11-13 April 2025
Info networking Catalan Arts
Sunday 13 April 2025 from 11h30
For the third time, the Government of Catalonia, through the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC), is supporting the presence of a Catalan delegation at De Gevleugelde Stad Ieper, now in its 22nd edition. Thirteen representatives of Catalan street theatre and performing arts will be attending the festival.
This digital booklet contains information on the Catalan shows and companies that will be at De Gevleugelde Stad Ieper 2025. 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 have interesting conversations.
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
Companies Management Institutions
Cia Du’K’tO
ACROBATICS | STREET | GAME | PUBLIC SPACE
Show: A Rienda Suelta
A Rienda Suelta is the new production of Cia. Du’K’tO’s 45-minute street show, blending acrobatics, dance, and humor. Three founding members explore human relationships, play, and public space, creating complex movements from simple games, blurring the line between performers and audience.
Cia Pau Palaus
CLOWN | LIVE MUSIC
Show: Zloty
Only the walls remain, rough and wrinkled. The clown makes us accomplices, connecting us to failure, loneliness, and nostalgia. An intimate tale of freedom, adversity, cruelty, and passion, where circus arts and music mix, challenging us to believe in the impossible.
Cia Pau Palaus
CLOWN
Show: Embolic
Honest, genuine, and mischievous; a tangle of strings from afar. A mix of thoughts and emotions leading to laughter and play, unraveling knots. A show, but above all, a clown who speaks through gestures and a gaze that brings peace and a liberating desire to play.
Circ Pistolet
COLLECTIVE ACROBATICS | INTINERANT CIRCUS SHOW
Show:
A peu de carrer
It’s here and now! In an empty space, a musician appears, breaking the silence. His melody and movements form a circular space, drawing acrobats from the crowd. Together, they create a unique street show blending local traditions and acrobatic feats.
Compañía de Circo “eia”
CIRCUS | HUMOR | PARTICIPATION | ACROBATICS
Show: La Piedra de Madera
Through circus, balance, trust, and humor, artists invite the audience to share the performance. In La Piedra de Madera, stones are balanced in a shared circus experience, bringing together all ages to play, collaborate, and perhaps make stones dance.
ELELEI DANCE | PHYSICAL | THEATER | PARTNERING
Show: A ciegas
Everyone has experienced someone covering their eyes and asking them to guess who they are. This piece blends dance and theater, with a touch of humor, creating a story that feels personal and close to the audience.
JAM CLOWN | PHYSICAL COMEDY | WORDLESS | IMPRO
Show: L’actitud
Difficulties are everywhere.The attitude with which each one faces them is the key. And who could be better than a clown to prove it to us? With humour, laughter and lots of wit, JAM will tell us a wonderful story of overcoming where nothing is what it seems.
Leandre Clown
CIRCUS | POETRY | DISASTER | TRAVEL
Show: Fly me to the moon
Tandem bicycle: a ride for two. Journey: everything between here and there. Moon: a dreamer’s destination. Clown duo: walkers of disaster and poetry. A flying bike, wood, iron, dust, big shoes, deep hats. The moon awaits. A feat of innocence and dreams.
Leandre Clown
Nexart Percussion
PERCUSSION | DANCE | ACROBATIC | MUSIC
Show: Limitless
Nexart Percussion presents “LIMITLESS”: a fusion of music, dance, and acrobatics that defies the possible. Nine artists blend rhythm, movement, and energy, creating a breathtaking visual and acoustic experience. An unforgettable show from start to finish.
Pere Hosta
VISUAL | HUMOR | SHOW | OUTDOOR
Show: Dis_Order
PDis_Order is a visual humour show. Every day we handle paperwork, submit documents, search for papers! The office moves to the streets to organize and certify certainties while sealing out eyes with humour. Work turns into a poetics of disorder... Wait your turn!
Alapista, SL
AlaPista! Created and directed by Jordi Juanet ‘Boni’ and Silvia Compte Bustos, it arises from the desire to join forces and knowledge to support the creation of cultural projects related to the circus world.
EspectacleSpectacular
Since 2012 we are dedicated to the distribution of Participatory Installations and Entresorts. We promote their craftsmanship with the aim of showing their unique artistic character, and we believe in play as a universal language to reach any audience.
Fani Benages
Since 1994, Fani Benages has been a cultural agent in contemporary dance, physical theatre, and street arts. Freelance since 2002, she runs an independent agency supporting, coaching, and distributing diverse dance companies and performing arts creators worldwide.
La Maleta
From 2008, we distribute shows from Catalan companies of circus, puppet and street theatre addressed to all audiences. Therefore, we project ahead their shows both national and internationally, willing to professionalise performing arts.
Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies –Catalan Arts
The Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) is a public institution attached to the Catalan Ministry of Culture that promotes the development and consolidation of the Catalan creative sectors as a lever for their professionalisation. ICEC advises and supports Catalan companies in their development process, whether this be music, performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual productions, books or digital culture.
Catalan Arts is the ICEC’s brand for the international promotion of Catalan companies. Through ICEC’s network of offices
(Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London and Paris), we work along several lines of action: connecting, mentoring and supporting creative companies on their international journey. With this goal, Catalan Arts promotes the presence of Catalan companies and their creations at international fairs and key professional events and offers professionals a range of useful materials and resources.
ICEC – Catalan Arts
Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC)
ICEC Barcelona
+34 933 162 770
ICEC Berlin
+49 30 551 95 40
ICEC Brussels / Bruxelles
+32 2 230 72 21
ICEC London
+44 207 842 0853
ICEC Paris
+33 1 43 250 435