it was...
“WALK INTO SPACE”
I have been the Dramaturg in a groundbreaking show that was live online to watch and interact with, no matter where you were. It happened on Monday 23, Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 January at 2pm & 7pm. IJAD Dance Company world premiere of Walk into Space, an...
The League of Professional Theatre Women – Spain
On November 14th, the Spanish division of The League of Professional Theatre Women had his first event in Madrid. The gala was called ACTÚA and it gathered theatre women from all regions in Spain. The Spanish Division of the LPTW was founded by Beatriz Cabur, Yolanda...
“BREAKFAST AT DADDY’S” in NEW YORK!
Very proud to announce that my latest play "BREAKFAST AT DADDY'S" premiered in New York on November 5th. BREAKFAST AT DADDY'S is part of a show produced by Partly Cloudy People. This production seeks to end the stigma and the silence around abortion. Part of the...
EURODRAM Open Call 2017
As the Head of The Hispanic Languages Committee it is my pleasure to announce that: The call for submissions is now open for EURODRAM 2017 EURODRAM is a theatrical promotion network of works in European, Mediterranean and Central Asian languages. Its main...
Nefertiti & BEEP translated into Italian
The Italian translator Marta Graziani has translated Beatriz's "NEFERTITI & BEEP". The Italian translation has been published by Dragomanni Teatro and it is available on Streetlib (.ePub), at the Kindle Store (.Mobi & .AZW) and on the best online libraries....
The Theatre Times
THE THEATRE TIMES is the World Theatre News Macrowebsite Co-founded by Beatriz Cabur and Magda Romanska, based on the previous experience of NITEnews also Co-founded by Beatriz with Doug Howe. NITEnews ran continuously for three years and it was a huge source of...
Nefertiti & PIII published by Ediciones Antigona
The publishing house Ediciones Antígona released a volume in their theatre collection including "NEFERTITI & PIII" by Beatriz Cabur. The book was available for the Spanish National book fair in May. You can buy it here. Synopsis: Both Nefertiti and a...
Nefertiti & PIII
On October 8th, 2015, there was a staged reading of Beatriz's latest play to date, "NEFERTITI & PIII" at the Sala Berlanga in Madrid. Both Nefertiti and a contemporary alive archaeologist show how "The Men's Club" rules the world, but it wasn't always like this...
Interviewed by Anagnorisis (Theatrical Research Magazine)
On June, 2015, the kind guys from Anagnorisis (Theatrical Research Magazine) interviewed me and published the text in their website. You can find the interview (in Spanish) at Anagnorisis. This nice interview by Laeticia Rovecchio from Anagnorisis (Theatrical Research...
Ronensbourgh at the IATI
Spanish Artists New York in co-production with IATI Theatre present "Ronensbourgh" by Beatriz Cabur. Dates: May 21, 2015 – June 7, 2015. Location: IATI Theater: 64 East 4th Street, NYC 10003 Synopsis:The Heibers live in a world that's rapidly crumbling, plagued by...
365 Women A Year
On March 27th, 2015, at the Kubik Theatre in Madrid, there was a staged presentation of the Spanish Edition of 365 Women A Year introducing works by Beatriz Cabur, Inmaculada Alvear, Margarita Reiz, Yolanda Dorado, Inge Martín, Vanesa Sotelo, Denise Despeyroux and...
European Theatre Collective
In 2014 I partnered with the European Theatre Collective (etc.) to help select the plays to be presented at the European Play-Reading Festival in Helsinki from October 6-8, 2014. Plays being considered are from Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine,...
RONENSBOURGH in NYC
On June 23rd, 2014 there will be a presentation of my play RONENSBOURGH produced by AENY at the IATI theater in New York. Add to Google Calendar IATI Theater 64 East 4th Street, NYC - 10003 June 16th & June 23rd at 6pm AENY – Spanish Artists in New...
LECTURE AT THE SALAMANCA UNIVERSITY
On March 28th, I'll be at the Salamanca University talking about Theatre in the XXI century and Telepresence as a stylistic device in the staging of contemporary theatre. The lecture will go from the general ideas to the particular practice in ten specific cases....