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2003 » Spain » Theatre Architecture
| Curator: | Guillem Jordi Craells |
Spain
The project aimed at restoring the Palau de I'Agricultura, built for tho 1929 Universal Exhibition in Barcelona as a permanent home forTeatre Liure, dates from the designs and ideas produced during the final years of tho life of the founder of this theatre company, the scenographer and director Fabiá Puigserver (1938-1991). One wing of the building is given over to workshops, store-rooms, offices and other public services, while the other is entirely occupied by the theatre, and its stage and associated spaoos. The uniqueness of the building lies in the modular system integrated into its theater, in which 63 platforms, each 2,70m x 2,70m, can be arranged in a myriad of different ways: from a Italian-style arrangment in tiers opposite to stage with capacity for 726 spectators, to various central and lateral spaces which, coupled with sophisticated technology, permits tho lay-out of the company's original and much smaller theatre to be recreated. In all the layouts in tho theatre (called Theatre Fabiá Pulgserver in honour of its founder), the latest technological innovations rub shoulders with a deep respect for the handmade tradition of theatre scenary.