last week Fundo Theater Company condemned the censorship of the novel ‘Orlando’ written by Virginia Woolf, in his town valdemorillo. The theater troupe branded an author who questioned and addressed issues such as the role given to women in his literature, gender roles and homosexuality as “ideological veto” and “political censorship”. This happens after Vox, now in the hands of mayor Victoria Amparo Gil from the Abascal party, came to the municipality’s Department of Culture.
Considering this fact, Berkana Bookstore Madrid specializes in LGTBI and located in Chueca this Wednesday hosted a public reading of Woolf’s book at the establishment’s doors: “Given the ‘Orlando’ censorship, we organized a public reading of Virginia Woolf’s book at the door of the bookstore in Berkana”. They also distributed 50 copies to the first people who were encouraged to join the initiative.
Censored works and movies
The author of ‘A Room of One’s Own’ isn’t the only work censored after Vox’s arrival in the Culture departments: in Getafe, Vox demanded that Lope de Vega’s work be withdrawn. “The Villain of Getafe” because of “sexual overtones”, as the company condemns neighborhood theater as reported on social networks and local media.
Inside CantabrianThe mayor of Santa Cruz de Bezana, Carmen Pérez (in coalition with PP’s Vox) ordered the film to be pulled from the summer movie schedule’Buzz Light Year’ Because of the scene where two women kiss, it’s a scene that for many is a huge step forward in the normalization of different couples among the youngest couples, thus seeing different types of families represented.
Not all cultural initiatives were canceled due to the staging of different LGTBI realities. Artists and professionals from the cultural world, be it actresses, musicians or critics, mobilized on social networks after many other initiatives were cancelled.
Inside Palm‘Nua’ play after actress Ann Perelló condemned its cancellation due to “budget issues”. This study tries to show the reality of eating disorders in a crude and direct way.