La Fura Dels Baus: SUB

Matria

The Matria performed by La Fura dels Baus takes place entirely on board the ship NAUMON. The hold of the NAUMON is like a 300 m2 ,5 m high womb of a whale. This is the emblematic space for this matrias and can be “experienced” by a maximum of 1,500 people.
The public enters the hall where the ticket office and the bar are located. There they can decide whether to descend into the hold (the inferno, a dance floor or a dark experience...), or go up on deck to get some air (a “chill-out” or gentle experience). Each individual decides. The hold is harsh, dark, claustrophobic— to enter, you must overcome your misgivings. The deck is fresh air: the sky, breeze, the moon and stars. The hall is the purgatory, and the place where facilities are located: drinks, food, bathrooms and exit. The idea is that the majority of the audience will constantly be moving in a hall-hold-deck circuit, since theatrical action unfolds on all three levels, moving from one place to another. This show deals with the fear inherent to the human condition, fear as a mysterious virus that amputates our experiences. The fact that the audience is floating and not touching the ground makes people more ready and willing to be manipulated. The performance deals with monsters: monsters of language and non-communication, of manipulation and interculturality.