Last July 21 to 23, DAMA was held in Terrassa, the 1st International Festival of Magical Ladies of Terrassa, which brought together magicians from all over the world for the first time to show that magic is not limited to the magician in the tuxedo and the rabbit that comes out of the top hat. A unique festival in the world that has been nominated for the 2006 International Magic Award, by the Magical Comet of Buenos Aires. In total, thirteen magical ladies of the stature of Pepa Plana, Teia Moner, Ilva Scali or Inès, who has collaborated on the program of the channel Cuatro Res around here, met. Magicians from different places (China, Argentina, France, Catalonia...) and of all ages, even one of the pioneers of female magic in Spain: Ya-o-min, the sorceress of Aragon. In addition, it had the Festival's Honorary Magical Lady, who in this first edition will be the veteran Teresa Gutsens, wife and professional partner of the legendary magician José María Ferrandiz, with whom he formed the duo Los Mágicus.
DAMA, the 1st International Festival of Magical Women of Terrassa, was born from the will of Teia Moner, marionette artist and magician with 27 years of experience, to show the public the art of magical women, since the practice of magic is usually attributed to men. Terrassa City Council has thrown itself into the initiative and hopes to make this new meeting one of the hallmarks of a pioneering city in culture.
Artistic director: Teia Moner
Organisation: Terrassa City Council
Coordination and Production: GAAC
Technical Director: Miquel Espinosa
Magic advice: Enric Magoo Collaboration: ICIC. Government of Catalonia
Magicians who have participated in DAMA, I Festival of Magical Ladies of Terrassa
Pepa Plana (Catalonia)
She is one of the promoters of clown theater for adult audiences. He created his own company and premiered the play Pe a Pa at the Fira del Teatre de Tàrrega in 1998. The play was well received and after more than 200 performances throughout Spain it is still on the bill. Other of his shows are Giulietta, which he presented at the IX Cornellà Clown Festival, and Hatzàrdia, which he performed for the first time in Tàrrega two years ago, where he plays with a non-verbal code. He directs the International Clown Festival of Andorra and has received several awards for his shows.
http://www.pepaplana.com/leftcat.htm
Ilva Scali (France)
She left her job as a French and math teacher to pursue her passion: magic. He has wide recognition in his country and is a regular on television programs, such as Le plus grand cabaret du monde or Attention à la Marche, spéciel scène. He usually presents his shows in Paris, in spaces such as Le Temple or Montansier. In Terrassa, she will perform two of her most applauded numbers: Magic-Lady, where she tames light, dances with fire and plays with pigeons, and Ilva Scali Sola. http://www.ilvascali.com
Ines (Andalusia)
This young illusionist from Granada has specialized in micromagic (that which plays with dice, coins, etc.), but at the Festival she will show a number based on Chinese shadows. Everything is hidden inside the hands. He collaborates on the channel 4 program Res per aquí, and previously did so on TVE2's La Mandrágora. He has participated in numerous magic festivals around the world and teaches courses.
La Dama Inquieta (Catalonia)
We will see her practicing magic up close, interacting with the audience and surprising everyone who approaches the Festival. He is a member of the Catalan and Spanish Association of Illusionism and The Magic Circle, in London. Master great illusion tricks like hanging chairs and master origami. He has collaborated with the NGOs Mags para l'esperança and Son-Risas sin fronteras.
Rosa Maria Llop (Catalonia)
She started as an actress in independent theater and upon discovering magic she used it as an artistic resource in her shows. He is part of the Capas Màgica Teatre company, with whom he has premiered 17 plays. At the moment he is finishing the last work.
http://www.elreydelamagia.com/
Jane (China)
At only 24 years old, he has received several international awards. At the age of 4, she started at the National School of Gymnastics and Acrobatics of China, where she studied until 1995. It was then that she began to train as a magician. He has the award for new talents in magic at the Shanghai International Competition 2002, the following year he wins the gold medal at the China Magic Competition in 2005 he receives the first manipulation prize at the Spanish Magic Congress and the Mystery prize of the United States Magical Convention. With his show, he will transport Festival spectators to millennial China.
Anna Montserrat (Catalonia)
She is a multifaceted woman. Circus artist in Barcelona and Paris, actress, magician, sociocultural entertainer... She has worked with the companies Dagoll Dagom, Comediants or El Rei de la Màgia, also contributing their shows. For 15 seasons he has been an active part of the pedagogic service of Poble Espanyol in Barcelona and has developed children's and youth revitalization projects for Barcelona City Council. Since 2002, he has been teaching trapeze and acrobatics at the Quina Gràcia circus school, also in the county town.
Ya-o-min, the sorceress of Aragon (Aragon)
She is one of the pioneers of female magic in Spain. The art of illusionism is her life, but being a woman and a magician in the seventies was not easy. From a young age she was drawn to fantasy and little by little she achieved her dream: to perform in front of the public and entertain them. His show drinks from oriental aesthetics and plays with handkerchiefs. She is an endearing magician full of vitality.
Silvana (Argentina)
He masters theatrical magic, mime, clowning and juggling. She combines her performances with her job as a magic teacher. She received the Chavallier Andrey award from Argentina for the best magician of the year 2005 with her partner Brando. She is one of the most respected magicians in Latin America. In Terrassa he will perform a magical act where music, Chinese rings and theater merge. The public will also be the protagonist of this issue.
Joana Andreu (Catalonia)
She has magic in her blood (she is the daughter of Màgic Andreu) and has practiced this art since she was a child. He dares both with close-up magic, as well as with children's shows and workshops and big numbers. In Ironik, the number we will see in Terrassa, she will play a hapless wanderer who discovers magic in a casual and incredible way, at the same time as the audience. http://www.joanaandreu.com
Marimar (Catalonia)
Nothing escapes him in the artistic world. Graduated in classical dance and choreography from the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona, actress and, of course, magician. He has collaborated in different shows and television programs, such as This is magic or The history of magic. He has participated in many magic congresses and has worked in different plays. We will see her transformed in Chaplín, a number in which she plays this endearing character who appears on stage as a magician.
Claire Perrine (Chile)
He has extensive international training as a magician (he has taken classes in Chile, the United States and France) and has won several awards for his shows. He won the Flasoma 2006 award for the show Dama Blanca, a magical journey that seeks true human nature and the value of friendship. He will also be in charge of surprising the youngest spectators of the Festival with the number La Panterita.
http://www.magacotillon.cl
Teia Moner (Catalonia)
She has more than 27 years of experience as a marionette expert, magician and actress. She has trained all over the world to improve as an artist and is one of the most recognized marionette actresses in Spain. His productions are full of originality and have been well received by critics and the public. He received the prizes for Ingenuity and Originality 1996, Rialles 1993 and Xarxa 2000. He has collaborated in television programs such as Sopa de letres, from TVE2, or Vindrem a Sopar, from Catalan regional television, as well as in several theater companies. The number he performs in Terrassa is Minimal Magic, a show of magic, objects and marionettes without words aimed especially at adults. A parody of magic or an innovative way of doing magic, yes, with very small characters, the hands, who do this discipline without realizing it. Appearances, disappearances, levitations, manipulation of devices... but all on a small scale. She is the creator and artistic director of the Festival.
www.teiamoner.com
Teresa Gutsens
She will be the Magical Lady of Honor of the Festival. She has dedicated her whole life to magic with her husband, José María Ferrandiz, who died seven years ago. Together they formed the famous duo Los Mágicus and ran a magic shop in Barcelona to distribute dreams to the public. Both received the Mágio Merit Medal in 1088 by the National Council of the Spanish Society of Illusionism. Teresa is 78 years old, but she continues to amaze with tricks.