Necessary pedagogy on dependency

The fight for accessible transportation and public buildings for people with disabilities has been constant. So has the fight to improve their lives. While we can walk normally, we don't appreciate the advantages of unrestricted mobility, but when, due to an accident, our body is confined to a wheelchair, we face life differently. And, it must be said, it's not easy. That's what happened to Amanda's mother while she was cleaning. The daughter is heading to an independent living office to find out how to apply for dependency benefits. There she meets Benito, a man in a wheelchair, a volunteer with the organization who helps those affected.

Núria Vizcarro, from Valencia, is very aware of the challenges faced by people with disabilities, but also of the needs of the caregivers who help them in their lives, and even more so of the profound ignorance of most of the population regarding the specific needs of all. And so the author sets out to fill this void with a playful play that incorporates necessary pedagogy, providing very precise information, such as the ten commandments of microaggressions that go unnoticed but can harm people who are ill. We would say that the play achieves its didactic objective with a dramatic structure somewhere between a masterclass and a lecture, facilitating access to the performance for deaf or blind people, either through an actor who narrates the story in sign language or through the stage manager who explains what is happening or what will happen. Ultimately, then, a play with multiple languages, featuring a minimal but endearing human story, very well directed by Carmen Marfà. A proposal of more human than theatrical interest for all audiences, and particularly suitable for young people who will shape the future of society.