SCENE THEATER ITINERARY BDC – CC La Farinera del Clot

theSCENE (Barcelona Cultural District) is a stable circuit of free professional shows that seeks both to bring culture closer to citizens and citizens to culture, with the aim of turning them into active cultural agents. The project holds two editions each year: one in the spring (February-March-April) and another in the autumn (October-November-December).

This year, there is something new and it is that an activity called: THEATER ITINERARY. It’s about discovering the world of puppet theater and objects through emblematic spaces in Barcelona and L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, visiting exhibition, research or creation centers dedicated to this discipline.

The activity consists of four independent cultural outings. Although it is recommended to attend all of them to fully enjoy the proposal, you must register for each session separately from the Urgell Civic Center website from Friday February 6.

OUTING PROGRAM:

• Wednesday 25 February, at 6.30 pm, at Espai La Bayka
  Meeting point: C/ Buenos Aires, 19, local (08902) – L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
  (REGISTER from the Urgell Civic Center website)
  At the La Bayka Space you will be able to learn up close how we work with marionettes, objects and different materials. We will take a tour of the workshop, show techniques of living puppets, table puppets and miniature theater (Lambe Lambe), and open a small play space with shadows. The activity will end with a show of objects.
  La Bayka is a place where stories are born, an independent space dedicated to performing arts, inhabited by puppets, objects and mysterious mechanisms that invite you to imagine and create. Inspired by the Polish word Bajka: tale, fable, fantastic territory, La Bayka functions as a small artistic factory that promotes research processes, residencies and meetings between creators of various disciplines. As part of the Theater Itinerary, it opens its doors as a creative refuge where stage poetry, play and collaboration give shape to new worlds.
  Aleksandra Muchin and Mauricio Riobó found Espai La Bayka, a living workshop where puppet theatre, gesture and matter interact. Aleksandra develops a poetic language from clowning, gestural theater and sensitive work with organic textures; Mauricio provides the oral narration and the synthesis between voice, object and scene.

• Wednesday March 11, at 6.30 p.m., at La Puntual – Putxinellis in Barcelona
  Meeting point: C/ Allada Vermell, 15 (08003) – Barcelona
  (REGISTER from the Urgell Civic Center website)
  The activity will be led by Néstor Navarro, director of the room and member of the company La Puntual, who will teach the participants the process of creating a puppet show. From the initial idea and character design to the final staging. Attendees will also be able to enjoy a live taste of the show “Pipa, the wonder puppet”, where they will see up close the scenography and the technique that brings the characters of the play to life. (Obviously the attendees will also get to know the room, its twenty-year history and the company’s shows).
  Discover La Puntual by PIPA, the wonder puppet. He discovers that he is hiding behind a puppet show. Do you want to know what is hidden behind the production of a puppet show? Enter the world of puppets at La Puntual!

• Wednesday March 25, at 6:30 p.m., at the Joan Brossa Foundation – Liberal Arts Center
  Meeting point: C/ Flassaders, 40 (08003) – Barcelona
  (REGISTER from the Urgell Civic Center website)
  At the Brossa Foundation we will visit the exhibition ‘Digues, cosa’, which deals with the poetic object starting from Joan Brossa and through contemporary artists from all over Europe. We will also visit the theater where the artist Vivian Fiedrich will be performing her piece ‘I trust you’ that same day. On stage, Vivian performs by creating blown glass objects and exploring their choreography with her body. During this time prior to his performance, we will be able to talk to the artist, who will explain his project and ask him questions and curiosities.
  We will also go through the work reserve, where we have some original works by Joan Brossa.

• Wednesday April 8, at 6:30 p.m., at La Casa Taller de Titelles de Pepe Otal
  Meeting point: C/ Guàrdia, 11, baixos (08001) – Barcelona
  (REGISTER from the Urgell Civic Center website)
  We invite you to discover Pepe Otal’s Puppet workshop. A place full of magic and history where puppets are born, grow and come to life.
  You will learn about the various spaces where we work, the activities that are carried out and the different types of puppets that we build.
  Do you want to know who Pepe Otal was and what his legacy has been?