La Higuera de la Poca Vergüenza
Creative, artistic and social space for the creation of a School of Performing Arts
Creative, artistic and social space for the creation of a School of Performing Arts in which courses and classes in theatre, dance, painting and music are taught; together with the official headquarters of the multidisciplinary professional artistic company "La Higuera de la Poca Vergüenza" dedicated to theatre, animation, dance and education.
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The cultural initiative of the company was born from the desire to bring the performing arts closer to the citizens: through a school of artistic training and a programme of different kinds of shows, the aim is to offer a wide range of artistic and cultural activities that are capable, on the one hand, of attracting an audience that is not interested in the arts and, on the other hand, to provide the centre of the municipality with a space with its own identity where the plastic and playful manifestations of an emerging group of artists geographically close to each other can have a place.
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In the search for an infrastructure located in a strategic position to achieve its objective, the company acquired an old industrial building in the centre of the town.
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With a low budget coupled with a large investment in facilities for programmatic and technical requirements, the intervention is approached as if it were a makeover operation:
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- Strategies for the reuse of all the existing elements in the building: there was an interior construction used for storage and stockpiling that became the part that would house a small office, an office and a toilet on the ground floor; and storage and a technical sound room on the first floor. .
- Recycling of materials such as wooden boards or polycarbonate plates, in which their placement could be carried out under the condition of make yourself, enabled us to make great economic savings, since most of the credit that was available had to go to the implementation of fire protection installations, ventilation, scenographic elements, lighting and sound. . The stage space is articulated with folding bleachers, capable of transforming the space according to the needs of the activity taking place, and a recycled maritime container as a backdrop for the inclusion of the dressing room and a bathroom for the artists, making it possible to create a stage with two heights. . Ultimately, the project aims to be an engine of cultural and educational change based on the arts, offering innovative and meaningful cultural experiences, as well as alternative and different ways of learning that enrich people's lives and strengthen the community.
