Las horas serenas (Serene Hours)

Free admission and limited capacity.

Las horas serenas delves into the territory where truth, silence, and memory become uncomfortable. In this dialogue between shadow and light, between the author and her researcher, the play becomes a living thesis on authorship, identity, and reparation. It is time and memory, present and oblivion. The work is not satisfied with merely restoring a name, but rather questions the very mechanism of truth. Because the greatest act of justice is daring to look serenely at what has always been present: the evidence. In the quiet rumor of history, the voice and words of María de la O Lejárraga emerge with an absolutely modern and revealing burst of light. Because María is a beacon and guide. That is why science exists, that is why knowledge exists. Researching heals, repairs, is evolution, is knowledge, is… truth.

Jachas Teatro is a theatre company from Torrejoncillo (Cáceres) with a career spanning over four decades. Over these years, the company has produced dozens of stagings that have been performed and awarded in numerous national and international festivals. Productions such as La Señorita Guardesa, La Novia, and Miserere have received awards at numerous events. Miserere, premiered in 2019, won first prize for Theatrical Texts from the Federation of Theatre Associations of Extremadura (FATEX) 2018, as well as awards for best show, best lighting, best sound, best set design, and best authorship at the 2019 Juan Mayorga Awards.

Their latest production, Las horas serenas, has received five awards and two nominations at the Juan Mayorga Performing Arts Awards.