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We are atheatre collective that aims to break cultural borders and to extend the theatrical experience to all kind of audiences. With this goal in mind, we devise shows with an accent on physicality. For us, theatre is a vehicle to dream and imagine; like a game where the actor with his body and his voice generates poetic images that transport us to other places. We aim to create the theatre we like to see -- generous and accessible, touching on the themes that move us, and that mobilise us.
Mirage's team
Lázaro:
Direction / Playwright
Quieto todo el mundo:
Direction / Playwright
Quijotadas:
Direction / Playwright
Juan Ayala studied devised theatre in Paris at the Jacques Lecoq International School. Also in Paris his formation included corporal-mime at Hippocampe mime school (technique Decroux). He completed his training in London at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA). Juan is also a qualified architect from the University of Madrid. He studied installation at Geneva university of Beaux Arts where he spent a year finishing architecture. He Studied life model drawing at the Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid. His theatrical training also includes creative circus course with Nuyeng Lang and puppet devising with José Luis Luque.
He has worked as director and writer in the shows: Geometric Ballet (Performance for Amarte Exhibition, Madrid, 2004), La Cuerda and Mécanism@ (Lembranza foundation. Madrid, 2005-2006), Astuntxiri Show (Fringe Festival. Edinburgh,Scotland 2006 ), The Gravity Project (East Midlands Tour, England, 2007-2008),DKDEN_t (Teatre de la Bona Sort, Barcelona, 2008) and I always forget something(COAM Foundation, Madrid, 2008). Directs, writes and performs Simultaneo, opening show of the Spanish pavilion at the Biennale di Architetura di Venezia 2004.
As an actor he has worked on the shows: Out of chaos (First Prize ACT festival 2008,Bilbao, Fringe Festival 2009, Edinburgh), Rooftops (VI Journées théâtrales de Chefchaouen, Morocco, 2007) Fando et Lis, Fernando Arrabal (Théâtre du Temps, 2009, Paris) Hyppolitus, Timberlake Wartenbaker version (National Tour in England 2009), TheHarbour with Limbik Theatre (Rural Tour in England, 2008) El Público F. G. Lorca(National tour, 2006), and Sopar de Nadal of the catalan company La Guapa Teatre (Sala Muntaner, 2009, Barcelona).
His credits as designer include: Call Center (Teatre del Raval, Barcelona, 2007-2008) Genius (National Library, Barcelona, 2009) Attention Peinture Fraiche (Déjazet Théâtre,Paris, 2006).
As a practitioner and teacher, Juan has taught workshops in devised theatre in different places, including: Errachidia (Morocco), Welimborough (England), Bilbao (school BAI), Viveiro (Galicia), Malaga (Centro- Eurolatino Americano de Juventud), Athens (kinitiras Studio), and Manheim (theatre Tig7).