| TreasuryGypsy Wheels – Nataliya TsekovaGypsy WheelsCiganski KolelaA seemingly average teenage girl is being questioned by her mentor who wants to understand why she did what she did, why she is making the decision that she is making. The girl recalls memories and experiences but not all of them are her own. We get involved in the challenges of grandparents, …
Children of the Wind
| TreasuryChildren of the Wind – Sebastiano SpinellaChildren of the Wind In the performance the circus artist, performer and teacher Sebastiano Spinella talks about his own life. His own identity is still uncertain as the presumably Roma origin of his grandmother was concealed by the family. At the age of 17, the protagonist, the black sheep of the family, ran …
With Profound Dignity
| TreasuryWith Profound Dignity – Sonia Carmona Tapiawith Profound DignityDe Profunda DignitatisIn her play Sonia Carmona Tapia commemorates two Spanish Roma women. One of them is Emilia Fernández Rodríguez, the first Roma woman who was beatified, in 2017. The other one is Gabriela Ortega Gómez, the first Roma performing artist with a university degree. The actress tells their stories in …
You Didn’t See Anything!
| TreasuryYou Didn’t See Anything! – Alex FIFEAYou Didn’t See Anything!Voi n-ați văzut nimic!On March the 4th, 2014, Daniel-Gabriel Dumitrache, a young Roma man, age 26, was beaten to death at the police station in downtown Bucharest. He was a young unemployed man who lived in poverty and discrimination, he was an illegal parking man so that he could support …
I Declare at My Own Risk
| TreasuryI Declare at My Own Risk – Alina ȘerbanI Declare at My Own RiskDeclar pe propia răspundereThe play lets us glimpse into the life of a young girl, who, just as her peers, is a fan of pop music, likes to hang out with her friends and dreams about her future. At the same time, she lives in one …
Today’s Lesson
| TreasuryToday’s Lesson – Richard R. O’NeillToday’s LessonThe play was written based on an unknown real story, yet Richard knows many young Traveler teachers who may face similar situations. The play is framed by a conference where Richard wanted to talk about the successes of the education, however, because of the discrimination he suffered from his young friend, he changed …
The Hardest Word
| TreasuryThe Hardest Word – Independent Theater HungaryThe hardest wordIt tells about the civil activity of Jess Smith, a writer, poet, and storyteller belonging to the Gypsy Traveler community in Scotland. The goal that Jess sets for herself is nothing less than to demand the country’s first minister to apologize for the long centuries of persecution that Travelers had to …
Speak My Life!
| TreasurySpeak, My Life – Dijana PavlovićSPEAK, MY LIFEIn Speak, My Life by Dijana Pavlović unfolds the life story of Mariella Mehr, the Swiss Yenish writer, and the attempted genocide of the Yenish people in Switzerland in the 20th century. The play is based on the novel of Mariella Mehr The Stone Age and presents the life of a woman …
Tell Them About Me
| TreasuryTell Them About Me – Giuvlipen Theater CompanyTell Them About MeDel DumaThe monodrama is based on conversations with Roma women and on the own experiences of the playwright, Mihaela Drăgan. The play presents the diversity of the Romanian Roma society, and shows the possibilities and difficulties, the joys and struggles from a female point of view, through the eyes …
Chameleon Girl
| TreasuryChameleon Girl – Independent Theater HungaryChameleon GirlKaméleonlányA seemingly average teenage girl is being questioned by her mentor who wants to understand why she did what she did, why she is making the decision that she is making. The girl recalls memories and experiences but not all of them are her own. We get involved in the challenges of grandparents, …