There is a sad legend that Gordias, king of Phrygia, offered Zeus to the temple on a chariot and carried him with impossible naked tenwith hidden cabins in it, in such a way that, if decided upon, it would lead to the deshacerization of Asian governance.
The mystery was solved by Alejandro Magno, who cut the cord with his sword between various intentions. Indeed, the Gordian act serves as a metaphor for the plant, When faced with an insurmountable problem, you can always find a direct way to fix it.
This metaphor as a declaration of intent gives the title to a new theater show directed by Israel Elejalde at the Spanish Theater from February 10 to March 22. Written by Johnna Adams, adapted by Paula Paz, The Gordian Act It is a psychological drama set in a small community that has been hit by a school tragedy.
As for the “dichotomy before the abyss”, define a director. All one escapade starring Eva Rufo and María Morales in which they play teacher and mother during a tense classroom encounter.
As for the tragedy that haunts the story, Elejalde prefers not to go into detail. “John’s not really interested in deciding ‘this is exactly what happened’ until he sees these two characters deal with this mystery and their truth. These women are trying to communicate to understand what happened“.
Ese es, insists, el leitmotif of this piece. “Sometimes our stories are not told well and that causes us a lot of painbecause we have a brutal need to be able to close them,” he comments.
“Think about the story, unfortunately. In fiction everything is fulfilled and understood, but unfortunately not in life, and we have the equipment of rituals to try to close our unfortunates in the best way and so that we can start the next story”.
“We have a brutal need to be able to hide our stories,” Israel Elejalde
The actor with whom he continues to film American buffalo ys Patheticalso starring in the film alongside Marián Álvarez and Juan Diego Botto High capacitieswho performs at the festival in Málaga, deals here with other topics such as responsibility, forgiveness, schooling or the limits of motherly love.
Everything revolves around the great mystery of the work: Gidion. 11 year old boy. “Childhood is a great mystery at every moment of our history. There is a completeness that applies to communication as well. It’s a very difficult place.”
Eva Rufo in Gordian Nude. Photo: Javier Naval
“Inside it, the world has changed in a dizzying way in the last 20 or 30 years, thanks to social media and the connection to virtual reality. We are still seeing what is the best way for our children to relate to this new world. But childhood will always be a place of mystery and constant uncertainty.” We will always ask what is the best way to educate them“.
So, in the event of a tragedy that his characters encounter, this great Gordian plant act “must take the time to unravel the mystery, including getting lost, or make a drastic decision for the good of all.”
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