No show is the same as the previous one. The magic of improvisation reaches its “dozen” edition with Zaragoza Improvisathe National Improvisation Encounter that brings together the most outstanding performers in Spain and, this year, also outside Spain.. It will be held from November 20 to 24 at the Teatro del Mercadoand promises to be “fun, surprising and exciting”, as described by Encarni Corrales, artistic director.
For this edition the names of referents of the national panorama resound, such as Ana Morgade o Laura Márquezwho will take to the stage together with Paula Galimberti y Encarni Corrales on Thursday 21 (8 p.m.) at “Woman Up”.a space where “women can have a voice in improvisation”, explained its director. They will be accompanied by the musician Martín Caló. The humorist Ana Morgade is also part of the cast that the Friday 22 (8 p.m.) will bring to the stage “He who stumbles and does not fall…”an improvised comedy about error, mistakes and creativity.
The show that will inaugurate this cycle on Wednesday 20 (8 p.m.) en “A brain full of decisions.”. Created and directed by Corrales, it is a work with Zaragoza denomination of originwhich tries to “highlight how the brain makes decisions and we improvise them through audios that the public sends us live”.
On Saturday 23rd there will be double improvisation. At 7 p.m. Ignacio López and Encarni Corrales will share the results of the research conducted during the Meeting with the “R&D+Impro Showcase”.. The game of improvisations “Spain vs Zaragoza” will return at 9 p.m. to face some of the best improvisers in the country and even some from Argentina and Uruguay. The proceeds from the match will go to destined to those affected by the DANA in Valencia.. The National Gala will close the festival on Sunday 24 at 7 p.m. with fragments of different improvisation shows.
The public will not only be able to find excitement in the shows, but will also be able to be trained during the weekend with three sessions that will feature professional They will talk about the relationship between music and improvisation, the role of emotions and how to escape from the typical scenes and characters of the genre. They will take place on Saturday and Sunday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Valdefierro Civic Center.
Zaragoza Improvisa, a project of Teatro Indigesto, has been growing to consolidate itself as a national reference and pioneer in the genre of improvisation.. An unmissable event for all those who love to create and play with “impro”. And it is not a festival to use, but, as highlighted by Alberto Salvador, producer of the festival, is “a meeting where knowledge is combined and an experimental laboratory is made with participants who come from all parts of Spain and beyond”.
Tickets for the shows can be purchased through the websites of the Teatro del Mercado and Ibercaja at the following prices 12 euros12 euros, while the training workshops are priced at 60 euros per course. Sessions on Thursday 21, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 (21.00) are already sold out.