"Things Easily Forgotten" by Xavier Bobés [09/24/24]

About the Show

From Barcelona, Spain comes a profound and intimate show by Catalan artist Xavier Bobés. Things Easily Forgotten is a sensory journey for just five audience members at a time. Created in response to his mother’s loss of key memories, the show uses the history of Spain under Franco’s dictatorship as a lens into personal loss and transformation.

Gather around a small table, in an intimate salon setting, for a powerful sequence of close-up sights and sounds, objects and photos, invoking old memories and inventing new ones. Like a magician, or medium at a séance, the performer manipulates both past and future.

Xavier asks, “If you could choose just one photo from your life, which one would you choose?”

Recommended for adults & teens 16+

Object theater

Length: 75 minutes

Language: English

From Barcelona, Spain’

Showtimes & Tickets

This show is performed for an audience of just 5 people. Mark your calendar for the on-sale date to secure your ticket!

Tickets will go on sale at 12:15 pm ET on Thursday September 12.

Sept 24 (Tues): 4:30 pm | 7:30 pm

Sept 25 (Wed): 11:00 am | 4:30 pm | 7:30 pm

Choose Your Ticket Price

$50 General Admission

$30 Reduced — choose a Reduced ticket if General Admission is out of range for you

$100 Supporter — choose this ticket to support affordable access for everyone!

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Explore object puppetry with Xavier Bobés in a three-evening masterclass September 23-25.

Special Thanks

This presentation was made possible with the New England States Touring (NEST) grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA)., co-presented with Sandglass Theater’sPuppets in the Green Mountains Festival and Mayo Street Art’s Puppets in Portland Festival.

Opening Week at Puppet Showplace Theater is sponsored by Rockland Trust.’

Reviews and Awards

““Few artists have the ability to conjure visual imagery in such a rich and powerful way as Xavi Bobés. His unique aesthetic universe often provokes genuine astonishment.”

— Joaquim Armengol. Proscenium & Recomana magazine, 04/07/2015

“It is difficult to define this type of show. Not only because to talk about it is to reveal what’s at the heart of it, but also because it can’t be easily labeled.” –Toni Rumbau, Putxinelli magazine, 03/07/2015

“It’s a transporting experience, one that involves all the senses: music crackles from scratched vinyl, sherry sticks to your tastebuds, the smoke from birthday candles gets up your nose… It’s like scoffing madeleine after madeleine after madeleine – but conjuring someone else’s memories. It’s a welcome reminder that history is made of everyday lives, not just momentous events.” – Matt Trueman, WhatsOnStage.com, 1/22/2016

Best Theatre Show in New Tendencies, Barcelona Critics Award, 2015

Best Show in Other Disciplines, Butaca Theater Awards of Catalonia, 2016

First Prize, BE Festival of Birmingham, 2016

About the Artist

Born in Barcelona in 1977, Xavier Bobés is a self-taught Theater of Objects artist. His passion lies in the poetry of everyday objects, and he has dedicated over 20 years to working with various types of everyday objects. Xavi collaborates with fellow artists, providing guidance, direction, and writing for Object Theater. His exploration delves into the symbolic content of objects and the seemingly mundane. He expresses this through creation, testing, and teaching. Xavi has created more than ten theatrical shows, including El mar: vision of children who have never seen it co-created with Alberto Conejero (2022), Corpus (2020), Things Easily Forgotten (2015), Insomni(2011), The King of Solitude (2007), and Head in the clouds (2004). Xavi is an experienced teacher and shares his expertise at various schools and festivals. His teaching engagements include: Obrador of the Sala Beckett, Barcelona Institut del Teatre of Barcelona, Elisava School of Barcelona, University School ERAM of Girona, UNIMA.

Production Credits

Created by Xavier Bobés

Performed by Francesco Sinopoli

Costume by Antonio Rodríguez

“Things Easily Forgotten” was created in coproduction with Festival TNT (Terrassa Noves Tendències) in cooperation with L’Animal a l’Esquena.

FAQs and FYIs

Q: The postcard says something about a ticket lottery. Is that still correct?

A: No. Due to legalities around lotteries in Massachusetts, we have changed our plans since printing our postcards and there will be no lottery.

Q: Will I have a better chance of getting a ticket if I choose a higher price or make a donation?

A: No, please choose the price that best reflects your financial situation. The price you choose or your status as a donor or non-donor won’t have any impact on whether you are able to secure one of the limited tickets.

Contact

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