25 February 6:30 pm. Free admission until capacity is reached.

Performance. World premiere. Los Torreznos.

This project was made especially for El Cine Rev[b]elado at the proposal of Playtime Audiovisuals with the goal of reinterpreting what is considered the first film in the history of the cinema, Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory (La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon) from 1895, made by the Lumière brothers. The idea is to shift it to Móstoles, a peripheral, working-class city in the Community of Madrid in 2024. Through loquaciousness and the performative text, Los Torreznos will bring this famous film to their own turf, reflecting on the act of filmmaking through the word and the cinematographic story beyond the image.

Los Torreznos are a tool of communication on social and political issues and our most deeply rooted customs. They work based on the most direct reality, translating issues that are part of everyday life into contemporary language. The intention behind their work is geared at searching and expressive experimentation through simple forms like sound, gesture, language and presence. They use humour and examine contents that reflect everyday lives. Their work spans performance, video and sound pieces. Even though Los Torreznos was established in 2000, Rafael Lamata and Jaime Vallaure had done numerous joint interventions before that. They have also been founding members and active participants in the experimental creation group Circo Interior Bruto (2000-2005) and Zona de Acción Temporal (ZAT) (1997-1998). Los Torreznos participated in the fifty-second edition of the Venice Biennale.

Credits: Los Torreznos. Photograph: AnticTeatre.