Following the premiere of The Estunmen, Produced by the Teatro Real, we organized this panel discussion to reflect on contemporary forms of masculinity and the narratives that have historically sustained them. The play focuses on a group of film stunt performers tasked with executing the risky scenes that embody the supposed heroic gestures of the protagonists. From this premise arises a central question: who is the real hero? The visible figure at the center of the narrative, or those who risk their lives from the margins?

Through this story marked by violence, pain, and the desire for revenge, The Estunmen It challenges the traditional idea of ​​man as an invulnerable, courageous, and all-powerful figure. The conversation will explore the vulnerabilities, silences, and contradictions hidden beneath these models of masculinity, as well as their political and social implications. We will ask ourselves what it means today to speak of a “crisis of masculinity,” how it manifests itself, and what other forms of identity and relationships can be imagined beyond these mandates.

Participating in the meeting are the opera directors, Marcel Borràs and Nao Albet; the political scientist Alfredo Ramos, author of Piercing masculinitiesand the philosopher Clara Serra. The conversation is moderated by Teresa del Olmo, a sociologist from the Humanities department.el Círculo de Bellas Artes.

This act is part of the collaboration between el Círculo de Bellas Artes and the Teatro Real, an initiative that seeks to expand Madrid's cultural offerings and open spaces for reflection accessible to all audiences, building bridges between some of the great operatic premieres and the most urgent social debates of our time, and it falls within the framework of the agreement signed with the commissioner for the Celebration of 50 Years of Spain in Freedom.