For the first time, the Generalitat de Catalunya, through the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC), is sending a Catalan delegation to the De Gevleugelde Stad Ieper international promotion festival, now in its 20th year. Eleven representatives of Catalan street theatre and performing arts will be attending the festival, each one with their own booth.
This digital booklet contains information on the Catalan shows and companies that will be at De Gevleugelde Stad Ieper 2023.
Should you need more information on a particular group or artist, please do not hesitate to contact them directly! We hope you get the chance to meet
all of them and generate some interesting conversation.
ICEC representatives will also be at De Gevleugelde Stad Ieper, should you wish to speak to us, or you can contact any of our offices – in Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London and Paris – for further assistance.
Under the Catalan Arts brand, we strengthen the presence of Catalan companies and creative works at international fairs and key professional events, such as De Gevleugelde Stad Ieper, in our aim to connect, mentor and support creative companies on their international journey. Please have a look at our website to find more about us: www. catalanarts.cat.
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Amer Kabbani (Cia. 104º)
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: RUNA
Runa is an autofiction solo circus show about remains, history, construction, destruction, forgotten memories, Syria, roots, death, life, identity.
A free space where the body becomes the way to think about human beings’ active and passive hostility, relying on an acid but profound comedy that will make you think.
Contact
+34 652 356 493
Contact at GVL Stad Ieper
Alina Ventura - La Maleta (Company Distribution)
+34 652 356 493
Amer Kabbani (Artist)
+34 666 720 329
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: COSSOC
COSSOC is a collaborative duet between a Catalan and a Slovenian dancer. Hypnotic choreography filled with suggestive images of what two bodies in constant balance can do. A study based on movement about the complexity and simplicity of a relationship. A window for observation and to pique the curiosity of the audience, a border between public and private space.
Contact +38 631 406 885
Contact at GVL Stad Ieper
Fani Benages
(Company Distribution) +34 654 925 551
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: GUURKA
Two people who arrive eager to discover themselves through a game. She is playful. He’s a fool. He wants to get married. She doesn’t.
Although he doesn’t fully understand the rules of the game and insists, he ends up discovering other ways to relate and approach her, thus building a sweet relationship based on respect for boundaries.
Contact +34 617 608 999
Contact at GVL Stad Ieper
Gaston Villamil
(Artist)
+34 671 385 881
Cia. Hotel iocandi
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: PEIX
Small- to medium-format solo show based on the circus and the clown. A reflection, from the poetry of the absurd, on the impact of tourism and on power struggles. A metaphorical trip.
FiraTàrrega Moritz Award for best street theatre premiere 2019.
Fira de Titelles de Lleida Drac d’Or Award for best street theatre show 2021.
Contact
+34 652 356 493
Contact at GVL Stad Ieper
Alina Ventura - La Maleta (Company Distribution)
+34 652 356 493
Griselda Juncà (Producer)
+34 616 330 004
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: MA SOLITUD
Guillem Albà is a clown and a creator with his own language, developed over a 16-year career. His artistic universe combines visual theatre, humour, puppets and gesture theatre. He has premiered 8 shows: Sketchophrenia, Flirt, Trau, Marabunta, Pluja (with Clara Peya), CALMA!, Jaleiu and Ma solitud.
Contact
+34 620 549 770
Contact at GVL Stad Ieper
Marta Riera Pi
(Distribution and Communication )
+34 620 549 770
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: OVVIO
In OVVIO, David and Tomas challenge the laws of gravity and their very own abilities. Simple planks of wood transform into various contraptions that cause them to have to constantly overcome new challenges. Whether it’s strength, concentration, courage or trust, it all depends on what game they happen to be playing at that given moment.
Contact
+34 652 150 418
Tomas Vaclavek
(International Distributor )
+34 652 150 418
Los Colgados
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: HUNG UPS
A fusion of clown and aerial acrobatics that creates a surprising, humoristic and entertaining show. A place where everyday objects come to life, a poetic world of fantasy, where people live on a hanger in a giant closet. The comical and tragical story of a strange couple, a circus theatre on a huge swirling clothes rack that captivates the audience.
Contact +34 661 944 862
Contact at GVL Stad Ieper
Xavier Casals Gil (Artist)
+34 629 959 624
Jade Morin (Artist)
+34 693 299 278
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: BACK 2 CLASSICS
A fresh, close and intimate trampoline show for the whole family where the most classic circus merges with urban cultures through dance, music and the art of turntablism (scratching vinyl records).
Àngel was co-founder of the company Bot
Project and together with Lucas Ruiz created the show Collage, which has toured around Europe with more than 350 performances.
Contact
+34 635 767 642
Contact at GVL Stad Ieper
Alina Ventura - La Maleta (Company Distribution)
+34 652 356 493
Àngel de Miguel (Artist)
+34 670 334 403
Psirc
SHOW AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: DESPRÉS DE TOT [AFTER ALL]
Després de tot [After all] is a tragedy that imagines a future from which to look at and interpret our present. It is the story of a community trying to survive on the periphery of civilisation. Led by a family of artists, they decide to celebrate what it means to be alive and wake up each new day, although, inevitably, everything that makes us part of humanity, like an infinite wound, will be uncovered.
Contact
+34 640 051 995
Contact
Berta Pascual (Production and Distribution)
+34 640 051 995
Adrià Montaña Erns
(Artist and Production)
+34 620 466 903
