Esther Lázaro wins the "Spain in Freedom. 50 Years" playwriting residency
The Spanish Centro Dramático Nacional has announced that Esther Lázaro, a Beatriu de Pinós postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Spanish Studies at the UAB, is the winner of the “Spain in Freedom. 50 Years” playwriting residency. The programme, aimed at professional playwrights, is an initiative of this centre and of the commissioner for “Spain in Freedom. 50 Years”.
Lázaro's proposal will consist of the creation of a theatrical text that invites reflecting on the profound transformation the country has undergone over the past five decades. As a resident at the Centro Dramático Nacional, she will take part in training and creative activities (such as workshops, colloquia and international exchanges) and will receive the support of the advisory board and the centre's management team. Her work will subsequently be published in the “Playwright Residencies” collection of texts.
Lázaro és dramaturga, intèrpret, documentalista i especialista en projectes de recerca i creació sobre memòria democràtica. És doctora internacional per la UAB amb una tesi sobre Max Aub (Premi Extraordinari de Doctorat de 2019) i ha impulsat el projecte FEMMEM sobre memòria i gènere. És també l’autora d’obres com Dolly Latz, Mary Light, Les traces del silenci o La espera, i ha presentat els seus textos a diversos escenaris d’Europa i Amèrica. Ha rebut beques de la Institució de les Lletres Catalanes, del programa Terrassa Crea i de l’Institut Nacional de les Arts Escèniques i de la Música. Dirigeix la companyia Therkas Teatre i el pòdcast Entre lletres i lluites i ha dirigit el documental Els nens de la riuada.
Lázaro is playwright, performer, documentary filmmaker, and specialist in research and creative projects on democratic memory. She holds an international PhD from the UAB with a thesis on Max Aub (Extraordinary PhD Award, 2019) and has spearheaded the FEMMEM project on memory and gender. She is also author of plays such as Dolly Latz, Mary Light, Les traces del silenci, and La espera, and her work has been performed on various stages in Europe and America. She has received grants from the Institució de les Lletres Catalanes, the Terrassa Crea programme, and the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music. She directs the company Therkas Teatre and the podcast Entre lletres i lluites, and directed the documentary Els nens de la riuada.
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