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The rebel,
Albert Camus tells us, is a man who says 'No'. The clown, on the
other hand, is a bewildered man who spends his time disturbing the
established order by firing impertinent questions at the world -
impertinent, of course, and yet insidiously pertinent at the same
time.
In this show, Pepa Plana is a rhapsodic, perplexed, coquettish and
rather low-down clown offering to take us on a trip through the
realms of universal poetry, helping to heighten the atmospheric
turbulence with a handful of questions: What's the sex life of Chinese
people like? Is his lordship the poet a criminal holding no liability
for the tribulations of those he begets? I like poetry a lot, says
Pepa just before she dives into the first poem armed to the teeth
with questions.
Poet, watch out! Watch out!!! Mercedes
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FITXA
ARTíSTICA
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Clown
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Pepa Plana |
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Lighting
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Jordi Llongueras |
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Sound
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Xavier Forner |
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Stage
Manager
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Oriol Blanchar |
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Costumes
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Lola Coll |
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Backcloths
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Enriqueta Freixenet |
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Props
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Toni Desquens and Roser Carix |
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Photography
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Joan Sánchez |
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Graphic
Design
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Àlvar Ardévol |
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Choreography
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Adolfo Colmenares |
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Production
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La Vaca Flaca |
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Dramatists
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Pepa Plana and Joan Busquets |
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Director
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Joan Busquets |
What the press said:
Pepa Plana
Joan Maragall surely could never have imagined that one of his best-know
poems - La Vaca cega (The blind cow) - would one day prompt a collective
feast of belly laughter.
Belen Ginart in the newspaper El País, 14 June 1998.
A clown
This is a show that's full of humour and irony, with hits aplenty. Gestures
and special gazes lurk in that big red nose she always has on; and the
audience laughs away unrestrainedly. Along with her gags, this clown
also conveys a large measure of humanity.
Gonzalo Pérez de Olaguer in the newspaper El Periódico,
22 December 1998.
Entertaining clowns
A supreme actress, versatile and capable of prompting a gale of raw,
unforced laughter at a stroke. Guffaws at recognising the absurdity
she portrays and parodies.
Javier García Sanchez in the newspaper El Mundo, 7 December
1998.
Pepa Plana displays her
great gifts as a clown
Between one guffaw and the next, she strikes home. She recites poetry
her way, and explains her experiences to an attentive, amused audience
that doesn't know what to expect next from a clown such as Pepa Plana,
who displayed her great talent yesterday.
Josep María Marsal in the newspaper Diari de Tarragona, 12
November 1999.
