Catastrophe

Agrupación Señor Serrano

Company
Àlex Serrano Tarragó first graduated in industrial design and founded the company Agrupación after studying directing at the Theatre Institute Barcelona. The company started off in 2006, combining means of visual theatre and interactive technologies in its multimedia projects.

Performance
Various cameras, visual axes, miniature models, a flock of Gummi bears with four performers, chemical effects, subversive actions and multi-layered film projections on several screens are used to depict tsunamis, volcano eruptions, ice ages, nuclear catastrophes, wars and genocides as well as our reaction to these disasters.Catastrophe is narrating the fictitious story of a valley and the advanced civilization inhabiting it which is destroying itself. The play is examining the interrelation between the forces of nature and human force. And it is ultimately asking if nature's indifference to men does justify the indifference of humans towards other humans.

An Agrupación Señor Serrano and Festival Hybrides de Montpellier production.
With the collaboration of the CONCA Generalitat de Catalunya.
With the support of INAEM Ministerio de Cultura (Spain) CNES (France), Stalker Teatro (Italy), Odyssée - ACCR (France), Sala Beckett (Barcelona) and Institut Ramon Llull.
Company in residence at L’Estruch Centre for the Arts in Sabadell.

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Idea: Àlex Serrano, Pau Palacios
Cast: Diego Anido, Martí Sánchez-Fibla, Àlex Serrano, Pau Palacios
Assistant director, Executive producer: Barbara Bloin
Interactive video: Martí Sánchez-Fibla
Video production: Josep Maria Marimon
Masks: Silvia Delagneau
Scientific consultant: Irene Lapuente (la Mandarina de Newton)

When: Nov. 04th 2011, 7:00 & 10:00 p. m.
Where: Waschhaus Arena, Schiffbauergasse 5
Entrance fee: Price category A
Duration: 60 min
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Supported by: Landesamt für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg.

Generously supported by Waschhaus Potsdam.