Watch as a chess game come to life!
Every year, Javea holds a unique theatre performance, Human Chess, which brings a range of characters to life.
Using a game of chess as its basis, each year there is a different story told with script, stage design and musical accompaniment. You do not have to know the rules of the game to enjoy and understand this theatrical representation.
In this 2025 special edition, which will take place on Saturday, July 26th at 22:30 p.m. on Avda. Lepanto, The chosen work is a free and updated version of Shakespeare’s classic ” A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Adapted by Raquel Violero, also the event’s artistic director. The piece explores the dilemma between obeying social conventions and following one’s personal dreams.
This year, the performance dispenses with the traditional narrator, giving way to a format with a presenter: José Antonio Sapena, from the Centre ArtÃstic Musical de Xà bia (CAM), accompanied by the players Noa Mulet and the journalist Carolina Ferre, as a special guest.
