At the first presentation of the novel Permagel (Club Editor, 2018), by Eva Baltasar, there was practically no one. "It was a devastating event. Afterwards, the four of us who were there went to dinner," explains journalist Natza Farré, who was in charge of hosting that event. Eight years later, the novel has become an editorial phenomenon and has gone beyond the literary field: Espai Texas is premiering the theatrical adaptation of the book directed by Victoria Szpunberg and starring Maria Rodríguez Soto. The show is a co-production by Dagoll Dagom – the company's latest – and Barc, and can be seen until June 28. Permagel recounts the story of a woman attached to reading and sex who, through her thoughts and reality, delves into lesbian desire, suicide, and motherhood. "It's an uncomfortable comedy, an unclassifiable work. It has a lucid and playful pessimism at the same time and contains high doses of pain that connect with our present," states Szpunberg.

The playwright and director Victoria Szpunberg (Buenos Aires, 1973) was awarded this Friday the National Prize for Dramatic Literature, awarded by the Ministry of Culture and endowed with 30,000 euros. The jury especially praised her. The categorical imperative "for the deep and powerful dramatic charge and the mastery of an ingenious technique with which the author finds the ideal tone and temperature of an ironic and incisive piece." Premiered at the Teatre Lliure in March 2024, the play starred Àgata Roca, who interpreted the dark journey of a university ethics professor in a precarious situation.

After the success achieved with The third escape at the National Theater, the playwright Victoria Szpunberg Summer vacation has begun and she's trying to get rid of her cell phone for a bit. But first, she recommends the latest essay by philosopher Pau Luque, written jointly with fellow philosopher Natalia Carrillo. Moral hypochondria, published by Anagrama. "It's a very slim booklet that can be read in one sitting, and I think it's a fabulous essay, written in a very dynamic way, very light in the best sense of the word, and at the same time it hits the mark. It's very current and very interesting," says Szpunberg.

In the world of theater, there's a Shakespearean king's surname that isn't pronounced because it's unpleasant. I don't know if Victoria Szpunberg mentioned it during rehearsals for The third escape, but its debut at the National Theatre's Great Hall was threatened by a delay due to an actor's illness and, if that weren't enough, by the massive blackout on Monday during the dress rehearsal. despite everything, the premiere was a success like few others: it is the definitive confirmation of the talent of the Catalan author and director of Argentine origin.

The family history of Victoria Szpunberg (Buenos Aires, 1973) is told through escape. They landed in Barcelona. Szpunberg was four years old and made El Masnou her home. City of Barcelona Award by The categorical imperative (2024) and author of shows such as The weight of a body (2022) and The speaking machine (2007), imagine The third escape an uprooted and banished family that draws inspiration from its own and starts over again in a new country. Starring Clara Segura, the show has made Szpunberg the first woman to direct and write a play at the Sala Grande of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya. It will be there from April 24th to June 1st.

The family history of Victoria Szpunberg (Buenos Aires, 1973) is told through flight. Her paternal grandparents, Jewish, left the Ukrainian city of Berdichiv at the beginning of the 20th century to escape the pogroms. Five decades later, the director and playwright's parents fled the military dictatorship in Argentina and ended up in Barcelona. Szpunberg was four years old and made El Masnou her home. The director and playwright, City of Barcelona Award by The categorical imperative (2024) and author of shows such as The weight of a body (2022) and The speaking machine (2007), imagine The third escape an uprooted and banished family that draws inspiration from its own and starts over again in a new country. Starring Clara Segura, the show has made Szpunberg the first woman to direct and write a play at the Sala Grande of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya. It will be there from April 24th to June 1st.

The 2024 Ciutat de Barcelona Awards already have winners in the sixteen categories, which include cultural awards and others related to science. This year, in fact, there will be two award ceremonies in the Saló de Cent of Barcelona City Hall: on March 12 at 6 p.m., for the cultural categories, and on May 27 at 5 p.m., for the scientific categories.