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Hotel Paradiso Company Brings Theatrical Comedy to Bahrain
Manama, March 21th 2016, Economic Development Board: International theatre group Familie
Flöz will bring their unique masked comedy performance to Bahrain next week. The pool of
theatre makers, who have performed their plays in 34 countries, will be showing “Hotel
Paradiso” at the Cultural Hall on Sunday and Monday 27th and 28th of March.
Talented actors behind the masks perform a comical tale on the unusual events that occur at
Hotel Paradiso, a resort high on the mountains run by a family who is struggling to keep the
business alive. The comedy and adventure filled play unveils the stories of the chef, who is fond
of cannibalism and the maid, who is obsessed with stealing valuables.
Hotel Paradiso show fully sold out to an audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2015 for
three consecutive weeks, prompting critics and observers to discover and admire their
phenomenal theatrical work. Positive press reviews including The Guardian described the show
as “splendid and immensely skillful character comedy”.
Launched in the late nineties, Family Flöz gained global recognition for its unique expertise in
theatre designers, actors, musicians, dancers, drama experts as well as outfit designers. Their
unique and distinctive theatrical work has excelled in creating their characters and telling the
story well. The group is dedicated to re-exploring the roots of classical performing arts and
tapping deep into the history of acting, poetry, and art .
The talented group gained recognition by participating in many performing arts festivals
including Festival de Otoño in Spain in 1998 and Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2001. They also
presented their work at the Festival d'Avignon in 2013 in France. The theatre company has
been recognised with a number of international awards including Off Critic Prize in 2013 and
Best Comedy in 2015 by Monica-Bleibtreu-Preis
The Spring of Culture 2016, recognised as one of the most significant cultural events in Bahrain
and an annual event by the UNESCO, is organised by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and
Antiquities (BACA) in cooperation with the Economic Development Board (EDB), Shaikh
Ebrahim Centre for Culture and Research, Al Bareh Art Gallery, Al Riwaq Art Space and La
Fontaine Centre for Contemporary Art.
This festival, held from February to April, has gained popularity over the years for bringing
together unique and talented artists from around the world as well as from Bahrain. The
festival also contributes to Bahrain’s tourism sector, which is recognised as one of the main
sectors the EDB looks to support as part of its development plans for the Kingdom.
Spring of Culture 2016 Gold sponsors are National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), Huawei and Bahrain
Airport Company (BAC). Silver sponsors are ALBA, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), Bahrain
Duty Free and Bahrain Airport Services (BAS). The event is also supported by BMMI.
For the latest news and updates on events, follow the official Spring of Culture account
@springofculture on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
The full details on the event and its activities are available on the website
www.springofculture.org.
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