Pedagogical Team

PHYSICAL COMEDY, CLOWN, MOVEMENT.

Shai is a multidisciplinary artist, currently based in Berlin.
She comes from the worlds of physical theatre, clowning, puppetry and object theatre, working as a performer, director, designer and dramaturg.

Shai trained in physical theatre & clowning at “Beit Hagefen”, Haifa and “Hayadit” theatre, Pardes Hana and completed the MA program at Arthaus Berlin.

Past & current works includes “The Neo Anderthals” (Israel, 2017-2019), “Balkon Kunst” (Berlin, 2021), “La Caravana” (Berlin, 2021), “Memories That Never Were”(Berlin,Poznan, 2022), “Grounded” (current).

OBJECT THEATER, DRAMATURGY, DIRECTING.

Javier has trained in theater in Córdoba, Argentina with Graciela Ferrari (member of the Libre Teatro Libre directed by María Escudero) He studied cinema at the Cordoba National University; puppets at ESNAM –École Superieure des Arts de la Marionnette at Charleville-Mézières, France, and theater pedagogy at the University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle, France.

He was a member of El Periférico de Objetos, and was directed by Marie Vayssière (actress and assistant to Tadeusz Kantor). He is a playwright, performer and director. In 2001 he created the theater company Teatro a Reglamento (Regulated Work) – TAR. With TAR, he created shows for children and adult audiences, in theatrical and non-theatrical spaces such as hospitals, museums, public spaces. He has also created the theater company Compañía al Pie de la Cama (Bed foot project).

His research on object theater is published in multiple articles in books and specialized magazines. Currently, he teaches the online Puppet Dramaturgy workshop at CELCIT and teaches Dramaturgy in the MA in Theater of objects, interactivity and new media at the National University of the Arts, UNA, Buenos Aires. He is the co-director of the Bachelor of Performing Arts at the Universidad de San Martín in Argentina.

VOCAL TRAINING, COLLABORATIVE CREATION, MOVEMENT ANALYSIS.

He is an actor, musician, in 1992 he joined the group TEATRO DE LOS ANDES of Bolivia where he was artistically trained for 18 years with the direction of César Brie and later with guest directors and teachers such as: Aristides Vargas and Charo Frances (Malayerba Theater), Diego Aramburo (Kikin Theater), Elias Cohen (KIM Dancing Theater).

Collaborative Creation is the basis of work that the Teatro de los Andes has developed over the years and vocal work, physical training and the creation of images are the backbone for the construction of theater pieces.

Over the years Lucas Achirico has developed a pedagogy of vocal work. Furthermore, he is a singer and a composer of musical pieces for theater as well as other genres. He currently lives in Poland where he continues with his artistic work, with his group family/company Entre Dos Aguas un Teatro (Between Two Waters Theater).

PHYSICAL COMEDY, CLOWN, BOUFFON.

Born in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona), Inda Pereda is an actor, clown, director and pedagogue. In 2016 he founded the Inda Pereda Company, an artistic project that is characterized by producing gestural comedy shows without text.

His shows TRAPPED, LUBBERT and THE HERO’S JOURNEY have toured theaters and festivals in the United States, England, Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain. He has collaborated as a clown for 6 seasons in the show «The Incredible Box» by Cia La Tal, on national and international tours (AWARD for the best street show at the Kulturboerse Fair in Freiburg and the MUECA Festival). He is co-director and founding member of the Basque absurd comedy company Koilara Teatro.

He worked as an actor and creator in international casts of several physical theatre and comedy companies such as Teatro en Vilo, East End Cabaret, Seemia Theatre, Normal Love, Nuve Nueve Physical Theatre, Carolyn Defrín, Concert Theatre, etc. All these experiences nourished him as an artist and led him to perform at Sadler’s Wells and the Southbank Centre in London.

VOCAL TRAINING, DANCE AND COLLABORATIVE CREATION.

Alice Presencer is a performing artist and performance maker whose work is situated within voice and dance practices.

Her artistic endeavors span across various disciplines, including singing, dancing, performing, filmmaking, and choreography. Through the merging of different artistic practices, she strives to encourage the contemplation of accepted norms within emotional expression.