This year’s FRESCA! International Performing Arts Festival begins At Casa Mediterráneo from 20 to 30 July It will have a program of 11 contemporary dance, circus, theater and flamenco shows.
FRESH! In the year the institution celebrates its tenth anniversary, it descends to the Casa Mediterráneo and the Institut Valencià de Cultura makes a great transformation and adaptation of spaceIt is at the level of national and international companies that will participate in the program so that the public can watch the festival from a special stand that will enhance the beauty of the place, if possible.
Together 400 person capacityThe Institut Valencià de Cultura will present an original installation never before seen in this space, with stands that will form part of the experience of enjoying the park. 6 large format showsIt will start at 22:00 on 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 July.
Alicia Garijo, regional delegate of the Cultural Institute of Valencia and director of the Festival, said: “FRESH! 2023 Alicante will once again fill the summer with high-quality offers never seen in the city. fresh and carefree spirit We are meeting with you again this year. Mediterranean HouseIt’s a great place and we’re going turn into an even more magical space”.
HE Fresh Space! bet again familiar This year’s days of the festival with 5 screenings 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 July 20:00, with the same philosophy of quality and fun as previous versions. In addition single price 5€supporting access to quality culture for families.
Generalitat Culture maintains the prices of previous editions Between 5 € and 24 €, and offers numerous bonuses in ticket prices. On the one hand, it continues subscription RENEWwhere the public can choose four shows for €48.
Moreover, discount conditions improveIt offers 10€ tickets for children under 14 years old, 5€ tickets excluding ‘Optraken’ and ‘REM’ shows for this age group, and 12€ tickets for youth aged 14-30. 20% discount continues for retired, unemployed and professional performing arts associations.
programming FRESH!
Contemporary dance, flamenco, circus, theater and music will be featured in the program of FRESCA!, which is characterized by bringing together multidisciplinary demonstrations which combines different disciplines and thus creates a richer, more interesting and plural landscape map.
After the success of Pre-FRESCA! In the last edition, the festival endorsed and expanded this initiative, because in this edition two free street shows To warm up engines where Valencian professionals will be the main characters. Days 16 and 19 JulyPeople on Avenida de la Constitución ‘Voràgine’ dancean IVC and Pepa Cases production and “Honest” by Kiko López and “Hellouses y Goodbyeses” by Wako Danza/Eduardo Zúñiga.
NEW scenario!
Thursday 20 July french company Galactic Community Coming to Spain for the first time to open FRESCA! An offer with ‘Optraken’ circus and gesture theater based his work on aerobatics.
Flamenco returns to FRESCA!, the 22nd will be on Saturdaywith famous company rafaela carrasco and his show ‘Nocturna, arquitectura del insomnia’. This show won the Critics’ Award for best dance performance at the XXVII Festival de Flamenco de Jerez and was a finalist for best choreography at the recent MAX Awards.
HE July 24 with another international offer Bilaka Kolektiboa and Scène Nationale du Sud-Aquitain presentation Gernika by Martin Harriague, a show combining dance and live musica beautiful homage to traditional and contemporary culture and tragedy and Picasso’s famous work.
Another of the international offers is brought by the prestigious company. Ronaldo CircusFRESCA! show ‘Sono io?’ 26 July.
HE 28 July Alicante company Around La TrocolaCelebrating its 10th anniversary, it is meeting at Casa Mediterráneo with its ‘REM’ show, which it recently premiered. innovation through different circus languagesand is characterized by a creative and playful image.
Since this year’s edition of the prestigious Avignon Festival, Closing of FRESH! 2023 will be on July 30 with the famous company Mal Pelo16 performers: eight dancers, four singers and four string players, who appear in the song ‘Highlands’, which integrates dance and music.
Fresh!
Fresh Space! offers five family quotes at eight pm, let adults and children enjoy the most mischievous aspect of the Festival.
Catalan company Cris-Is, ‘Home’ with mimic theater and circus proposal 21st day, who offers fast paced clown showexciting, funny and sensitive, designed for all audiences.
Midnight arrives on the 23rd with ‘We’, a show from Belgium that will immerse us in the universe. throwing knife It will undoubtedly be one of the most amazing offers.
Joan Català, 25th from Catalonia and presenting ‘pelat’, the award for public applause at the Sebastià Gash Awards in Barcelona, the best show at the MiramirO festival in Belgium, and the best street show in Zirkòlika. It is a proposal that removes the boundaries between dance, circus, theater and performance; between the public and the show.
Uparte company presents the show Contemporary circus ‘Devoid’ on Thursday 27th. It is a commitment to plasticity, flexibility through acrobatics.
Fresrereta will be closed! 2023 Manolo Alcántara’s company (National Circus Award 2021), returning to FRESCA!, this time with its offer ‘Halva of power’Best production finalist at the MAX Awards, Susana Herreras Best Show Award at ARCA Festival 2022, and Most Innovative Show Award at TAV Valladolid 2022.
Mediterranean House: Pl. de l’Arquitecto Miguel López, s/n, 03008 Alicante