28-29 march
FEST. GIBOULEÉS DE LA MARIONNETTE ESTRASBURGO (Francia)
Cia. La Rous
Grandad's House
Grandad lives an ordinary life: he bathes at the same time, goes for a walk at the same time, and eats his breakfast at the same time each and every day. One day his legs decide to stop walking, and little by little he dims. When granddad finally departs, his loved ones build a house very close to him so that he won't feel lonely. And so the story goes: placidly opening and closing drawers, tenderly remembering special moments of his life through the magic of an old desk. They say that the departed live on thanks to the memories of those who loved them...
"A show that is deeply moving, and a fascinating experience both for adults and for children." Ciberpadres, Ferrán Baile: Report on FETEN, April 2009
BEST SHOW AWARD at FETEN 2009
(European Children Theatre Festival in Gijón, Spain)
january 27 CASA DE LA CULTURA ZIZUR LA MAYOR (Navarra)
february 12 TEATRO CIRCO MURCIA
february 29 and march 1 CERDANYOLA DEL VALLÉS
march 3 TEATRE BARTRINA REUS (Tarragona)
march 10 BIBLIOTECA TORRENTE BALLESTER SALAMANCA
march 11 TEATRO DE BARAKALDO BARAKALDO (Vizcaya)
from 15 to 18 march TEATRO ALHAMBRA GRANADA
26-27 april TEATRO AUDITORIO KULTUR LEIOA LEIOA (Vizcaya)
18-19 may ESPACIO LAVA VALLADOLID
Cia. La Rous
The Refuge
It never even occurred to me that war could break out in my town, turning everything upside down and splitting my life into a before and an after. Eva is a nine-year-old girl who, at the beginning of the war - any war - is trapped inside an old shelter that she can't escape from. Time goes by and what at first seemed like a game, a mere anecdote, becomes permanent and terrible. Inside there, in a precarious situation and with no adult points of reference, everything is difficult and strange. As the food and water runs out, so does her hope.
What's the role of a little girl in a war? An impressive show that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Ferran Baile. Cyberpadres.
BEST SHOW AWARD at FETEN 2011
BEST PERFORMANCE by an ACTRESS AWARD at FETEN 2011
(European Children Theatre Festival in Gijón, Spain)
CIA. LA ROUS: NATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS AWARD for CHILDREN and YOUTH THEATRE 2011
(CULTURE MINISTRY of SPAIN)
Stone by stone is a small format and great visual poetry show that awakes children and adults imagination through inanimate objects. It tells the story of the Tin Man who, from his solitude, looks for friends and finds only rejection and prejudice from his neighbours. The artistic direction of Rosa Díaz and the skilful interpretation of Tian Gombau bring us back the love for tales. The show is created with originality and humour, directly appealing to intelligence and imagination breaking all conventions.
Finalist to MAX Scenic Arts Awards of 2009.
Best Small Format Show Award of FETEN 2008.
Best performer and manipulator Award in the XXIV INTERNATIONAL PUPPETS FESTIVAL of Vall d'Albaida 2008.
DRAC D'OR DELS ESPECTADORS Award for the Best Show for children in the 20th PUPPETS FAIR/FESTIVAL of Lleida 2009
The 26 spectators are seated around a large table. Around them, the three actors cook, serve food, talk, tell, act, and the scene becomes a place of emotion and memories. Something indescribable happens: a ritual so deeply human that takes the audience to the heart of the present moment, "the here and now", with not intermediaries, to the clear truth of their lives. Working on his autobiography Ariette gets the public move their memories, their experiences. Food opens the doors of the heart and in the end the experience is totally fulfilling, like "a striptease of the soul".
Show premiered in Spain in Valencia's VEO FESTIVAL 2005.
Matrimonio d'inverno (Winter wedding), is the daily diary of Paola and Stefano written during the winter of 2008-2009, after 20 years of living in the country and 10 years of theatre and tours around Italy and Europe. However the show is also the recounted story of their love and the love that binds them to the valley of Ariette, to their fields and animals, friends and life companions. Love for the theatre, cuisine, agriculture. Love for the time that passes and transforms lives and bodies, thoughts and feelings. Twenty years of daily experience that has led them to a territory where solitude is the only existential condition of our being and staying around the nature.
* Show with limited capacity of 20 persons.
ROJO (RED) is a clown and poetic show that includes circus performances, designed as a suggestive and intimate refuge in the middle of the city, to be represented at sunset or at night. Two characters, tired and carrying a suitcase, look for a place where they can spend the night, retreat a little and continue to survive. In this occasion they find a bed to rest and even to dream. They can do it discovering the overflowing power of red, which is the engine to project and live life as they dreamt it . . . The day after everything seems to be the same, but it is not. They discovered the Red. Show for all audiences, children are invited to come accompanied by adults.
Premiered inFira Tárrega 2008 Best show Award in Umore Azoka's theatre fair festival 2009 (Leioa, Bilbao)