The most remote history of Ibiza returns to the stage with the premiere of Tierra de Bes, a dramatized reading promoted by Produccions Aïllades that is finally presented this Thursday, December 11, at 7 p.m., in Sa Nostra Sala (Vila), with free admission. The play proposes a sensory and evocative journey to the eighth century BC, when the Phoenicians undertook their expansion from the city of Tyre throughout the Mediterranean, tracing commercial, cultural and spiritual routes that forever marked the identity of the islands.
Through a solemn monologue performed by actress Encarna de las Heras, the piece rescues the memory of those sailors who sailed uncertain seas to unite distant peoples and sow the foundations of new civilizations.
A tour of the great Phoenician routes
The narration follows the itinerary of the ancient maritime routes that linked fundamental enclaves of the Phoenician world. From
The journey culminates in the colonies of the Iberian Peninsula, such as Gadir and Malacca, territories rich in metals and agricultural products that consolidated the Phoenician expansion in the western end of the Mediterranean.
Ayboshim: the importance of salt and sacred land
The arrival at Ayboshim (Ibiza) occupies a central place in the work. The island offered the Phoenicians an exceptional resource: its salt mines, where the sun and the sea produced one of the most valuable goods of antiquity. Salt was indispensable for preserving food, maintaining the health of sailors and ensuring long-distance trade. It was also a symbol of purity, alliance and eternity, attributes deeply rooted in Mediterranean beliefs.
However, Tierra de Bes does not only highlight this material resource. The show highlights the spiritual dimension of the
History, myth and spirituality in a unique setting
With a language inspired by classical tragedy, the proposal fuses myth and history to build a theatrical experience that illuminates the Phoenician legacy and its close relationship with the Mediterranean. The play invites the audience to reflect on the cultural imprint left by these navigators in Ibiza and on the protective spirit that survives in the collective memory of the island.
After its premiere in Vila, the dramatized reading will travel on Tuesday, December 23, at 6.30 p.m., to the auditorium of Es Caló de s’Oli (Cala de Bou). On this occasion, Encarna de las Heras will be accompanied by Marcela Friederichs. Admission will also be free.
