The epic story of the discovery and colonisation of America appears to us today as a disordered collection of images closer to dreamlike madness than to a real passage of history.
Despite having a detailed description of the facts, this chaos of genocides, heroic deeds, evangelising and inter-breeding conserves, in our view, the mystery of the profound reasonings which influenced those times.
As a result, no-one today feels responsible for the disasters or achievments, however much the present day population strive to see themselves as victims when they mistake us for the descendents of Cortés or Pizarro.
Therefore, after travelling, reading and getting to know people and places we find ourselves back where we began and have chosen the lunatic patients of Pruit to show us their own particular vision of the phenomenon through psychodrama. And the result: more chaos.

Albert Boadella

The Pruit mental hospital, popularly known as 'Els Xuglás' was formed 30 years ago. It is a private entity with some public sponsorship, installed in the high plains of Collsacabra where the climate and isolation favour the treatment of the interns.
Some of them enjoy the open routine and prefer to spend their time doing agricultural work or cattle raising, the rest are treated through psychodrama with very good results as you'll be able to confirm. When they are discharged the interns leave the centre and are reinstated into society in prestigious centres such as dramatic art centres or televised competitions. Others simple get married and form a stable family.
The treatment develops within the framework of a rigorous training programme lasting 5-6 months with 6-day periods of therapy and 3-day periods of rest.

The daily programme is as follows:

• 8.00 Darts
• 8.30 Breakfast
• 9.30 Coordination therapy
• 10.30 Psychodrama therapy
• 14.00 End of Session
• 14.30 Lunch
• 15.30 Rest, reading and walk
• 17.00 Psychodrama therapy (personal correction)
• 20.30 End of session
• 21.00 Supper
• 21.00 Television and board games
• 24.00 Bedtime

The centre has a library available to the patient from the very first day, where he can consult any questions referring to the chosen subject of therapy. The psychodrama which we present today has been developed over a year with two parallel methodologies: manual dexterity (percussion) and body rhythm (flamenco) as well as periodic visits to the psychiatric hospital of St. Boi to stimulate the exchange of experiences between the patients.

 

CAST AND PRODUCTION LIST

Actors

Performance and characters:

Jesús Agelet
Ramon Fontserè
Eduard Fernández
Pilar Saenz
Josep M. Fontserè
Joan Serrats
Xevi Vilà

Tenora and saxon: Jordi Paulí

Dance and choreography:

Helena Llauradó
Paulina Gálvez
Alberto Sierra
Montse Sánchez
Susana Trujillo
Esperanza de la Vega
Fernando Villalobos

STATISTICAL SUMMARY