IF BARCELONA

IF Barcelona is a platform aimed at fostering and promoting the universe of visual and objects puppet theatre in all its possibilities. It does not consist of a schedule of performances that gather once a year in a determined place, but it is a group of activities that relate to and feed each other. These are focused on promoting research, creation and the distribution of shows, installations and events related to the combination of performing and plastic arts and anthropology, which is the puppet and the objects theatre.

Therefore, IF Barcelona presents an actions chart that is both focused onto the future and very attentive to the avant-garde scenic forms, as these produce high level aesthetic results that contribute to better understanding the contemporary reality.

IF Barcelona started in 2015 with an academic symposium at the Institut del Teatre (Theatre Institut), the publishing of the Splitting Figures book, a huge exhibition and an international performances programme at the Arts Santa Monica Centre, to which the festival is still tied. Since 2016, IF Barcelona has a biennial structure.

The 2016 edition focuses on supporting and promoting the production of new scenic and research works in the field of objects theatre. Contributing with five artists’ productions as a starting point, who will be in residency at the Arts Santa Monica in 2016, IF Barcelona consolidates not only as a showcase for the creativity of the sector but also as a promoter and catalyst. The projects in residency along 2016 will be showcased in the 2017 edition, which will focus on the exhibition within the framework of an international festival.