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The Philips Gran Vía Theater of Light illuminates the performing artsMonday, March 14, 2016 Philips Lighting has equipped the interior and exterior of this historic theater with innovative, efficient and smart lighting solutions. ![]() ![]() One of the main leisure and cultural arteries of the capital, Madrid's Gran Vía, has among its historic buildings the veteran Gran Vía Theater that shines and stands out thanks to its new lighting, supplied by Philips Lighting. As a result of an agreement between the Dutch company and Grupo Smedia, this mythical theater has been renamed Teatro de la Luz Philips Gran Vía, thus beginning a new stage. The building, which premiered and presented to the media on March 1 the innovative lighting of its facade and interior, has been completely renovated thanks to the latest lighting technology from Philips Lighting, which has provided it with efficient lighting solutions. ![]() ![]() The opening event was attended by Eduardo Mataix, General Director of Philips Alumbrado, who pointed out that one of the objectives is "to teach the world the latest technological innovations from Philips Alumbrado, in everything related to indoor lighting in theaters". He also stressed the importance "of private companies in doing patronage activities to strengthen cultural activities." Built in 1944 under the name Teatro Gran Vía, this historic building with a capacity of 1,080 seats was equipped with imperial lamps from 1940 made of Bohemian glass. The low-consumption light from the lamps did not illuminate with the naturalness and majesty consistent with the structure of the theater. With the incorporation of Philips Lighting's LED technology, "we have once again recovered the essence and grandeur of those imperial lamps but, above all, we have once again recovered the cathedral space that the architect originally created for the public to enjoy. place where the oratory was celebrated through the stage ceremony", declared Enrique Salaberría, President of Grupo Smedia. ![]() ![]() What has been achieved is to integrate the use of light in the show, in the emotional sphere of the spectator. "Light recreates emotions. And that world is the one that we want to convey so that the viewer experiences an emotional encounter before the curtain rises and finds himself immersed in that world through light", stated Salaberría. Other objectives achieved with the integration of Philips Lighting's LED technology are savings in energy consumption as well as technical safety for spectators, artists and employees, since with LED lighting the overload of the electrical network is avoided, thus preventing fires, blackouts or other hazards. The Philips Lighting team has carried out the development of a unique project for a building with these characteristics, both in the field of energy efficiency and technology. The renovation of the theater offers cutting-edge and innovative solutions that the company has developed. Lighting at the service of the performing arts First of all, the façade has been equipped with architectural lighting through control systems. The horizontal part of the marquee, in which the name of the theater is read, has the iColor Accent solution, which allows the color change to adapt to different events in the theater itself or to special days, although it will normally maintain white light. It is controlled by KiNET, an Ethernet-based lighting control protocol. The control system is Pharos. ![]() ![]() When entering the lobby, you can see two chandeliers whose luminaires are controlled by Philips HUE, a system based on the ZigBee protocol that allows you to control the light and create different specific environments for each room through an application for Smartphone or Tablet. On the mezzanine level that gives access to the amphitheater, the PETALO and HOPE lamps (luminaires from LUCEPLAN) have been placed. In the auditorium, the lighting has been conceived to give more life and highlight the value of the performing arts, be it opera, theater, monologues or musicals. Luminous Textile stands out when entering with LightVibes, two large 5 by 2 meter textile panels placed on the walls of the stalls, next to the stage, and which are capable of performing light and color effects, according to the preselected scenes of the function. of the day or according to music and video projections at concerts and shows. For this, these textiles are connected to a software system that allows programming the desired lighting at all times. In the central aisle, the Luminous Carpet solution has been installed, a carpet illuminated with LEDs, the first installed in the whole of Europe, which leads to the stage and indicates the rows of seats and displays messages in real time according to the show. The Philips Gran Vía Light Theater will also have a Philips Lighting product showroom for the home, with access from the Gran Vía itself, where all passersby will be able to discover the possibilities of the different ranges offered by the company. Opening to the rhythm of an opera To celebrate the beginning of this new journey, the Lírico Festival Company, together with the Mediterranean Philharmonic Orchestra, performed on March 1 some fragments of Rigoletto at the entrance of the theater, allowing all passers-by to enjoy the opera in the middle of Gran Vía Precisely, this opera in three acts by Giusepe Verdi has been the work with which this new stage of the theater with Philips lighting has been inaugurated. ![]() During this opening ceremony, the building's façade was illuminated for the first time with a completely renewed image thanks to Philips Lighting solutions that, in addition to being energy efficient, have given this classic theater a unique character, turning it into a new icon of Madrid's Gran Vía as a representative of the union of lighting with the performing arts. Source: www.casadomo.es |
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Almagro Comedy CorralWednesday, March 2, 2016 The Corral de Comedias is located in the Plaza Mayor, declared a National Monument on March 4, 1995. It maintains the original structure of the Corrales de Comedias from the seventeenth century, today, the only example of theater fully preserved in the world of those corresponding to this type of theater; that occurred so much in seventeenth century Spain. Due to its popularity since 1977, the Almagro International Classical Theater Festival is held Since 1955, Theater in the Corral de Comedias ![]() On May 27, 1955, at the initiative of Jacinto Higueras Cátedra, director of the Spanish University Theater, the theatrical activity returned to this Corral de Comedias with the representation of two hors d'oeuvres by Miguel de Cervantes, "The careful guard" and "The altarpiece of las maravillas ", by the Spanish University Theater company that he directs. In view of the great success they obtain with Cervantes's hors d'oeuvres, a continuous theatrical activity will begin from then on in this Corral de Comedias de Almagro. Structure of the Corral de Comedias. It is a patio surrounded by 54 straight feet of reddish-colored wood (reddish clay that gives the town of Almagro its name). These rest on stone bases to protect them from moisture. It has two floors with rooms and hooks to place the awning that protected the spectators in the hours of sun; as well as those of candles or oil lamps. In the courtyard there is a well located at the entrance where the lodge should have been to provide refreshments to the spectators. ![]() Between the door to the street and the patio there is a paved hallway, as is the entire floor, with small pebbles, the one of the hallway shining the Cruz de Calatrava. In it he had installed an inn that worked regularly, whether or not there was a representation. In its left part there was a fire from La Mancha and in one of its pajeras appeared the deck dated 1725. From it a wooden gate was opened that communicated directly with the patio. On the two sides they were occupied by merchants, soldiers, officials, people of a higher social level than in the rest of the patio that could only be occupied by common people and which would be called Patio de los Musketeros. "... they come together with their cape, sword and dagger and all are called knights, even the shoemakers, and these are the ones who decide whether the comedy is good or bad; and because they whistle or applaud it, they are called Musketeers , so that the fame and opinion of these poets depends on them ... " The private rooms were located on the sides of the stage and were rented only to noble families, for a specified period of time. The dense lattices allowed to see without being seen. They had independent accesses from the rest of the building to maintain the anonymity of its occupants. The stage, the place where it was performed, is located in the opposite part of the entrance and behind are the dressing rooms. The back wall has in its upper part a corridor with three balconies with railing that look out onto the scene, and on the right side the access door to the comedians. Under the floor is the moat, where the company was staying with all their belongings. The casserole was the place from which the women watched the performance. This was required by the strict morality of that time. It was located opposite the stage, on the first floor of the building. The entrances were independent of the patio and corridors, and communicated with the entrance by means of one or more stairs. The corridor above the casserole was usually occupied by institutions, both civil and ecclesiastical. The side corridors were between the casserole and the private chambers. They were divided into rooms that were rented to families. They are the antecedents of the box. ![]() Schedule from February to June 2016 From February 27 to June 18, performances are held in the corral, preceding the 39th edition of the Almagro International Classical Theater Festival that will take place from July 7 to 31 and whose first edition was held in 1979.
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Convened aid to theater, circus, dance and music for 14 million eurosTuesday, February 23, 2016 ![]() Madrid, Otr / Press The National Institute of Performing Arts and Music has summoned aid for this year 2016 to the theater and the circus, and to dance, lyric and music, totaling 14 million euros. The Official State Gazette (BOE) has published both calls on Monday, whose applications must be submitted within thirty calendar days, starting today, Tuesday, February 23. As stated in the call, consulted by OTR / Press, with regard to the call for the theater and the circus, specifically, the maximum total amount of the aid will be 8,007,018 euros, somewhat higher than the call for 2015 (7,936,923 euros). With regard to aid for dance, lyrics and music, the maximum amount attributable to this call is 6,047,952 euros, similar to the amount allocated to last year's call (6,005,917 euros). In both cases, the individual amount of aid granted may not exceed 65% of the total cost of the project. With regard to dance, there are seven types of aid: Support programs for tours of Spain; support to dance companies for tours abroad; to non-profit entities of state scope to carry out dance activities; to dance festivals, shows, contests and congresses; to support programs for scenic and musical spaces with stable choreographic programming; dance circuits organized by networks of scenic and musical spaces, festivals and contests; and complementary aid programs for communication with the Insular Autonomous Communities and the Cities with the Statute of Autonomy of Ceuta and Melilla. Regarding the aid to lyrical and music, the modalities are the support programs for tours of Spain; to performers and lyric and music groups for tours abroad; to non-profit entities of state scope; to festivals, shows, contests and congresses of lyric and music; support for scenic and musical spaces and organizations that organize lyrical seasons; aid for composition commissions linked to premiere; and complementary aid programs for communication in the field of lyric and music with the Insular Autonomous Communities and the Cities with Statute of Autonomy of Ceuta and Melilla. These grants are aimed at preserving the theatrical and circus cultural heritage, and the Spanish choreographic, lyrical and musical heritage and its dissemination within the territory of the State and outside its borders, "especially favoring communication between the different Autonomous Communities, the equality of all citizens in access to cultural services and the creation and consolidation of new audiences ", says the text of the call. Source: www.eldia.es |
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FETEN 2016Thursday, February 18, 2016 ![]() From February 21 to 26, the 25th anniversary of the European Fair of Performing Arts for Boys and Girls, FETEN, is celebrated. During the last days of the month, actors and artists from around the world occupy the city of Gijón to show their ideas, their projects and their shows filling the streets and theaters of cultural creation and scenic animation. Companies from Finland, Argentina, Ireland, France, Holland, Chile, etc. They have presented their proposals in Gijón based on the theatrical language of gestures, mimes, music, movement and choreography, through resources that go beyond different languages. But what is FETEN? ![]() The European Fair of Performing Arts for Boys and Girls, FETEN, is a space that promotes exchanges and cooperation between the different sectors of creation and distribution of the performing arts. The importance and the enhancement acquired by the Theater for children in Spain and in practically all of Europe, raises the need for a place or space where to combine, exchange, share and enable interests, experiences, knowledge and direct links between programmers , companies and professionals in the environment; trying together to elevate and dignify an ever greater quality of the performing arts made for and by minors. In all FETEN editions a fundamental structure is maintained. That is to say, a Fair nature, which brings together programmers, distributors ... from our country and Europe, with what this means to strengthen the market; but also, the exhibition of shows, discussion forums, book presentations, exhibitions, etc., which contribute to enhance and enrich everything that has to do with this aspect of culture. Since the first edition, in 1991, and within its programming, a series of debates and meetings have been held with the firm intention of combining the educational fact with the theatrical, since the theater is a fundamental channel of expression and communication between the individual, society and culture. Proposals from leading specialists in the field of children's and youth theater from different points of view, contribute to making these debates a dynamic forum for approaching the problem of the theatrical event aimed at children and adolescents. All this leads to FETEN having, not only the market aspect (exhibition of theatrical proposals and their hiring by promoters and programmers), but also a permanent and continuous debate framework. Schedule 25th edition ![]() Through the following link you can consult the complete program of the activities of this twenty-fifth edition of FETEN 2016, as well as the artistic files of the different participating companies. These artistic files are made up of a brief summary about the company's show, its duration, recommendation of the target audience, company contact information, names of the different artists who participate together with the role they play in the company. , date and place where they perform the show. Source: www.feten.gijon.es |
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XIV CIRCUIT OF THE NETWORK OF ALTERNATIVE THEATERS 2016Tuesday, January 12, 2016 ![]() The call is open until January 25, 2016 The call for the XIV Circuit of the Alternative Theaters Network is aimed at contemporary dance and theater companies, for adult or family audiences, with projects for small and medium-small capacity spaces. The Network of Alternative Theaters presents its call for the 2016 circuit The Alternative Theaters Network initiates a process of change and adaptation to favor innovation processes that are taking place in contemporary performing arts. Theater and dance companies have until January 25 to present their proposals. After a long history as a project of coordination between spaces to favor the tour of companies, the Circuit of the Network of Alternative Theaters begins a process of change and adaptation to the new realities of contemporary performing arts. Thus, this call will be a transition to a model that will eventually be defined in future editions and that intends to value other experiences other than the classic exhibition, but without doing without it. This circuit, which has the support of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM), aims, as indicated by the organizers, "to facilitate the tour of professional companies of contemporary theater and contemporary dance, for public adult and family, through the different associated rooms and theaters ”. Directed for theater and dance companies Dance and theater companies that have a show comparable to the scenic languages of contemporary creation - for adult or family audiences, small format - can participate in this call, of which they can present a complete recording made in the last year. Shows must be small in size and finished and produced, even if not released. "Closing time" Optionally, in addition to the show, the company may propose the realization of a context activity. This context activity proposal must be related to the artistic and research and development interests of the company. The approach will be experimental, therefore, they will not be considered as context activities proposed merely complementary to the exhibition. Necessary documentation The company must send all the following documentation to the Internet through its website:
Selection process At the end of the call period, the Network will inform on its website about the projects that meet the bases and are included in the selection process. The activities will be between September 2016 and January 31, 2017 (between September and December 31, 2016 in the case of proposals similar to dance). The number of performances per company for the entire Network Circuit will be between 6 and 15. The functions will take place in at least three different autonomous communities and always in a different region from the one where the company originates. Registration deadline: until Monday, January 25, 2016. Access to registration here Source: www.redescena.net |
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33rd Malaga Theater FestivalFriday, January 8, 2016 ![]() The tables of the Echegaray Theater appeared, yesterday, January 7, 2016, full of actresses, actors, playwrights, musicians and those responsible for the city's halls. The 33rd Malaga Theater Festival and the local scenic fabric mutually support each other with the exhibition of several premieres of productions from the land and the wrapping of an Off that in 2016 is once again made up of private rooms (La Cochera Cabaret, Chela Mar , Microteatro Málaga), public (La Caja Blanca), governed by associations (Joaquín Eléjar) and newly born to shelter new creators (the ephemeral space La Temporal). Today, Friday, the 33rd edition of the Festival begins with the version of the Madrid company SeXpeare by Rinconete and Cortadillo from Cervantes, an absolute premiere that will be followed by eleven others, nine of which have a Malaga label and very different designs. Its protagonists appeared this morning at a massive press conference. Rocío Vidal, protagonist of the lyrical montage Los amores Varios, which has the 'première' on January 16 and 17; Nacho Doña, Arturo Vargas and Andrés Jiménez, respectively musical director and director-performers of the musical fresco Tick ... Tick ... Boom !, which will be seen on January 28 and 29, and Claudio Navas, author and director of the Acid comedy Perras, on the bill on February 4, will show the public for the first time their productions on the same stage at the Echegaray Theater. The author and director Sergio Rubio will premiere the crazy comedy El Desnouement on January 22, 23 and 24 at the Hotel AC Málaga Palacio, and four playwright / interpreter duets will provide monologues inspired by the work of Cervantes or Shakespeare at the Centro de Active Culture Pedro Aparicio: the writer and journalist Pablo Bujalance and Eduardo Duro, Cristina Consuegra and Alessandra García, Alejandro Simón Partal and Pape Labraca, and Francisco Eduardo Conde with Miguel Guardiola. All of them were presented this morning by Gemma del Corral, Councilor for Culture of the Malaga City Council, Juan Antonio Vigar, director of the Cervantes and Echegaray theaters, and Miguel Gallego, director of Production, who excused the absence from the wheel press for work reasons of María Martínez de Tejada, the director and interpreter of the ninth Malaga premiere, Amor ... according, without, on, after. The Cervantes Theater, the Echegaray and other spaces offer until February 14 87 performances of 39 productions, to which are added exhibitions and workshops. Fifteen of those 39 works bear a local stamp. Except for David García-Intriago, director and actor of Oh Vino, outside Malaga for work reasons, the representatives of the other six Malaga productions of the 33rd Festival also attended the event: Olga Magaña, director of Toma que time; Luis Torán, from La oropéndola; Alberto Cortés, director of the Reinvention tour; Antonio Martín, director of Supercalifragilístico, and Jon Rivero, director of Mirror Citizens, presented their proposals to the media. Both that presence and the involvement of Off are arguments for one of the priority lines of action of the municipal theaters of Malaga, the promotion of the local scene, argued Vigar. In this sense, the organization of the 33rd Festival has opened the doors of this presentation to the TEMA platform, a group of professionals from the sector with which the Cervantes Theater is working on the development of a Malaga stage project. The rooms that cover the official programming in the Off were represented by Javier Martínez, representative of La Cochera Cabaret; Claudio Navas, head of the Sala Chela Mar; Joaquín Cortés and María José Becerra, from the Joaquín Eléjar Room (Maynake); Nuria Cabello, from Microteatro Málaga, and Alessandra García, one of the resident artists at La Temporal. The 33rd Malaga Theater Festival The 33rd Malaga Theater Festival receives Tricicle, exhibits the Reykjavik by Juan Mayorga and the Medea by Ana Belén and Vicente Molina Foix, and calls upon interpreters such as Ernesto and Malena Alterio, Fernando Tejero, Adriana Ozores, El Brujo, Natalia Millán, Verónica Forqué, Carmen Elías, Sergio Peris-Mencheta or Roberto Álamo. Along with them, companies from the Atalaya draft will pass through Malaga between January 8 and February 14, which brings us an iconic text by Peter Weiss, or Bambalina Teatre Practicable and his legendary Don Quixote, award-winning productions such as El Triangle Azul, by the National Dramatic Center and Micomicón, children's pieces, musicals, comedies and dramas. The Cervantes Theater and the Echegaray Theater will concentrate the bulk of the offer, with 55 performances of 32 productions, although the activities will extend to museums, hotels and catering establishments and, above all, to the new Pedro Aparicio Active Culture Center, which will also host of the monologues on works by Cervantes and Shakespeare a 'workshop' and the exhibition Festival Internacional de Teatro 1983-1986. In total, it will be possible to attend 87 screenings of 39 works in the program of the 33rd Festival, which will also travel to the Wine Museum and the Hotel AC Málaga Palacio and will offer a micro theater at Mercado Merced, Center Pompidou Málaga, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo (CAC Málaga) and Ateneo de Málaga. The programing. Cervantes Theater Constant Rain - January 10. Contemporary Theater Productions. Roberto Álamo and Sergio Peris-Mencheta, directed by David Serrano, play the two young policemen portrayed by Keith Huff - screenwriter of the series Mad men and House of cards - in a play that caused a sensation on Broadway starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. Atchússs !!! - January 11 and 12. Pentación Shows. A cast full of familiar faces (Malena Alterio, Ernesto Alterio, Enric Benavent, Adriana Ozores and Fernando Tejero) brings to life the meanness, heroism, illusions, illusions, small daring and great regrets of the poor devils who star in the humorous texts he wrote Chekhov. Good people - January 13 and 14. Contemporary Theater Productions. Verónica Forqué, escorted by Juan Fernández, stars in the play by Pulitzer winner David Lindsay-Abaire, one of the most celebrated in contemporary North American theater. A piece about social class differences directed by David Serrano. Medea - January 15 and 16. International Festival of Classical Theater of Mérida. Vicente Molina Foix rewrites the story of the sorceress princess using as a plot template the precedents of Euripides, Seneca, Apolonio de Rodas and Ovidio in a montage headed by Ana Belén and which opened the last edition of the Merida Festival. The beautiful Snow White. The Musical - January 17. Noko Teatro Productions. Childish. Adaptation of the classic story loaded with music, live voices, color, magic, frenetic adventures and the charm of characters known to all. The exciting story of the Brothers Grimm, blasting through a Sunday morning performance for kids and adults. Marat / Sade - January 19. Watchtower. Theater within the theater and the air of a musical (twenty themes are performed live) in the assembly of the Sevillian company Atalaya of the text by Peter Weiss, a classic of 20th century European dramaturgy that delves into the dialectical struggle between individualism and the collective, violence and submission, honesty and corruption. Galloping - January 20. Teatre Akadèmia. Corrosive monologue portrait of the famous, eccentric and powerful fashion journalist Diana Vreeland. Carmen Elías will be the editor of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, who from the mid-thirties documented the extraordinary society and events of her time. The Blue Triangle - January 21. National Dramatic Center (CDN) / Micomicón. Award-winning montage (MAX 2015 to the Theater Authorship and Design of the Scenic and National Space of Dramatic Literature 2015) that tells the story of the Spanish deportees in Mauthausen, the first prisoners who obtained permission to do theater in the camp and those who took the photos that betrayed the horror and the guilty. Reykjavik - January 22 and 23. Entrecajas Theater Productions. Juan Mayorga signs and directs one of the sensations of the Spanish billboard. César Sarachu, Daniel Albaladejo and Elena Rayos take to the stage to rebuild the great Reykjavik duel: the world chess championship that the Soviet Boris Spasski and the American Bobby Fischer contested during the Cold War. Open sesame - January 31. Kaleidoscope Theater. Childish. The book as a magic object in a black play for children. Who knows what can happen when you open their lids? Will the lyrics come to life? María Babel and her brunette cat will play with them. A 'annoying' gift becomes a great treasure, a box of surprises. A big hand invites us to open it. And so... Pancreas. What would you be able to do for a friend? - February 2 and 3. Concha Busto Production and Distribution and CDN. Fernando Cayo, Alfonso Lara and José Pedro Carrión, in a life and death tragicomedy or about how luck sometimes plays. A pancreatic patient, a suicide bomber and a friend in a play that opens on December 11. Teresa or the sun inside - February 4 and 5. El Brujo Producciones. The best minstrel of our theater rescues the figure of Santa Teresa de Jesús for the V centenary of her birth. "To achieve the balance between music and words we have the invaluable help of the Holy Spirit; that is, humor, which vivifies, strips, cleanses and, put in its place, leads to other purposes", says El Brujo. Windermere Club - February 6 and 7. Txalo Productions. Natalia Millán heads a production that is based on two main pillars: fear of defamation and dance. A salsa club in which the leading couple teaches classes is the epicenter of a hot night in which truths and lies will unravel to the sound of well-known Latin themes. Bits - February 12 and 13 (double feature on 13). Tricicle. A bit is the minimum unit of information. A gag is the minimum unit of humor. Therefore, a humorous show is full of bits that transmit gags at the speed of light, say Joan Gràcia, Paco Mir and Carles Sans, who return to the Festival to achieve the highest Gags Per Minute Density Possible (DGMP). This program is joined by that of the Echegaray Theater that can be consulted on its own website and that of the alternative rooms that can also be found at teatrocervantes.es Source: www.elmundo.es |
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