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2.1.2021  January 8 + 9 + 10: 5.100 m/s im Mercat de les Flors

Teh festival Circ d'Ara Mateix was scheduled in March / April 2020 - and fortunately the organisers were able to change the dates and really - this festival with its unique choice of shows is actually taking place at Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona - and Joan is proud to be part of this event with his play 5.100 m/s. Please find the whole programme and info how to get tickets here.

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Actually getting prepared in final rehearsals, Joan Català and his team are happy to present 5.100 m/s in their hometown Barcelona on three evenings. the producers are working on international touring and let's keep fingers crossed that this play will be presented at other places soon! We will keep you informed. 

10.6.2020  GREC festival in Barcelona will present scenes of 5.100 m/s in 2020

Joan Catalá spent his childhood in a family workshop, surrounded by the smell, sound and coldness of iron. He now turns this material into the centre of a circus, music, dance and theatre-of-objects show that evokes the craft work of artisans. In summer 2020, GREC festival Barcelona presents some scenes of this promising work which will be premiered in January 2021.

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Because of the special circumstances under which the Grec 2020 Festival is being held, its artists have faced restrictions and obstacles to their work, including lack of time for proper rehearsals and the need for respecting social distancing between performers. These circumstances have affected their creations, but, for all that, the artists are still eager to share the result of their work with audiences, at least to the point they have so far been able to develop it.

Iron is the central element of 5.100 m/s and it is a direct reference to the world of crafts which also adds force to the production’s soundtrack. And that is because the title refers to the speed of sound through metal. This inorganic matter, a heavy material, which can become light, which is hard, but also ductile, is the show's star attraction. A series of characters speak to us, projecting diverse perspectives on a scene in transformation. Some make reference to risk using circus techniques, others evolve with the scene establishing movement-based dialogues and others stroll up and down carrying bars, tubes or metal planks with which they make sounds with their hands or drumsticks, thereby creating an artisan vibraphone on stage, for which various members of Frames Percussion, a Barcelona group dedicated to experimenting with percussion, are largely responsible. All that is accompanied by objects which, during the dialogue between the characters, end up becoming more than simple materials... The action takes place in a box surrounded by the audience, a space halfway between workshop and stage. This is a space of dialogue between human beings, objects and architecture itself, a space for trial and error where crafts people turn their trade into art and model beauty, to the blows of a hammer.

Now at GREC Festival, Barceona audience will see some scenes, we are looking forward to discover the whole work in early January 2021.