CHEZ LA POUPÉE is a musical cabaret where the main characters are dolls. All the elements are integrated in a little stage where, through songs, gags and stories we will meet the typical vaudeville’s characters. René, an eccentric master of ceremonies will lead us on a unique journey in which those plastic divas will make us feel the flesh and bones of cabaret.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Irma Borges, Aurora Poveda, Jordi Pardo and Oscar Escribano are the backstage stars of this fascinating story.
Irma Borges is actress, puppeteer, playwright and artistic director. She’s got more than fifteen years of experience. In Venezuela, she worked with Naku, wich is a company internationally recognized. Irma also won the Best Actress Award for Children's Theatre in 1996. In 2002 she comes overseas and she arrives in Barcelona where she creates the company Teatro Dejavu and she cooperates with another companies of circus, street theatre and puppets. Among her work stand out the dramaturgy of Circus Kleizmer and her participation in Jordi Bertran’s company where she meets Aurora Poveda who has been working as an actress and puppeteer with directors like Ricard Salvat, Marta Carrasco, Rosa Muñoz, James de Paul (USA), Lakdar Boustila (Argelie), Chou Ling (China). She has been working also in TV as a puppeteer and voice actress in several TV serials like Los Lunnis (TVE), Zagales, Blue Baloon (RAI), Mira sa Tele, Los Algos (La4) and the children’s program MIC3 (TV3), where she keeps nowadays working. Aurora and Irma were performing cabaret gags with puppets when they met Jordi Pardo Bosch, actor, entertainer and showman with a long career national and international. He debuted in Sala Barcelona de Nit in the most typical cabaret’s district in Barcelona. He has also worked in theatre as well as in several short movies in cinema and TV.
The technical area is leaded by Oscar Escribano, teacher with artistic skills who has direct the company of musical theatre Sarabanda (Alicante, Spain). Besides, he is also a visual artist and performance’s director in I, II and III International meeting of urban art Arte, Acción, Plaza, in Mar de Plata (Argentina) and several cities such a Colombia, Uruguay and Spain. He has worked as a sound technician in the in Ella (Radio Nicosia) and in Pallapupas (hospital clowns). He has also contributed as a DJ in several artistic events.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Original idea and script:
Irma Borges
Interpretation:
Aurora Poveda
Jordi Pardo Bosch
Irma Borges
Lighting Design:
José Manuel Callejas
Sound Editing:
Toni Ubach
Óscar Escribano
Technician:
Óscar Escribano
Design and construction of scenography:
Miri Yeffet
Costume Design and production:
Paulette Sanmartín and Jordi Pardo Bosch
Creation of gags and stories:
Miri Yeffet, Aurora Poveda, Jordi Pardo Bosch and Irma Borges
Choreographic Advisor:
KEOPS
Production:
Irma Borges
Acknowledgment:
Centro Cultural La Farinera (Barcelona)
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Features show:
For adults
Duration:
1 hour
Maximum audience:
200 people
Ideal Scenic Area:
Width: 6m
Depth: 4m
Height: 4m
Black curtains bottom and sides
Total dark required
Ideal lightening:
Programmable light board, 24 chanels preferably with memories
11 fresnels 500W with barn doors
6 fresnels 100W with barn doors
3 ETC or Profiles 650W with shutters
1 direct line to the stage
PRESS
“After watching the cabaret we have seen last night in La Farinera del Clot, Barcelona, directed by Irma Borges, the writer of those lines and Jesus Atienza, the fotographer of this report, can only recognize their work and feel lucky to see such a good show. A cabaret with dolls full of abilities, elegance, finesse and casualness and a shade restrained and hot at the same time, wich it makes the erotisme really work. What else can we ask for?” Toni Rumbau in Titeresante
CONTACT:
Company. Chez La Poupée
http://chezlapoupee.wix.com/cabaret
Management:
Sonia Martínez
Mail: altercircus@gmail.com
Phone no: (0034) 616 07 11 11
Technique requests:
Oscar Escribano
Phone no: (0034) 616 62 07 99
