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COMEDIANTS
WHO ARE WE?
Comediants is a group made up of actors, musicians, and artists of all disciplines that is
completely devoted to the world of creation. Although it is generally known as a theatre
group, the scope of the group’s work is so diverse that it has spilled over into some of
the most wide-ranging fields. Design, records, books, festival projects, films, costumes,
educational materials and television series are just a few of the many different ways in
which the team has developed its own unique form of expression, whether through its
own voice or through those of others.
Since day one, Comediants has been closely tied to what might be referred to as the
festive spirit of human existence. All of our pagan, folk, religious and initiation
ceremonies, rituals and creations celebrate the human being’s cyclical journey on Earth.
Thus, our performances and shows go beyond the purely theatrical or musical, in a
quest to reactivate the deep-seated festive roots that bind us together as a species and
that connect us with the natural world that we form a part of. Along these lines, we have
gradually developed a work method with no limits whatsoever. Any place at all can
serve as a stage (a street, a square, an entire district, a river, a meadow, the Segovia
Aqueduct, the Olympic Stadium, the subway station in Times Square, or Lake
Banyoles, just to name a few). Any object can be dramatised (a glass of milk, a bed, a
traditional “big- head” dwarf, etc.), and any sort of language (mime, clown, comedy
dell’arte, puppet theatre, etc) is a perfectly valid means to reach the viewer, regardless
of his/her age.
Our aim? To offer a “theatre of the senses”: a theatre of colours, scents and textures, yet
also a provocative theatre. The provocation of a spirit of optimism in the face of certain
current realities. The provocation of rediscovering everyday life despite the unstoppable
wheels of time. And finally, the provocation of being committed to the present, of
opening people’s eyes to help them see the world as a wonderful, immense home full of
culture and friendship that we all need to care for before it is too late.
COUNTRIES THAT WE HAVE VISITED
In our 33 years of existence, we have travelled throughout the world with our shows,
with performances in: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland,
Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia,
San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the USA,
Venezuela, and Yugoslavia.
Some of our premiere shows include: Non Plus Plis, Sol Solet, Alè, La Nit, Dimonis,
Sarao de Gala, Mediterrània, El Llibre de les Bèsties, Anthologia, T.E.M.P.U.S.,
L’Ocell de Mil Colors, L’Arbre de la Memòria and Les Mil i Una Nits.
We have also directed operas and musical shows, such as La Flauta Mágica (Gran
Teatre del Liceu / Barcelona), Orfeo ed Euridice (Peralada Festival /Gerona) and La
Verbena de La Paloma (Granada Festival of Music and Dance) and shows for the little
ones, La petita Flauta Màgica and D’Òpera (Gran Teatre del Liceu / Barcelona)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Below are a few of the special projects that we have taken part in:
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Recovery of the Venice Carnival (organized by Mauricio Scaparro), with three
street performances: Tauromachia, Spectacolo del Fuoco and Festa dell’adio.
(1980)
Creation of the Tàrrega Street Theatre Festival (1981)
Opening and closing ceremonies of the Avignon Festival (France) (1983)
La magia del tiempo. Daily procession for the Expo ’92 in Seville, Spain (1992)
Els Genis del Foc. Closing ceremony for the Olympic Games in Barcelona
(1992)
Opera mundi. Um sonho bom. Macro-performance in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracaná
Stadium (Brazil), in conjunction with La Fura dels Baus. (1994)
Los Genios de la vida. Closing ceremony for the Latin American Theatre
Festival in Bogotá (Colombia) (1996).
La Pedrera: un edifici en moviment. Performance celebrating the completion of
the building’s restoration. Barcelona. (1996)
Opening Ceremony for the 1997 European Basketball Championship at the
Palau d’Esports in Badalona (Barcelona, Spain) (1997)
Special show in celebration of the Commemoration of the Centennials of
Spanish Kings Philip II and Charles V at La Escorial (Madrid) (1998)
Performance of ZENIT, a special show commemorating the hundred-year
anniversary of the S.G.A.E. as a part of the 3rd Celebration of the MIDEM
Music Awards in Cannes (France) (1999).
1001 Noites. Macro-performance kicking off the Expo’98 in Lisbon (Portugal)
(1995)
Special performance: “50 años rodando”, in celebration of the 50th anniversary
of the San Sebastian International Film Festival (2001)
Opening Ceremony of the International Chekhov Tehatre Festival in Moscow
(Russia) 2003
Opening Ceremony of the World Swimming Championship, Barcelona (2003)
Neruda, Adelante. 100 años en viaje. Procession in tribute to Pablo Neruda, in
Santiago, Chile (2004)
Bleu. Special show in Tournai (Belgium), as a part of the events celebrating the
city’s election as a European Capital of Culture, an honour shared with Lille
(France) (2004)
Closing ceremony of the Guadalajara Book Fair (Mexico), with the show, Sarao
del Año (2004)
Dinner-party celebrating the hundred-year anniversary of the Nestlé corporation
(2005)
1er. Torneo Quijotesco de la Era Digital (Zaragoza 2005)
Closing Ceremony of the Aichi Expo, representing Zaragoza 2008 (Aichi, Japan
2005)