145 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROCAMORA THEATRE AND WITH SUPPORT FROM THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN PRESENTS
SOLOIST AUTHOR, DIRECTOR, ACTOR AND PUPPET ANIMATION AND COUNCILLOR ACTRESS COSTUME DOLLS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TOOLS AND PUPPETS
Carles Cañellas Susana Rodríguez Rocamora Theatre Carles Cañellas, Rocamora Theatre Collective Animation
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ith 38 years of professional experience in the theatre, Carles Cañellas, Dean of the Catalan puppeteers, is considered by international critics as one of the most skilled European puppeteers. He received the Award for Best Puppet Animation at the “11th World Festival of Puppet Art 2007” in Prague, Czech Republic. Rocamora Theatre is a Catalan company entirely dedicated to the genre of puppets, string-puppet and object theatre. The Company has performed in 254 theatre festivals across 17 countries and 3 continents. They have performed in 6 different languages. Rocamora’s shows stimulate an imaginative and emotional response from their audiences irrespective of social and cultural factors. Using the art of animation, their fascinating puppets generate a magical effect as they play various characters that try not to fool anyone. The operator is always in full view and the puppet, which becomes the protagonist of the action, acts and is the actor! Through short stories, Carles Cañellas makes theatre that is full of festivity. When he pulls his puppets out of a suitcase he brings them to life by letting them dance, dream and have feelings. Johnny dances for his minute of fame. Felix the clown balances on a tight-rope and tries to overcome his fear. Pierrot dreams of reaching for the stars and the flamenco dancer, Pepita Repuerto gives all her energy on the stage to win the audience’s heart. The short stories are filled with a delightful dialogue. There is a strong dynamic between the actor and the puppet before the puppets are sent back to the suitcase from which they were pulled out.
BOTANICAL GARDENS AMPHITHEATRE (behind Orney Cottage) TUESDAY 7 JULY 12:00 WEDNESDAY 8 JULY 12:00 THURSDAY 9 JULY 12:00 DURATION 1hr (no interval) AGE RECOMMENDATION All TICKETS Free