Antzoki Teatteri was founded in 2012 to revive the show "Mi amigo en mí". With this show they won the awards for Best Show, Best Actor and numerous finalist awards and nominations. It traveled throughout Spain, Mexico and Uruguay, being seen by more than 10,000 spectators in Spain and Latin America.
In 2016 they premiered "Romeo and Juliet, a different look" and "2" in Mexico. With our contemporary version of "Romeo and Juliet, a different look" we have traveled through Mexico, Argentina and all the Spanish geography, getting national awards in Best Direction, Best Actress and Best Actor; a nomination for the Grand Prize of Spain for Performing Arts 2017; and in 2019 the Premi Josep Clusa delivered by the International Festival of Performing Arts and Mental Health 'L'Altre Festival'.
In 2017, "La Casa de Bernarda Alba" premiered at the Teatre Eòlia in Barcelona. Since then, it has toured Catalonia and cities such as Valencia and Valladolid. It was also nominated for the Gran Premio de España de Artes Escénicas, being Antzoki Teatteri the only company representing Catalonia, and the only Spanish company with two nominations in the same year.
In 2018 was the time to premiere "Envolverse en el abismo", a show of new dramaturgies with use of new scenic languages. In 2019 he received the Grand Prize of Spain for Performing Arts, contemporary theater category. In 2019, 2020 and 2021 this staging has reached venues in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela, being selected in the best international festivals in Latin America.
2019, year of "Clowns", a gestural theater staging, without text. A violet tale, about gender violence. Premiered at the 6th International Festival of Performing Arts, Tlaxcala Cuna del teatro, in November, it visits Centro de las Artes de Tlaxcala, San Luis Apizaquito; Foro de La Libertad, Apizaco; Auditorio CAPEVIDE, Ecatepec de Morelos; and Centro Cultural de España en México, Mexico City. It premiered in Barcelona in October 2020, but 2021 was an unforgettable year. Clowns was able to travel in the middle of the pandemic to Russia, to the II International Theater Festival Gingerfest in the city of Tula. There we were awarded the Grand Prix for best show and, in addition, the prize for best company, best costumes and best music. In May we were able to return to the Cervantes Theater in Valladolid with 3 of our shows. In summer, they participate in the Sea Festival of Cartagena (Murcia), in the Korifej of Kolasin (Montenegro) or in the International Theater Festival of Alexandria, where they get 6 awards (the 3 actresses, music, lighting and creative solution). Clowns is awarded with the Gran Premio de España de Artes Escénicas 2021, category contemporary theater. In 2022 they do a short season at the Teatre Eòlia in Barcelona and participate in the 6th International Theatre Festival for the Youth of the South, where they are laureates with the 4 most important awards of the contest: Best Show, Best Direction, Best Actress and Second Prize for Best Actress.
The year 2020 was a very difficult year for culture worldwide due to the pandemic. We had been preparing for a year the premiere of "Carmen", a recontextualized adaptation of Prosper Mérimée's 19th century romantic novel. A 21st century Carmen, urban, powerful, feminist. A Carmen who treats men as they treat women. The premiere was on International Women's Day (March 8, 2020) at the Teatre Kaddish in El Prat de Llobregat; During 2021 we were able to tour some Catalan towns and the rest of Spain. In November, we participated in the 8th Tlaxcala International Performing Arts Festival CUNAFEST 2021 in three venues: Teatro Xicohténcatl, Espejo Ilusión and Centro de las Artes de Tlaxcala. In addition, we were part of the 30th International Theater Festival 'Susana Alexander' in Puebla and we visited Cracovia32 in Mexico City, and in 2022 we had a short season in Barcelona. We were thrilled to learn that it has been a finalist show in the Gran Premio de España de Artes Escénicas 2021.
Antzoki Teatteri is a professional company formed by people passionate about theater. We want theater to be a tool for social development and transformation and we try to make all our shows synonymous with quality and entertainment.
WE ARE ANTZOKI TEATTERI
Antzoki Teatteri means Theatre Theatre, in basque and finnish languages. Two mother tongues of the company’s creators. Currently, the company consists of a large number of actresses, actors and professionals of the performing arts, depending on the project. Tony Casla is the artistic director of the company, who signs the stage direction and dramaturgy of almost all the projects. Elísabeth Quevedo is an actress, director and theatre teacher and participates in acting and directing four projects. Maricarmen Regalado, our super correspondent in Latin America. Cristina Vallribera, Enric Pera, Ariadna de Vilar, Sela Conde, Tama Martínez, Sandra Miarnau, Ainoa Santiago, Paula Segura, Meri Anglés, Adriana Galicia, Jone Arteagoitia, Alexandra Flores, Dídac Rodríguez, Josh Climent, Ruth Talavera, Patrick Martínez, Andrés Piza, Óscar Giménez and Pol Forment are part of the cast of the company’s shows. Carolina Llacher, Riikka Laakso, Alessandra Azzini, Laura Sanz, Conchita Pons, Nuria Sleiva, Jean David Borges, Berta Villa, Carme Trias, Sara Espías, Echedey Santana... are some of the best professionals in their area, who have given us their help.
They have been part of the heart of Antzoki Teatteri: Maitane Aldako, Mária Karol'ová, Júlia Ferré, Clàudia Fernández, Ana Moreno, Paola Gómez, Miriam Bartés, Tasio Martínez and Sol López.
