El Conde de Torrefiel is a Barcelona-based artistic duo, comprised of Tanya Beyeler (Switzerland) and Pablo Gisbert (Spain). Their performances draw connections across texts, visual arts and choreography. Their new, seventh work, the end result of a one-year research, is a co-production of major European festivals and theatres and is set to premiere in 2018. LA PLAZA examines the notion of time and space through tension, resistance and rupture, all of which are integral aspects of violence. The artists observe the physical constraints imposed by space and how our lives are restricted by various physical forces. The setting of the performance is conceived as a public agora, wherein our perception of time and space is expanded; a circular stage inhabited by people and monuments.
With Greek and English surtitles
Conceived and devised: El Conde de Torrefiel in collaboration with the performers
Text: Pablo Gisbert
Direction: Tanya Beyeler and Pablo Gisbert
Set design: El Conde de Torrefiel, Blanca Añón
Costume design - Props: Performers and Blanca Añón
Lighting design: Ana Rovira
Sound design: Adolfo Fernández García
Stage manager: Isaac Torres
Cast: Gloria March Chulvi, Albert Pérez Hidalgo, Mónica Almirall Batet, Nicolas Carbajal, Amaranta Velarde, David Mallols and locals
Production: El Conde de Torrefiel, Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels)
Co-production: Alkantara & Maria Matos Teatro Municipal (Lisbon), Black Box Teater (Oslo), Centre Georges Pompidou – Les Spectacles Vivants & Festival d’Automne à Paris, Festival GREC (Barcelona), Festival de Marseille, HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt am Main, FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts, Vooruit (Ghent), Wiener Festwochen (Vienna), Zürcher Theatre Spektakel (Zurich)
With the support of Zinnema (Brussels), Festival SÂLMON, Mercat de les Flors and El Graner - Centre de Creació, Barcelon
Distribution - Tour management: Caravan Production
