Berenguela na Gaiola
Berenguela na Gaiola is a family play co-produced by Galeatro and Xarope Tulú, with the support of the Centro Dramático Galego, the Fundación Manuel María, and the FIOT Carballo festival. The play is directed by Paula Carballeira and based on a text by Manuel María, with a cast including Alba Bermúdez, Atenea García, and Tone Martínez. It won the 4th Manuel María Prize for Theatre Projects, receiving funding and a planned tour across several locations in Galicia.
The story takes place in a retirement home, where Berenguela decides to escape and return to her village. Along with Aurora and Tomás, the characters use theatre to recover freedom, imagination, and the right to dream. The play blends humor, emotion, and reflection, and is suitable for all audiences aged 6 and up, with an approximate duration of 50 minutes.
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Berenguela na Gaiola
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Festivals
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The “Xenerais da Ulla” is the most outstanding feature of the Ulla region’s traditional Carnival. It has been held in the surroundings of Santiago since the first half of the 19th century: the “Xenerais” (generals) ride on horseback, dressed in colourful military garments similar to those of that time, but they also include purely carnivalesque adornments, which the horses also wear.
The natural region of a Ulla features an original rural carnival, whose record goes back to the mid-19th century.
The parish of Angrois in Santiago de Compostela celebrates its traditional carnival with the so-called Xenerais da Ulla perfomance.
The parish of Aríns in Santiago de Compostela celebrates on february 14 its traditional carnival with the so-called Xenerais da Ulla perfomance.
On the afternoon of February 15, the parish of O Eixo in Santiago de Compostela celebrates its traditional carnival with the so-called Xenerais da Ulla perfomance, which involves a stagin where different characters take part.
