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Párraga Center has participated in work spaces proposed by the two international theater festivals that have taken place recently in Europe.
This is the Festival "Look!"
Bordeaux (France) and the International Festival 'Natura Dei Teatri' of Parma (Italy).
Speaking at the Festival "Look!", Organized by the National Theater of Bordeaux, the director of Centro Parraga, John Nicholas, gave three examples of the recreation of unconventional spaces for contemporary art scene in the Region of Murcia, La rehabilitation and use of the former artillery barracks in cultural complex (with flags currently occupied by the University City Library, the Conservatory of Music and the Centro Parraga), the project La Fragua, in the old buildings near the station trains, and new challenges for the design and conceptualization of the Roman Theatre of Cartagena as a possible space for contemporary performing arts.
The Festival "Look!"
is a biennial that has existed since 2002 (first was held in Toulouse and later in Bordeaux) and whose objective is to bring the French public and professionals some of the Spanish and Portuguese artists highlights of the contemporary scene.
In this context was held in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, a special event focused on new Spanish areas, such as the slaughterhouse of Madrid, the Tabacalera de San Sebastian, Bilbao The Corn Exchange, The Education of Gijón and the Center Párraga Murcia.
Thus, names like Ximo Flores, Jerez and Juan Domínguez Cuqui included next to John Nicholas, director of 'Párraga' in this workshop that explores the reuse and adaptation of historic spaces and industrial building new centers.
On the other hand, 'Párraga' was present at the XIII International Festival 'Teatri Natura Dei,' which took place in Parma and Colorno.
Here he participated in the international conference 'Spazi nel vuoto "(the empty spaces) that addressed the relationship between historical and industrial spaces and actions' performative'.
The festival opened a free and informal discussion on current theater space between architects, creative artists and spectators CONTECNICA during performances and events.
The two locations in which it developed, the theater Lenz, post-industrial space reinvented as artistic home and Colorno Royal Palace, an example of architectural aesthetics and ductility, exemplify the two sides of the current trend that was subject to debate, for First, the return of their post-industrial wasteland to bring it and use as centers of production and / or scenic display, and the other completely different, the use of historical sites and monuments for momentary facilities and actions 'performative' theater , music or dance that metamorphose interim, highlighting the status of buildings representing himself in the history of a community.
In recent years, several Italian cities to the function recovered cultural spaces, as has been done for decades in England, Germany and France.
The presence of the Centro Parraga at these festivals, along with those in Bordeaux, is the living testimony of how this transformation in the Spanish cities.
Future Production Center for the Performing Arts in Molina de Segura is also part of this trend of recovery for the birth of a new permanent linguistic expressiveness and dynamism.
Photo: Example of the rehabilitation of a historic space for cultural use.
Source: CARM
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