Theatrical haptics

Workshop on theatrical haptics coordinated by Magdalena Garzón for people with optical diversity in relation to the work Rompimiento embocadura by Fernando Gandasegui. The workshop will consist of unfolding painted paper curtains or theatrical images from the mid-20th century to investigate their tactile qualities or other perceptual materialities.

By Fernando Gandasegui and Magdalena Garzón

Magdalena Garzón: She develops part of her dance creation project in relation to community creation and social action. Since 2017, she has been developing a research project on coaudiodescription in dance, as well as creating projects that link blind people with other groups in the city, with whom she jointly raises the concept of accessibility. In 2017 she obtained the OAEA grant from the Institut del Teatre, in 2022 the residency in practical methodologies at the Graner and she regularly collaborates in the design of accessible exhibitions for blind people at the CCCB and the Miró Foundation.

Fernando Gandasegui (Segovia, 1988). Artist, curator and researcher in performative arts. He is currently the curator of the festivals Domingo at La Casa Encendida and Secuencia at Fabra i Coats, and co-directs the web platform Teatron. His artistic work has been presented in various national and international institutions and forms part of the CA2M Collection and the Archive of Creators at Matadero. He was part of the PLAYdramaturgia collective, and has been artist-in-residence at Graner, La Caldera and Malavoadora, among others. He was coordinator of Teatro Pradillo in Madrid and was part of its artistic direction. He has curated cycles for the Punto de Vista Festival, co-directed La Plaza en Verano at Matadero and co-designed residency and research programmes at the Centro Cultural de España in La Paz. He has directed the communication of several festivals, published in various media, catalogues and programmes, and continues to write in his blog.