NEWS | Beatriz Cabur

Performance in a Post-Human Age

In January 29th I taught a seminar on Digital Theatre within the projecct Performance in a Posthuman Age and The Circus of Freaks. It was my first experience teaching with simultaneous translation. The translator was perfect, and the seminar very...

Artivismo Digital para la Generación Z

Esta página se ha creado para alojar los recursos compartidos o utilizados por Beatriz Cabur durante su curso para profesores sobre Artivismo Digital para GenZs. Este curso se ha impartido a profesores de secundaria en España. Ponte en contacto con Beatriz para que imparta este curso en tu institución.

Digital Theatre Workshop

Click below on READ MORE to find the resources shared or used by Beatriz Cabur during her Digital Theatre Workshop. This Digital Theatre Workshop has been taught onsite at the University of London, at the RESAD Madrid and several times online for audiences and students anywhere in the world.

2022-2023 Season

Some highlights of my last term of 2022 are the workshops I taught in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain: In London I taught my in depth Digital Theatre Workshop to the MA Dramaturgy students at Birkbeck, University of London. In Berlin I...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

LIL’BIRD2

A brand new play written and directed to be performed through facebook! Click here to read more about this amazing development!!

PIGWASH

Un miércoles 20 de diciembre recibí un mensaje grupal de WhatsApp felicitándonos las fiestas. El mensaje era un texto infinitamente largo, escrito en caracteres chinos. Copié el mensaje, lo pegué en Google Translate y el texto resultante se me...

“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.

LIL’ BIRD

A brand new short play written and directed to be performed through facebook! Watch it LIVE on May 21st 2017 at 20:00 (London Time). Click here to read more about this fun experiment!!

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...

“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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

ORBITS

I am very excited to be working as a Dramaturg in ORBITS, a collaborative and multi-disciplinary dance project resulting in an innovative online platform for audience co-creation and a series of cross-platform performances. Enabling the development...

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...

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 & 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...

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...

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...

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,...

LMDA 2014

It is such an honor to have been invited to participate in the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas 2014 Conference. On June 28th, I will be talking at the LMDA Conference 2014 in Boston. LMDA will hold its 2014 annual international...

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,...

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 –...

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...

Staged Reading Series

Since 2012, Spanish Artists in New York (AENY), with the support of Spain Culture NY-Consulate General of Spain, have presented a series of staged readings that introduce New York audiences to some of the most prominent contemporary playwrights...

CARTHAGE U.S.A. TOUR 2014

During March and April, 2014, The Signdance Collective International production of CARTHAGE, written by Caridad Svich and directed by Beatriz Cabur will tour the USA. There will be performances in Baton Rouge, Miami, Tallahassee and Tampa. On...

The Necessary Impossibility

Douglas Howe and Beatriz Cabur, along with the Lark Play Development Center, The Play Company and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, organised the first North American Fence meeting from January 20-27, 2014 in New York, NY and Waterford, CT. This...

EURODRAM

I'm pleased to share with you that, as of today, I am the new Coordinator of the Hispanic Committee of Eurodram. Eurodram is a European Theatre Translation Network which uses European, Mediterranean and Central Asian languages. Its main objective...

Theatre and Democracy

In Oct/Nov 2013, Beatriz collaborated with TotArt, an independent theatre centre, to help them select and invite theatre artists under 30 to participate in a week’s worth of workshops and shows in Valencia, Spain on the theme: ‘Theatre and...

CARTHAGE

I am extremely pleased to announce that I’ll be in September in Austria working on CARTHAGE, a play by the great Caridad Svich.

The Plane

I am very proud to present THE PLANE, an innovative theatre show I have written and directed. THE PLANE is a theatre play specifically written to be performed through telepresence combining six different screens. There are five different teams of...

InterTeatro Deconstructed

Paola Bellomi, from the Università degli Studi di Verona has been investigating and analyzing the project. She will present a paper on it at the "21st Century International Congress Theatre" at the University of Vigo to be held in November 2013....

UCM-ITEM Conferences

UCM-ITEM's 2nd conference on new Spanish and Hispanic theatre makers takes place on April 22nd, and they have been kind enough to invite me to discuss my work and share my thoughts on theatre making in the 21st century. Cesar Barló and Cristina...

Around the World Chain Play

NYCWTD presented “The Around-the-Globe Chain Play” at the Lark Play Development Center on Wednesday 27 March in honour of World Theatre Day 2013. Produced by Amanda Feldman, lead coordinator of the NYCWTD Coalition, the event featured 16...

THE HUMMINGBIRDS are back!

You have a second chance to go see the Spanish staging of "The Hummingbirds"! This time we will offer you a darker show. We're digging deeper into the emotions and into the consequences those emotions have. We're getting to the core of it as if we...

InterTeatro Grand Finale

The amazingly innovative theatrical project Interteatro has been a hit! NITE is proud to present "InterTeatro" – a project by Beatriz Cabur and the Cervantes Institute of Milan with the objective of internationally promoting contemporary Spanish...

The Chef

In 2013 I wrote and directed ‘The Chef‘. The Chef is auditioning for an opportunity to have his own cooking show on TV. It is up to one audience member to decide whether he passes the test. The Chef must accomplish an impossible task: in less than...

Alice Through the Looking Glass

In 2013 I directed ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass‘ (Alicia frente al espejo). Alice is a housewife who spends hours alone; cooking, cleaning, watching TV. Her husband works all day and when he can, escapes to the bar to watch football and drink....

Without a Motive

In 2013 I directed ‘Without a Motive‘ (Sin móvil aparente) by Pablo Iglesias Simón. Crouched on the other side of the road, watching the scene, looking for the right time to carry out his plan. Nobody sees him, nobody notices him, but this...

Humanity is Ugly

In 2013 I directed ‘Humanity is Ugly‘ (La humanidad es fea) by Íñigo Ramírez de Haro. The Intensive Care Unit. A comedy about four people with terminal diseases discussing who will die first. What begins as a mournful dialogue about each of their...

RIP Me

In 2013 I directed ‘RIPme‘ (RIPyo) by Íñigo Ramírez de Haro. Toñita is alone, facing her emptiness. A final step and her body will float in the air just for a moment before crashing to the ground. One small step and it will all end. Everything. She...

Black against White

In 2013 I directed ‘Black Against White‘ (Negro contra Blanca) by Íñigo Ramírez de Haro. As a result of an accident, Negro becomes a quadriplegic. During his stay in the hospital, he meets his caretaker, Blanca. What emerges is a strange and...

The Collectors

In 2013 I directed ‘The Collectors‘ (Los coleccionistas) written by my dear friend Ignacio García May. There are objects that contain mysterious stories. Objects that open doors to the fantastical and give you access to strange worlds. It is...

Ronensbourgh in Italy

In 2013 I directed my play ‘Ronensbourgh‘ to be performed in Milán. The Heibers are a regular family in an irregular situation. They live in a decadent world ruled by a system that no longer works. Meanwhile a group of aristocrats, ruled by Helmut...

“THE CHEF”: A critic.

"I felt very special and vulnerable. Especially with the performance of Lucian from Romania. It made me feel like the performance was about me as if I was performing in some way and not him. Then touched upon very sacred parts of me and my...

INTERTEATRO

The amazingly innovative theatrical project INTERTEATRO has been a hit! “InterTeatro” was a project by Beatriz Cabur and the Cervantes Institute of Milan with the objective of internationally promoting contemporary Spanish drama. InterTeatro is a...

LDA: New York Edition: “THE CHEF”

THE CHEF. LDA: New York Edition will première on February 5th, 2013 at the Gershwin. PopUp Theatrics, the New York Theater production company founded by Tamilla Woodard and Ana Margineanu are preparing the third edition of LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR...

LDA: New York Edition

I am thrilled to announce that I will be writing one of the pieces for LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR that will première on February 5th, 2013 at the Gershwin in New York, US. PopUp, the theatrical production company formed by Tamilla Woodard and Ana...

AMNESIA

Cuenta la leyenda que Sidi Ali Ben Rachid construyó Chauen a imagen y semejanza de Vejer, pueblo natal de su señora Zhora, la melancólica. No cuenta la leyenda que pasó con la melancolía de Zhora una vez construida Chauen, pero después del esfuerzo...

“LDA: ADELA”

LDA: ADELA will première on October 24th in Queretaro, Mexico. PopUp, the New York Theater production company founded by Tamilla Woodard and Ana Margineanu are preparing the second edition of LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR (LDA) and I am directing ADELA as a...

LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR

I am thrilled to announce that I will be directing one of the pieces of LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR that will première on October 24th in Queretaro, Mexico. PopUp, the new theatrical production company formed by Tamilla Woodard and Ana Margineanu are very...