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Spain and puppets: why aren’t we moving forward?

Marian Palma, Ana Sala, Jaime Santos, Yanisbel V. Martínez - QUIQUIRIQUI Festival

> Lunes 1 octubre 2018

| 19:00 h

| Center spaces

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Spain and puppets: why aren’t we moving forward?

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01.10.2018 - 19 h

Discussion: Spain and puppets: why aren’t we moving forward?

This debate aims to probe the situation of current puppet theater in our country. Why, despite the tremendous advances that have taken place during the last forty years, has puppet theater in Spain failed to live up to European standards? What space do theatrical works inhabit? What are the paths and risks taken by its creators? What role do the institutions that govern cultural policies play? How does the market condition artistic investigation? What do cultural leaders do? What responsibility do puppet professionals have? What happens to the audience? Why is formal academic education still a pending issue? Although this is an open debate with many participants, we have called upon several professionals from very different perspectives to stir up controversy:

Marian Palma is since 2017 the director of the Titirimundi Festival of Segovia, the largest of the genre in Spain. He works linked to this festival since 2000 because for seventeen years he was the right arm of Julio Michel (historical director of this event).

Ana Sala is a theater distributor. After an independent career in cultural journalism, she founded and directed Ikebanah Artes Escénicas, a company that promotes various puppet companies, both national to Spain and international.

Jaime Santos is a puppeteer-performer and director of the Salamanca company, La Chana Teatro. He has traveled throughout Spain, as well as in other countries with his shows.

This debate will be moderated by Yanisbel V. Martínez, puppeteer, theatrical researcher, and assistant director for the company Etcétera. Martínez is also the artistic co-director of Quiquiriquí.

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