THEATRE FOR AND WITH THE PEOPLE
New theatrical languages through space, movement, mask and collective imagination.
WHAT WE DO
Four ways into Manifesto Poetico
TRANSPOETICO
Create & Collaborate.
Artistic projects. Productions.
Original productions developed with artists, communities and cultural organizations.
OPEN LABORATORIES
Training, research & artistic development.
Intensive laboratories for performers, directors and theatre makers exploring new theatrical languages.
CODIGO ARTISTA
Your practice. Your voice. Your criteria.
A one-to-one process to develop your own creative system and language.
SOLO DELL'ARTE
Mask performance
Bringing our research into mask and Contemporary Commedia dell'Arte directly into encounter with the audience.
PUBLICATIONS - Read our publications.
Our Approach
Central Research
SPATIAL DRAMATURGY
RESEARCH AT THE HEART OF OUR PRACTICE.
We explore how space, imagination and collective creation can become active elements of theatrical language.
Spatial Dramaturgy is the evolving research at the heart of Manifesto Poetico, created by Carlos García Estévez and Paige Allerton.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRACTICE
Carlos García Estévez
Actor · Director · Pedagogue · Researcher
For more than 25 years, Carlos has explored the relationship between the mask, the body, space and the collective imagination, developing an evolving theatrical practice that has been transmitted across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.
25+ Years of Research
25+ Countries
5 Continents
100+ Universities,
theatres & festivals
“He makes theatre that is three-dimensional, bringing depth, perspective and the geometry of daily life to theatre.”
Michael Levine, Scenographer
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CREATE?
Bring Manifesto Poetico to your theatre, school, festival or community.
PRODUCTION & BOOKING
We design tailor-made stage productions,
co-produce original contemporary work.
HOST A LABORATORY
Bring our training to your school, theatre company, or university,
and connect your community with our international network of creators.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Get notifications about our activities.
CREATIVE MENTORSHIP
Develop your artistic language through
a personalized one-to-one process with Carlos.
