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THE CO-PRODUCTION

THE GESSELL – NIKLAUSS PROJECT is a co-production between Teatro Bizarro and Materile Teatro de Formas Animadas.

The exploration in the limits of the art disciplines, makes the borders to blur and in the interstices to arise new forms of storytelling; that search into the extremes led Teatro Bizarro and Materile Teatro de Formas Animadas to find each other, creating a play that expands the dialogue between the plastic and scenic, that changes the conception of puppet theater in Colombia. The aural universe of sound artist David Vélez brings to the play a haunting and lively soundtrack.Rarely the boundaries between different art disciplines converge in such determined way to shape a play that mixes and defies the standard languages and brings into mind that there are no formal limits when it comes to creation.

Bizarro Teatro is a collective formed in 2005 by professionals from different disciplines: theater, performance, design and plastic arts who joined with the common purpose of exploring trans-disciplinary aesthetic experiences in unconventional spaces. The trajectory of the group covers the creation, management and/or production of projects for theater, opera, music and audiovisual.

Materile Teatro de Formas Animadas hhas dedicated 15 years to the research and creation of theater with puppetry and objects, with which has been on stages in Latin America and Asia. Constant work has earned it several District creation awards, the National Creation in theater scholarship in 2014 of the Ministry of Culture of Colombia and the National Scholarship in puppetry and object creation with "El niño de Papel" among other distinctions.

DATA SHEET

AWARD WINNER - Theatrical Creation, Ministry of Culture of Colombia, 2014

AWARD WINNER - 2nd place, most applauded Theatrical WORK - KIOSKO TEATRAL, COLOMBIA, 2014

PLAY: THE GESSELL - NIKLAUSS PROJECT

COMPANY: A Teatro Bizarro co-production with Materile Teatro de Formas Animadas

DIRECTOR: Mateo Rueda

DIRECTOR OF OBJECT ANIMATION: Mauricio Galeano

PERFORMANCE: Diana Ángel, Carlos Velásquez, Mauricio Galeano and Mateo Rueda

ART DIRECTION & SCENOGRAPHY: Mateo Rueda

PLAY-WRITING: Collective creation inspired on the work "Cámara Gessell" by Daniel Veronesse

DRAMATURG: Mateo Rueda

COSTUMES: Carla Zamora

ORIGINAL AND LIVE MUSIC: David Vélez

COUNTRY: Colombia

LANGUAGE: Spanish

GENRE: Farce

FORMAT: Hall / Alternative Space

PG: 18+

CAPACITY: Up to 300 people

DURATION: 1h: 20min – No interval

RELEASE DATE: October 2nd, 2014

PERFORMANCES:

- Premier Season (Oct / Nov 2014) – Espacio Odeón, Bogotá

- XV Iberoamerican Theater Festival 18th and 19th of March 2016), Bogotá

- 2nd Season (march 2017) - Teatro R101, Bogotá

MUSICAL WORKS USED IN THE PLAY:

1. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps - Osvaldo Farres - Recorded - Nat King Cole

2. The Gesell - Niklauss Project - David Vélez - recorded and live - David Vélez

VIDEOS:

VIDEO - Complete Play: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdhxaiIutyQ

VIDEO - Reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SjmMfEIojI

VIDEO - Documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP0BXyl3TEg

CONTACT:

WEBSITE GNP: www.thegessellniklauss.wix.com/project

E-MAIL: thegessell@gmail.com

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/thegessellniklaussproject

TWITTER: @gessellniklauss

TEAM REVIEW

MATEO RUEDA Graduate in Performing Arts from the Teatro Libre of Bogotá and the Superior Academy of Arts of Bogotá (ASAB). Holds studies at the School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of the Community of Madrid - ECAM (Spain). Since 1997 has performed as director, production designer and actor in numerous projects for theater, opera, and/or television. He is a member of the direction team of Teatro R101, Teatro Bizarro and La Dinámica Producciones.	MAURICIO GALEANO Graduate in Performing Arts of the Superior Academy of Art of Bogotá (ASAB), holds studies in Psychology at the National University of Colombia, has training and skills in artistic planning and management, with an emphasis on the development, evaluation and implementation of cultural projects. Director, researcher and puppeteer since 1997, with extensive experience in artistic direction, production and interpretation for puppet and animated objects theatre.
DIANA ÁNGEL Actress and singer with 20 years of experience in television, film and theater. Her acting training has been based on staging and body expression workshops, clown, stage presence, levels and tempos, personal voice and body training, vocal technique (wording and singing), Suzuki and Viewpoints techniques. Among her major productions there are: Los monólogos de la vagina, Venecia, Golpes en el sótano of the National Theatre and the musicals Noche y día and Sweeney Todd.	CARLOS VELÁSQUEZ Graduate in performing arts from the Superior Academy of Arts of Bogotá (ASAB), has participated in workshops with various groups such as Blind Summit, Avner de Excentric, Caroline Dream, Les Helices, etc. Since 1996 has worked as a puppeteer, actor and clown in theater and television.Is a founding associate of the Cultural Corporation Materile and has worked with several companies such as: Cultural Association Hilos Mágicos, La Navaja de Okcham and Cortocinesis Danza, among others.
DAVID VÉLEZ Sound artist and composer. Magister in Plastic Arts, National University of Colombia (2013), Documentary Production Studies, Brooklyn College (2002), Cinematography, New York University (2002), Professional in Advertising, University Jorge Tadeo Lozano (2000). Co-Founder, director and curator of the label Impulsive Habitat. Founder and Editor in Chief of The Field Reporter.	CARLA ZAMORA Art director, costume designer and industrial designer - National University of Colombia. Recently has worked on various stage projects: The Gessell - Niklauss Project, Hotel Rendez-vous, Curaduría Humana, Deluso (opera), and La reina en el espejo (adaptation for contemporary dance). She has worked on several film projects in the art direction, setting and/or costumes team: Sofía y el terco, Antes del fuego, Tiempo perdido and El cartel de la papa. Art director of La Dinámica Productions.

MATEO RUEDA

Graduate in Performing Arts from the Teatro Libre of Bogotá and the Superior Academy of Arts of Bogotá (ASAB). Holds studies at the School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of the Community of Madrid - ECAM (Spain). Since 1997 has performed as director, production designer and actor in numerous projects for theater, opera, and/or television. He is a member of the direction team of Teatro R101, Teatro Bizarro and La Dinámica Producciones.

MAURICIO GALEANO

Graduate in Performing Arts of the Superior Academy of Art of Bogotá (ASAB), holds studies in Psychology at the National University of Colombia, has training and skills in artistic planning and management, with an emphasis on the development, evaluation and implementation of cultural projects. Director, researcher and puppeteer since 1997, with extensive experience in artistic direction, production and interpretation for puppet and animated objects theatre.

DIANA ÁNGEL

Actress and singer with 20 years of experience in television, film and theater. Her acting training has been based on staging and body expression workshops, clown, stage presence, levels and tempos, personal voice and body training, vocal technique (wording and singing), Suzuki and Viewpoints techniques. Among her major productions there are: Los monólogos de la vagina, Venecia, Golpes en el sótano of the National Theatre and the musicals Noche y día and Sweeney Todd.

CARLOS VELÁSQUEZ

Graduate in performing arts from the Superior Academy of Arts of Bogotá (ASAB), has participated in workshops with various groups such as Blind Summit, Avner de Excentric, Caroline Dream, Les Helices, etc. Since 1996 has worked as a puppeteer, actor and clown in theater and television.Is a founding associate of the Cultural Corporation Materile and has worked with several companies such as: Cultural Association Hilos Mágicos, La Navaja de Okcham and Cortocinesis Danza, among others.

DAVID VÉLEZ

Sound artist and composer. Magister in Plastic Arts, National University of Colombia (2013), Documentary Production Studies, Brooklyn College (2002), Cinematography, New York University (2002), Professional in Advertising, University Jorge Tadeo Lozano (2000). Co-Founder, director and curator of the label Impulsive Habitat. Founder and Editor in Chief of The Field Reporter.

CARLA ZAMORA

Art director, costume designer and industrial designer - National University of Colombia. Recently has worked on various stage projects: The Gessell - Niklauss Project, Hotel Rendez-vous, Curaduría Humana, Deluso (opera), and La reina en el espejo (adaptation for contemporary dance). She has worked on several film projects in the art direction, setting and/or costumes team: Sofía y el terco, Antes del fuego, Tiempo perdido and El cartel de la papa. Art director of La Dinámica Productions.