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Teatro La Madrugada

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The Project Regula contra Regulam

The group was created in Milan in 1994 under the direction of Raúl Iaiza. From the beginning, the objective of its members has been to create an itinerary of training and self-education in the field of theatre, through the daily practice of group work and through apprenticeship with masters of the craft.

The group finds its sources of inspiration in a tradition that sees theatre as a creative possibility produced by the convergence of individual efforts and the ongoing collaborative practice of different personalities.

Its members have developed their activities within three fields:

The artistic field, through the creation and production of theatrical performances, including street and musical performances. Actors’ training in singing, body rhythm, coordination, acrobatics and stilt techniques has created a basis for the development of personal work and for the creation of characters and materials for the performances, which are based on subjects and questions proposed by the director
The research field, which aim to maintain a field of inquiry and self-pedagogy within the theatrical crafts. The field of creative training and singing in relation to movement is explored with a group of actors and musicians from Italy, Denmark and Poland, who join Teatro La Madrugada actors in specific work sessions
Theatre pedagogy, through the creation and organisation of seminars and workshops that bring theatre into unconventional spaces. The social implicatons of theatre are also investigated, as a privileged vehicle that can open up possibilities for human relations beyond social norms and patterns

From 2001 to 2004 Raúl Iaiza undertook a period of training as assistant-director to Eugenio Barba (Odin Teatret, Denmark), for the performances: Salt and Andersen’s Dream. At the same time he collaborated in several other theatre and music projects, such as Tidens Tand (2001), Andedrag (2003), Aldrenes Pragt (2005). Since 2006 he has been assistant-director to Eugenio Barba on specific projects, such as Don Juan in Hell (Ravenna Festival, June 2006). In 2008 he is engaged for a new Odin Teatret production.

In 2007 Teatro La Madrugada began a collaboration with the Grotowski Institute (Wroclaw, Poland). The Grotowski Institute supports and hosts the core of the research project of Teatro La Madrugada, entitled Regula contra Regulam.

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