Overview

• The state award, granted by the Ministry of Culture, is endowed with €30,000.
• The jury cited the work's powerful dramatic force and inventive technique, calling it ironic and incisive.
• 'L'imperatiu categòric' premiered in 2024 at Teatre Lliure de Gràcia and explores housing insecurity and precarious labor.
• Szpunberg said she felt overwhelmed and deeply grateful after the announcement, awaiting a call from Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun.
• An established playwright and teacher, she holds posts at the Institut del Teatre and the Escuela Superior de Coreografía de Barcelona, and the play previously won the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona.