In 1936 Spain is a flourishing democratic republic where education and social rights are a priority, threatening the status quo of the conservative powers. A military coup d'etat puts an end to the dreams of the people, now systematically prosecuted for their progressive thinking. Many men from other countries went to Spain to support the anti-fascist, joining the International Brigades. Poets, writers, photographers, workers, men and women fought together for freedom. Lope Palomino Benito, a Mexican photographer and my grandfather, was among them. Imprisoned for three weeks in 1941, he "disappeared" like another 150.000 people still today buried in mass graves all over Spain. As a homage to all forced disappeared people we present "And the Ditches Blossom in Spring", where three disappeared characters meet in limbo, where evocations of their life unfold to tell a universal story of human dignity, courage and love. A story not about death, but about life.| 17 Oct 13 to 18 Oct 13 | Pleasance Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
