THEATRE FOR AND WITH THE PEOPLE
New theatrical languages through space, movement, mask and collective imagination.
WHAT WE DO
Three ways into Manifesto Poetico
TRANSPOETICO
Create & Collaborate.
Artistic projects. Productions.
Original productions developed with artists, communities and cultural organizations.
OPEN LABORATORIES
Training, research & artistic development.
Intensive laboratories for performers, directos and theatre makers exploring new theatrical languages.
CÓDIGO ARTISTA
The Art of Transformation
Internal System, Own Voice,Artistic Criteria.
A personalized one-to-one research process for artists who want to develop their own creative system, artistic language and criteria.
PERFORMANCES
Experience the work.
Performances for theatres,
festivals & audiences.
Performances bringing our research directly to audiences around the world.
A New Poetics of Theatre
SPATIAL DRAMATURGY
THE LANGUAGE THAT CONNECTS EVERYTHING WE DO.
We create theatre where space becomes narrative, imagination becomes structure, and the collective becomes the heart of storytelling.
Spatial Dramaturgy is the evolving research at the heart of Manifesto Poetico created by Carlos García Estévez and Paige Allerton.
TRANSPOETICO
Create a New Production with us.
YOU BRING THE CONTEXT.
WE CREATE THE THEATRICAL LANGUAGE.
We collaborate with theatres, festivals, academies and cultural organizations to develop original productions together with local artists and communities.
RESEARCH → LISTEN → DEVELOP → COMPOSE → CREATE → SHARE
UPCOMING LABORATORIES
Looking for a laboratory for your school, company or organization?
We design tailor-made programs to meet your needs.
OUR RESEARCH TERRITORIES
MASKPOETICA
Contemporary
Commedia dell’Arte
SPATIAL DRAMATURGY
Theatre through space, structure and movement
ARCHITECTURE
OF GESTURES
The Body as
Spatial Language
SPACE
OF COMEDY
Composing Comedy
Beyond the Joke
BOUFFON
At the Threshold
of consciousness
CONTEMPORARY TRAGEDY
In search of balance.
in search of unity
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRACTICE
Carlos García Estévez
Actor · Director · Pedagogue · Researcher
For more than 25 years, Carlos has explored the relationship between the mask, the body, space and the collective imagination, developing an evolving theatrical practice that has been transmitted across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.
25+ Years of Research
20+ Countries
5 Continents
100+ Universities,
theatres & festivals
“He makes theatre that is three-dimensional, bringing depth, perspective and the geometry of daily life to theatre.”
Michael Levine, Scenographer
PERFORMANCES
SOLO DELL’ARTE
Mask performance
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LUX: A SOLO SHOW
Award-winning performance
[more info]
BOUFFON
At the Threshold of Consciousness
THE ARCHIVE
Publications · Videos · Photos · Past Projects · Collaborations
Explore the work behind MANIFESTO POETICO.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CREATE?
Bring Manifesto Poetico to your theatre, school, festival or community.
COMMISSION A PROJECT
Let’s create something unique together.
HOST A LABORATORY
Bring the research to your context.
BOOK A PERFORMANCE
Invite one of our shows to your venue.
TALK TO CARLOS
Ask questions, share ideas,
start a conversation.
