Si sabes lo que hay

Si sabes lo que hay suggests a rethink as to what is common in a show where the audience is distributed around a large empty space (there will be no seats during the performance), a kind of dance hall after the party. A man, buried beneath a mountain of golden confetti comes back to life to guide spectators through a ritual of collective cleansing. On the wall are projected a series of premonitions (between the idea and the feeling) which question our preconceptions and stir our emotions. Keeping them moving all the time, this shaman-like character will lead the spectators to a collective catharsis, which will arrive at the most unexpected moment.

A really different piece for curious spectators, a must-see for all those interested in new stage languages.

Barbara Van Hoestenberghe and Ernesto Collado founded Fundación Collado - Van Hoestenberghe in 2007. The foundation was established to propagate a more optimistic but critical view of the world from the stage. Music, movement and comedy are their weapons of choice in such works as Montaldo (seen at Grec 2013) and Constructivo (with Piero Steiner), amongst others. At present, these artists are engaged in developing an approach to reality that they call realisticism. They seek illumination and mystical experience in ordinary, everyday things, and explore the use of practices as a way of communicating with the public. This has led them to create a project, praxis / exercises in realisticism, and the show they now present at the Grec Festival ofBarcelonaforms part of this initiative. 

Links

https://fundacioncolladovanhoestenberghe.wordpress.com

www.agente129.com

http://lameva.barcelona.cat/grec/es

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Produces

Grec 2016 Festival de Barcelona, el Festival Sismògraf (Olot), Graner, Centre de Creació (Barcelona), FiraTàrrega i Arts Santa Mònica.

Collaborates

Factoria d’Arts Escèniques (Banyoles) and Arts Santa Mònica.