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‘Le congrès ne marche pas’

La Calòrica is back with a grand, frivolous and fiercely political comedy about the Congress of Vienna in 1814. With dramaturgy by Joan Yago and direction by Israel Solà.

The Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Klemens von Metternich, knows that revolutions must be stopped before they start. To this end, he has invited the leaders of Russia, England and Prussia to spend a few days in Vienna. Little does he imagine that the news of the congress will arouse the curiosity of all the governments of the world, and that what was to be a simple meeting will turn into a mass party that will last more than nine months.

It is difficult to know when we are celebrating and when we are working. Meanwhile, the bottles of champagne are beginning to run out, the food trays are increasingly scarce and the return of an old enemy makes us think, for a moment, that perhaps things could be different. The Belgian delegate Charles-Joseph de Ligne writes in a letter: "The congress is not moving forward, it is dancing."

Co-produced by La Calòrica, Teatre Lliure and Centro Dramático Nacional, performed by Roser Batalla and Joan Esteve. Xavier Francés, Aitor Galisteo-Rocher, Esther López, Tamara Ndong, Marc Rius, Carles Roig and Júlia Truyol. Critics' Awards for Best Costumes 2023 for the designs by Albert Pasqual.

Languages: French, English, Russian, Spanish. Subtitled: Catalan. Recommended age: from 12 years old.