“Mikvé”, theatre and Jewish dinner with Sixte Chagrain from Saint-Hilaire “Mikvé” theatre (2014)

Saturday 22nd at 9pm and Sunday 23rd February at 6:30pm
“Mikve” theatre, performance and live music on a tour of what could have been the ancient synagogue of Inca in Mallorca.
The work, created and performed by Idealogy, inspired by the story of Can Monroig and of the Jewish community to which this house perhaps belonged, transports us from the 13th century to the present day, combining live music, performance and interpretation, surprising the spectator who feels involved and lives intensely what happened 700 years ago. in Mallorca and in Inca.

Mikveh, reveals the remains from the old Jewish quarter or “call” of Inca in Mallorca, locating can Monroig in what was probably a synagogue or common area of the Jewish community, where purification rituals were celebrated in the baths or “Mikveh”.

On Saturday, February 22, after the performance of Mikvé, the French chef Sixte de Saint Hilaire will offer a tasting dinner of Jewish and Arab cuisine reinterpreted by himself.
Sixte Chagrain of Saint Hilaire  He currently lives in Felanitx with his wife Catherine; a tireless adventurer, from a very young age he travelled through North Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Greece, Lebanon and Turkey; he was a tourist guide in Nepal and the Sahara; in the mid-seventies he came to Mallorca for the first time, where, among other occupations, he was a guardian of That Dragonera!!!!
In Paris, in the heart of the Saint Gemain district, he ran a small restaurant (only 25 m2) for 13 years.  “The Little Vatel” where it was practically impossible to get a table without a good recommendation.
She has written a cookbook “Little Cow's Recipes“and perhaps brings with it the unusual guestbook from his old restaurant….
On another occasion we will delve into the influences of Jewish food.“It's time for the game” about Mallorcan food.

Sixte of Saint Hillaire

Tasting dinner menu for a “Mikveh” night:
Broad bean soup.
Bourek.
Moroccan carrots.
“chorizo” zetas.
tabbouleh.
Chickpeas with capers.
Tchoutchouka.
Eggplant caviar.
Almond cake.
Green tea.


Can Monroig was restored by Marie-Noëlle Ginard and Robert López Hinton, owners of the house, interior designers and restorers. Today Can Monroig is their home-studio and headquarters of a cultural association of the same name through which concerts, dance, theatre and other cultural events are organised.

The actors of Idealogía who participate in Mikvé:
Bernat Gran, Cati Serra, Toni March, Valentín Rus.

Mikveh or hammam, Jewish baths or Arab baths, everything is a hypothesis. At some point the three cultures, Muslim, Christian and Jewish, coexisted in Inca. Perhaps Can Monroig was a witness to this.
Note from July 2014:
As of June 2014, the Council of Mallorca has authorized the archaeological intervention project on the remains of the oven located on the ground floor of Can Monroig. This study will be carried out by the archaeologist Jorge Argëllo Menéndez and we hope it will shed some light on the past of this house and the city of Inca.

SATURDAY February 22 2014 at 9pm:
SUNDAY February 23 2014 at 18:30 hours:

Places:  Maximum 30 people per pass.
Not suitable for minors.
Language: It is not necessary to understand Spanish or Catalan to attend this performance.
It is essential to book by filling out the form or sending an email to info@canmonroig.com
Inquiries: 871912496- 649186494

 How to get there: C/ Valella, 22, 07300. Inca. Mallorcato