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ABOUT US

JAVIER GÁMEZ

DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR, DRAMATURG and TEACHER. Philosopher and Master in Creative Writing by the National University of Colombia. Lead workshops on literary creation, puppet theater and dramaturgy. He has participated as a puppeteer in staging of companies such as La Libélula Dorada.

 

He has participated in the XII International Book Fair in Havana, Cuba; the V International Theater Festival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; the World Social Forum 2009 in Belém do Pará, Brazil; the XX International Festival of the Arts in San José , Costa Rica; and the 2014 Ibero-American Festival of Children and Youth Theater in Mexico City, among other events. His work as a playwright and director has received awards from entities such as the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, the Arts Institute of Bogotá, the National University of Colombia and the Iberescena Program. Three of his dramatic texts have been published: HEVEA (2014), SUMAPAZ (2015) and NANUTAMA (2016). He has been a guest dramatist at the Teatro Colón. He is currently a teacher of the Master's Degree in Creative Writing at the National University of Colombia, as well as director and dramaturg of the theater company LOS ANIMISTAS.

KATERINN ACEVEDO

ART DIRECTOR

ART DIRECTOR and ILLUSTRATOR. She has developed her work focused on set design, costumes, props and, particularly, the production of puppets for the stage, both for the theater and for television. She is the art director of the Los Animistas Theater Company and her work has received awards from institutions such as the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, the Arts Institute of Bogotá and the Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation.

 

He has also collaborated on projects for television with producers such as Los Notarios, Claro Televisión and Life. She has been the art director of the following productions:

2011

THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER // Los Animistas Theatrical Company

LABOR: Design and manufacture of puppets and props.

AWARD: Winner of the Creation Fellowship for Puppet Theater awarded by Atico (Association of Puppeteers of Colombia) and the Arts Institute of Bogotá.

 

2015

THE GOLDEN COCKEREL // Los Animistas Theatrical Company

LABOR: Design and manufacture of sets, costumes and dolls.

AWARDS: Winner of the "Rayuela" Fellowship of Creation in Puppets and Animation of Objects, granted by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia / Winner of the Circuito Centro Fellowship 2017, granted by the Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation.

 

2016

THE SECRET OF THE STAR // Los Animistas Theatrical Company

LABOR: Design and manufacture of scenography, puppets and costumes.

AWARD: Winner of the Creation Fellowship at the Teatro Estudio Julio Mario Santo Domingo, granted by the Arts Institute of Bogotá.

 

2017

ASIAN SOUVENIR // Los Animistas Theatrical Company

LABOR: Design and manufacture of puppets, scenery and costumes.

AWARD: Winner of the Colombian Dramaturgies Mise-en-scène and Premiere Fellowship, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia.

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