Jordi Bertran

JORDI BERTRAN   

Jordi Bertran

Antologia | Uluslararası Eski Şehrin Kuklaları Festival | May 30 and 31 | Eskişehir (Turkey)

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Antologia | Uluslararası Eski Şehrin Kuklaları Festival | May 30 and 31 | Eskişehir (Turkey)

1e Uluslararası Eski Şehrin Kuklaları Festival 

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PERFORMANCES

 

Eskişehir

Monday, May 30th

8:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, May 31st

2 p.m.

 

Jordi Bertran, known internationally as one of the master marionette puppeteers, presents a show in seven musical and theatre scenes where movement, suggestive details and natural gestures produce a hypnotic magnetism that will captivate the viewer.

Anthology, Jordi Bertran’s debut work, was released in 1987 and continues to form part of his repertoire to the present, visiting stages across the five continents for over twenty years.

Structured along the lines of a cabaret, Anthology’s scenes unfold in an elaborate sequence, combining the rhythm of the show with the emotional development of each one of the characters recreated by the puppeteer, who –through the puppet strings- brings to life well-known and imaginary characters, anonymous characters inspired by the circus, theatre or cultural world.

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Poemes Visuals (Visual Poems)

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Visual Poems is a charming show, filling every corner of the stage with an unusual virtuosity, the result of many years of work. On stage a series of simple letters come to life but thanks to great mastery and handling these convert gestures into verse and verse into emotion.

The show is inspired in the magic of the poems of Catalan poet Joan Brossa, borrowing from the magnetism of Brossa’s alphabet, a game of letters with which the poet illustrates his visual poetics.

Visual Poems starts with musician-actor playing the role of a poet; he is carrying a suitcase full of letters made of foam and he starts to play their sounds and shapes, discovering that the letters can be used to create poetry without the need to construct words.

With his guitar and songs, he establishes a warm relationship with the letters that come alive, creating a universe full of characters, choreographies, humor, and drama to show that letters are not just for filling up papers and computers but rather that they can also create a sensitive world of breathtaking simplicity.

The letters, operated by sticks on a table, come alive and transform as the show moves forward: the E becomes a dog that plays with a child, which is the I. A Y and a “U” create a rhythmic dance and a simple “T”, a trampolinist.

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Visual Poems is a charming show, filling every corner of the stage with an unusual virtuosity, the result of many years of work. On stage a series of simple letters come to life but thanks to great mastery and handling these convert gestures into verse and verse into emotion.

The show is inspired in the magic of the poems of Catalan poet Joan Brossa, borrowing from the magnetism of Brossa’s alphabet, a game of letters with which the poet illustrates his visual poetics.

L’espectacle s’inspira en la màgia dels poemes visuals del poeta català Joan Brossa, prenent en préstec el magnetisme de l’abecedari brossià, el joc de lletres amb el que el poeta il•lustrava la seva poètica visual.

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Visual Poems starts with musician-actor playing the role of a poet; he is carrying a suitcase full of letters made of foam and he starts to play their sounds and shapes, discovering that the letters can be used to create poetry without the need to construct words.

With his guitar and songs, he establishes a warm relationship with the letters that come alive, creating a universe full of characters, choreographies, humor, and drama to show that letters are not just for filling up papers and computers but rather that they can also create a sensitive world of breathtaking simplicity.

The letters, operated by sticks on a table, come alive and transform as the show moves forward: the E becomes a dog that plays with a child, which is the I. A Y and a “U” create a rhythmic dance and a simple “T”, a trampolinist.

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The scene is played out directly before the audience, bathed with delicate lighting effects; the action is accompanied by vocals and guitar.

The handling is performed in sight of the spectator: the relationship between the puppeteer and the object brings about a studied, precise and technically perfect choreography.

The show is constructed via sketches, a virtuoso performance the results of hours and hours of practice, years of experience: each movement, each pause, have been studied to perfection to make the characters, the letters made from foam, reach a level of warmth and poetics that is difficult to find on any of stage.


This is a visual show in which live music, movement, minor disputes and poetic gestures are the strings that make for this international quality show.

The scene is played out directly before the audience, bathed with delicate lighting effects; the action is accompanied by vocals and guitar.

The handling is performed in sight of the spectator: the relationship between the puppeteer and the object brings about a studied, precise and technically perfect choreography.

The show is constructed via sketches, a virtuoso performance the results of hours and hours of practice, years of experience: each movement, each pause, have been studied to perfection to make the characters, the letters made from foam, reach a level of warmth and poetics that is difficult to find on any of stage.


This is a visual show in which live music, movement, minor disputes and poetic gestures are the strings that make for this international quality show.

Author and director

Jordi Bertran

Creation of the show

Santi Arnal, Karin Schafer, Toni Zafra, Zilda Torres, Miquel Gallardo i Jordi Bertran

Performers

Isabel Martinez, Jordi Bertran i Eduardo Telletxea *

Costumes

Ma. Dolors Fernández

Photography

Mireia Margenat

Graphic design

Miquel Llach

Production

Companyia Jordi Bertran

* In alternation with: Pau Murner, Miquel Nevado, Toni Ubach, David Zuazola i Ines Alarcon.

Author and director

Jordi Bertran

Creation of the show

Santi Arnal, Karin Schafer, Toni Zafra, Zilda Torres, Miquel Gallardo i Jordi Bertran

Performers

Isabel Martinez, Jordi Bertran i Eduardo Telletxea *

Costumes

Ma. Dolors Fernández

Photography

Mireia Margenat

Graphic design

Miquel Llach

Production

Companyia Jordi Bertran

* In alternation with: Pau Murner, Miquel Nevado, Toni Ubach, David Zuazola i Ines Alarcon.

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Cannes – França

1994

Prize of the Juror

Festival International de la Marionnette

Vall d’Albaida – València

1995

Prize to the best spectacle

Mostra Internacional de Titelles

Kingersheim – França

1999

Prize of the Juror

MOMIX. Festival de Marionnettes

Polònia

2002

Prize to the best spectacle

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Polònia

2002

Prize to the best interpretation

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Polònia

2002

Prize of the Juror to the best company

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Ljubeljana – Eslovènia

2004

Awards

VII Festival International de LUTKE

Sofia – Bulgària

2006

Awards

IV International Festival for Puppet Theater PUPPET FAIR

 França

2007

Prize to the best spectacle

L´Association Culturelle du Theâtre Dofin Argenté

Varsovia – Polònia

2011

Prize to the best interpretation

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Cannes – França

1994

Prize of the Juror

Festival International de la Marionnette

Vall d’Albaida – València

1995

Prize to the best spectacle

Mostra Internacional de Titelles

Kingersheim – França

1999

Prize of the Juror

MOMIX. Festival de Marionnettes

Polònia

2002

Prize to the best spectacle

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Polònia

2002

Prize to the best interpretation

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Polònia

2002

Prize of the Juror to the best company

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Ljubeljana – Eslovènia

2004

Awards

VII Festival International de LUTKE

Sofia – Bulgària

2006

Awards

IV International Festival for Puppet Theater PUPPET FAIR

 França

2007

Prize to the best spectacle

L´Association Culturelle du Theâtre Dofin Argenté

Varsovia – Polònia

2011

Prize to the best interpretation

Torun International Puppet Theater’s Festival

Visual Poems a show for adults that fascinates even the youngest spectators

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POEMES VISUALS | Mitjó 2022 | May 28 | Sant Pere de Riudebitlles

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POEMES VISUALS | Mitjó 2022 | May 28 | Sant Pere de Riudebitlles

May 28 | 19.30h

Teatre Catequísitc

Sant Pere de Riudebitlles

 

 

Program

Inspirat en la màgia dels poemes visuals de Joan Brossa, és un espectacle generós, ple de tendresa, que omple cada racó de l’escena d’un virtuosisme inusual, fruit d’anys de treball. A l’escenari prenen vida un conjunt de lletres gràcies a la mestria d’un dels grans especialistes en manipulació d’objectes internacional.

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Sant Pere de Riudebitlles

 

 
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POEMES VISUALS | Biblioteca Singuerlín Salvador Cabré | May 25 | Santa Coloma de Gramenet

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POEMES VISUALS | Biblioteca Singuerlín Salvador Cabré | May 25 | Santa Coloma de Gramenet

Biblioteca Singuerlín Salvador Cabré

Santa Coloma de Gramenet

 

May 25, 2022 – 6:30 p.m.

Visual Poems is a charming show, filling every corner of the stage with an unusual virtuosity, the result of many years of work. On stage a series of simple letters come to life but thanks to great mastery and handling these convert gestures into verse and verse into emotion.

The show is inspired in the magic of the poems of Catalan poet Joan Brossa, borrowing from the magnetism of Brossa’s alphabet, a game of letters with which the poet illustrates his visual poetics.

Visual Poems starts with musician-actor playing the role of a poet; he is carrying a suitcase full of letters made of foam and he starts to play their sounds and shapes, discovering that the letters can be used to create poetry without the need to construct words.

With his guitar and songs, he establishes a warm relationship with the letters that come alive, creating a universe full of characters, choreographies, humor, and drama to show that letters are not just for filling up papers and computers but rather that they can also create a sensitive world of breathtaking simplicity.

The letters, operated by sticks on a table, come alive and transform as the show moves forward: the E becomes a dog that plays with a child, which is the I. A Y and a “U” create a rhythmic dance and a simple “T”, a trampolinist.

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Biblioteca Singuerlin

Salvador Cabré

 

Plaça Sagrada Família, S/N

Santa Coloma de Gramenet

Barcelona

POEMES VISUALS (VISUAL POEMS) | Tour Libraries | April 25 to 28 | Ciudad Real

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POEMES VISUALS (VISUAL POEMS) | Tour Libraries | April 25 to 28 | Ciudad Real

Visual Poems is a charming show, filling every corner of the stage with an unusual virtuosity, the result of many years of work. On stage a series of simple letters come to life but thanks to great mastery and handling these convert gestures into verse and verse into emotion.

The show is inspired in the magic of the poems of Catalan poet Joan Brossa, borrowing from the magnetism of Brossa’s alphabet, a game of letters with which the poet illustrates his visual poetics.

Visual Poems starts with musician-actor playing the role of a poet; he is carrying a suitcase full of letters made of foam and he starts to play their sounds and shapes, discovering that the letters can be used to create poetry without the need to construct words.

With his guitar and songs, he establishes a warm relationship with the letters that come alive, creating a universe full of characters, choreographies, humor, and drama to show that letters are not just for filling up papers and computers but rather that they can also create a sensitive world of breathtaking simplicity.

The letters, operated by sticks on a table, come alive and transform as the show moves forward: the E becomes a dog that plays with a child, which is the I. A Y and a “U” create a rhythmic dance and a simple “T”, a trampolinist.

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POEMES VISUALS  |  Mitmo 2022  |  April 9 | Mollet del Vallès

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POEMES VISUALS  |  Mitmo 2022  |  April 9 | Mollet del Vallès

15a edició Mostra Internacional de Titelles de Mollet del Vallès (MITMO)

9 d’abril
22.00 hores

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Poemes Visuals (Visual Poems) is a charming show, filling every corner of the stage with an unusual virtuosity, the result of many years of work. On stage a series of simple letters come to life but thanks to great mastery and handling these convert gestures into verse and verse into emotion.

The show is inspired in the magic of the poems of Catalan poet Joan Brossa, borrowing from the magnetism of Brossa’s alphabet, a game of letters with which the poet illustrates his visual poetics.

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Mercat Vell

Plaça de Prat de la Riba, 6

08100 Mollet del Vallès

Barcelona

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Power Point (English, 2024)

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In the year 1990, Jordi Bertran and his collaborators began the creation of a show inspired by the world of the poet Joan Brossa.
With just some polystyrene dots, lines, and foam letters, they managed to create a spectacle that continues to captivate audiences on all five continents to this day.
Thirty years later, Bertran revisits those alphabet points to create this new stage proposal. After several years of research, the veteran puppeteer presents a series of stories that make up the show “Power Point” (The Power of the Point).
A journey through a creative world inhabited by characters with great theatricality, amusing and contradictory, full of tenderness and underlying conflicts.

In the year 1990, Jordi Bertran and his collaborators began the creation of a show inspired by the world of the poet Joan Brossa.
With just some polystyrene dots, lines, and foam letters, they managed to create a spectacle that continues to captivate audiences on all five continents to this day.
Thirty years later, Bertran revisits those alphabet points to create this new stage proposal. After several years of research, the veteran puppeteer presents a series of stories that make up the show “Power Point” (The Power of the Point).
A journey through a creative world inhabited by characters with great theatricality, amusing and contradictory, full of tenderness and underlying conflicts.

SYNOPSIS

One day, my puppetry teacher said to me, “Jordi, I am old now, soon I will depart. But before I go, I would like to leave you my latest creation, with one condition. You must incorporate it into your repertoire and perform it for your audience, so my spirit will live on.”

“It will be a great honor for me,” I replied.

And that’s how my puppetry teacher showed me his final show. It consisted of four very simple stories, created with just two hands, an old guitar, and some white dots.

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1ª NO CLINC CLINC.

Two characters, each crafted with two hands and two dots, set out to play a blues piece on a guitar. After encountering some coordination issues, they decide to switch to classical music, successfully producing a harmonious sound. However, as they reach the end of their performance, they lose the guitar strings. 

From that point on, they must coordinate and work together as a team to search for the lost strings.

2ª  METAMORPHOSIS

The second story unfolds from a question: What would happen if, one evening, Gregor Samsa, the protagonist of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, were to escape from the room where his family has confined him?

3ª  THE DREAM OF MR ÉRIK

Erik is a romantic dreamer with a deep fascination for the Earth’s satellite. In vain, he tries to reach it with his hand or by climbing a ladder. One evening, while playing the piano, he falls asleep. 

In his dream, he sees his head separating from his body and embarking on a journey to the Moon. After their encounter, they decide to exchange roles. Mr. Erik will shine in the night sky, and the Moon will join Erik’s body to continue creating music with the piano. 

At that moment, the puppeteer’s voice is heard saying: “If you want to reach the Moon, don’t use a ladder. Dream!”

4ª THE TRAMPOLINIST

New four-handed version of the legendary foam character from Jordi Bertran’s company. 

A fun story that narrates the misadventures of a trampoline jumper attempting to leap into a basin of water to the rhythm of an imaginary guitarist’s guitar, with everything going wrong.

SYNOPSIS

One day, my puppetry teacher said to me, “Jordi, I am old now, soon I will depart. But before I go, I would like to leave you my latest creation, with one condition. You must incorporate it into your repertoire and perform it for your audience, so my spirit will live on.”

“It will be a great honor for me,” I replied.

And that’s how my puppetry teacher showed me his final show. It consisted of four very simple stories, created with just two hands, an old guitar, and some white dots.

STORIES

1ª NO CLINC CLINC.

Two characters, each crafted with two hands and two dots, set out to play a blues piece on a guitar. After encountering some coordination issues, they decide to switch to classical music, successfully producing a harmonious sound. However, as they reach the end of their performance, they lose the guitar strings. 

From that point on, they must coordinate and work together as a team to search for the lost strings.

2ª  METAMORPHOSIS

The second story unfolds from a question: What would happen if, one evening, Gregor Samsa, the protagonist of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, were to escape from the room where his family has confined him?

3ª  THE DREAM OF MR ÉRIK

Erik is a romantic dreamer with a deep fascination for the Earth’s satellite. In vain, he tries to reach it with his hand or by climbing a ladder. One evening, while playing the piano, he falls asleep. 

In his dream, he sees his head separating from his body and embarking on a journey to the Moon. After their encounter, they decide to exchange roles. Mr. Erik will shine in the night sky, and the Moon will join Erik’s body to continue creating music with the piano. 

At that moment, the puppeteer’s voice is heard saying: “If you want to reach the Moon, don’t use a ladder. Dream!”

4ª THE TRAMPOLINIST

New four-handed version of the legendary foam character from Jordi Bertran’s company. 

A fun story that narrates the misadventures of a trampoline jumper attempting to leap into a basin of water to the rhythm of an imaginary guitarist’s guitar, with everything going wrong.

Author, director and performer

Jordi Bertran

Collaborators in the creation of the show

Laura Cortés, Teresa Puig y
Gabriela Galup

Scenography, light, sound and assistant

Isabel Martínez

Music

Erik Satí, Django, Michel Fugain y
Tino Olivieri

Photography

Kait Hutchison y Jesús Atienza

Graphic design

Alba Xirinachs

Production

Companyia Jordi Bertran

Author, director and performer

Jordi Bertran

Collaborators in the creation of the show

Laura Cortés, Teresa Puig y
Gabriela Galup

Scenography, light, sound and assistant

Isabel Martínez

Music

Erik Satí, Django, Michel Fugain y
Tino Olivieri

Photography

Kait Hutchison y Jesús Atienza

Graphic design

Alba Xirinachs

Production

Companyia Jordi Bertran

A Punctual Show, of Visual Poetry

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CIRCUS | Off Sala Azul | 12 and 13 March 2022 | VALENCIA

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CIRCUS  |  Off Sala Azul   |  12 and 13 March 2022  |  VALENCIA

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12 and 13 March 2022

A fun and poetic show for all audiences where Jordi Bertran, through small details, gestures and complicity, establishes a sincere connection with his audience through his puppets.

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Off Sala Azul

Turia Nº 43

Valencia

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BERTRAN SWING BAND | Vermouth + Concert | February, 13 | Cafeteria La Lliga | Capellades | Barcelona

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BERTRAN SWING BAND | Vermouth + Concert | February, 13 | Cafeteria La Lliga | Capellades | Barcelona

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 Saturday, February 13th

12 noon

Songs now and forever

A musical group created by guitarist, composer and puppeteer Jordi Bertrán, double bassist Begoña Fernández, violinist Laura Pacios and guitarist Guillem Vallès. Four musicians who present a musical selection from the 30s and 40s and their own songs. A fresh and cheerful concert with a musical style that drinks from the sources of Swing, Jazz, Blues, Pop and Rumba.

Cafeteria La Lliga

Carrer del Pilar, 13

Capellades

Barcelona

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CIRCUS | La Casa dels contes | February 12, 19 and 26, 2022 | Barcelona

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CIRCUS | La Casa dels contes | February 12, 19 and 26, 2022 | Barcelona

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Saturdays
 12, 19 and 26
February

16.15 hores

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CIRCUS is an experimental work with two techniques of artistic expression: The Clown and the Puppet. It is a sample of what Jordi Bertran has learned from masters such as: Chaplin, Lloid, Keaton, Marx Brothers, Rivel, Tatí,…. And Ferran Bertran (his father), who at the tables of family lunches, and with the with the help of a napkin or his hands he let out the art he carried inside.

A fun and poetic show for all audiences where the renowned puppeteer through small details, gestures and complicity, establishes a sincere connection with his audience.

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La Casa dels comtes

Carrer de la Riereta, 31

BARCELONA

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