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Candidates for the XXII Max Performing Arts Awards


Candidates for the XXII Max Performing Arts Awards

A total of 119 shows of the 358 registered have been selected

The voting process for the Max Prize of the Public is opened until April 30

Candidate list (PDF)

The Organizing Committee of the Max Performing Arts Awards announces through this announcement the candidates for the 19 contest categories of the 22nd edition of these awards organized by the SGAE Foundation, whose purpose is to stimulate and reward the talent of the professionals of the Theater and Dance of our country, in addition to the promotion of the shows of the season.

A total of 119 shows of the 358 registered they have been selected to participate as candidates in the 22nd edition of the Max Performing Arts Awards, as they have decided, in this first phase, the three territorial juries (Madrid, Catalonia and Autonomous Communities) appointed by the Organizing Committee.

After the first phase of selection, a court formed by the three presidents of the territorial juries, four personalities of the Performing Arts and a member of the Organizing Committee, will be in charge of deciding the finalists of the 19 categories that compete for the 22nd edition of the Max Performing Arts Awards.

The Organizing Committee of the 22nd edition of the Max Performing Arts Awards is composed of Ana Graciani, president of the SGAE Foundation, Pilar Jurado, institutional director of Performing Arts of the SGAE Foundation, the playwrights Eduardo Galán, Yolanda García Serrano, Juan Luis Mira, Paloma Pedrero and the choreographer María Pagés (members of the School of Great Law of the SGAE).

Opening of the Public Max Award

In addition, the Max Awards Organizing Committee announces, coinciding with the official publication of the candidates, the opening of the voting period for the Max Prize of the Public. This award will recognize, for the second year in a row, this season's favorite show for Performing Arts fans from among all the candidates competing in the 22nd edition of the Max Awards.

The mobile and online application #VotaMax will register the scores from today and until April 30. This special prize allows theater lovers to qualify each of the 119 candidate shows in the categories of theater, dance, music or lyric, street, revelation and for children, youth or family.

#VotaMax It is available on the Max Awards website, Android and iOs. Among all the participants, two trips will be drawn for two people -including entrance, travel and accommodation-, to attend the 22nd edition of the Max Awards as a public. This special prize is added to the Max Award of Honor, to Max Amateur or Social Character and to the 19 categories to contest and will be made public once the voting deadlines are completed.

About the Max Awards

Organized by the SGAE Foundation since 1998, the Max Awards, whose prize is designed by the poet and artist Joan Brossa (Barcelona-1919/1999), promoter of one of the renewing collectives of post-war Spanish art, have been consolidated as over these years as the broadest recognition in the field of Performing Arts in the Spanish State, reaching a growing number of followers and arousing the interest of companies of all types and throughout the national territory. In its last edition, held on June 18, 2018 at the Cartuja Center CITE in Seville, 3,370 professionals attended and 394 shows were registered.

These awards celebrate 23 years keeping their three special awards: Max honor award, which will distinguish the trajectory of a person who for his contribution, delivery and defense of the Performing Arts, the Max Amateur or Social Prize, which encompasses projects in favor of integration and social projection and to amateur companies with an outstanding contribution to Performing Arts, and Max Public Award, that will be granted to the show that obtains the greater number of votes of the public through the online application #VotaMax.

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Valladolid will be the scene of the Max 2019 Awards


Valladolid will be the scene of the Max 2019 Awards

The award ceremony will take place next May 20 at the Teatro Calderón

It is the first time that Castilla y León hosts these awards

The motto of the gala will be the party of freedom

The SGAE Foundation announced today at a press conference the Stage in which will take place the XXII edition of the Max Awards for Performing Arts, the greatest recognition of the talent of the theater and dance professionals of our country. The tables of the Calderón Theater in Valladolid will host the awards ceremony that will take place on May 20.

The SGAE Foundation and the City Council of Valladolid have signed a collaboration agreement for this edition. In the meeting with media, the mayor of Pucelano, Óscar Puente, pointed out that "the presence of the Max Awards in Valladolid was a must. It's the first time it's been held here, but we've amply demonstrated that we're a theater city. "

On the other hand, Ana Graciani, president of the SGAE Foundation, has highlighted the support of the session: "It is essential that public institutions are involved in the development of culture, which is a basic foundation for the growth of a country." In addition, Graciani has highlighted the motto of this gala: the party of freedom.

"This year we want to celebrate – so that we do not forget for a moment – that the philosopher's stone of creation, the only way for the scenic act to be something sublime, is freedom. That's why we call this celebration of freedom. To be very aware that a society without full freedom in its artistic expressions, is condemned to be a sick society, "he stressed.

Finally, José María Viteri, artistic director of the Teatro Calderón, said: "We thank the SGAE Foundation for having had our theater precisely in celebration of the 20th anniversary of its reopening, recognizing the important work done by this municipal theater, its stable programming and high quality ". And he concluded: "Being the headquarters of the Max Awards is a prize in itself and also a recognition for the public from Valladolid. I think together, SGAE Foundation, Max Awards and Calderón Theater of Valladolid, we can make an unforgettable work. "

In the act of presentation, Graciani and Puente have signed the agreement of collaboration between both entities. The event was also attended by Ana Redondo, Councilor for Culture and Tourism of the City Council of Valladolid and Rubén Gutiérrez, general director of the SGAE Foundation.

For the first time, the Max in Castilla y León

The itinerant character of the Max Awards has taken them throughout its 21 editions through different theaters of the Spanish geography. However, it is the first time that the Festival of the Performing Arts comes to Castile and León, a community that has received more than a dozen Max Awards.

Thus, it is worth mentioning the work of Lola Herrera, who received the Max de Honor Prize in 2016 and the Max for Best Actress She stars in 2006 for Solas; Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, winner of a Max also in 2006 for his work in A Electra, feels well the mourning, or Concha Velasco, who picked his own as producer of the musical Hello, Dolly! in 2002.

Also the scenographer Elisa Sanz who, since 2005, has won seven Max Awards for Best Costume Design and Scenography; José Luis Alonso de Santos, who received the Max Award for Best Theater Work Adaptation in 2005; the company Puppets of Maria Parrato, which won the Max Award for Best Children's Show in 2007, the actor Nacho Sánchez, who won the Best Actor award last year, or two Max Awards for Revelation for Teatro Corsario and Rayuela Producciones Theaters, in 2007 and 2011, respectively.

The Spanish Performing Arts have outstanding professionals from Castilla y León such as Fernando Cayo, Roberto Enríquez, Juan Antonio Quintana, Veronica Ronda, Óscar de la Fuente, Roberto Chapu, Pablo Rodríguez, Inés Acebes, Beatrice Fulconis and Lola Eiffel.

Other cities such as Seville, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Cordoba, Guadalajara, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid, Valencia, Vigo or Zaragoza have also received these awards in previous editions.

From left to right: Ana Graciani, president of the SGAE Foundation, Óscar Puente, mayor of Valladolid, Ana Redondo, councilor for Culture and Tourism of Valladolid, and José María Viteri, artistic director of the Calderón Theater.

On February 14, announcement of the candidates for the XXII edition

In this XXII edition of the Max Awards a total of 359 registered shows and more than 3000 Performing Arts professionals attended. It will be next February 14th when the candidates of this edition are announced.

Organized by the SGAE Foundation, the most prestigious Performing Arts awards in the national sphere celebrate 22 years, maintaining their three special awards: Max honor award, which will distinguish the trajectory of a person by his contribution, delivery and defense of the Performing Arts, the Max Amateur or Social Prize, which encompasses projects in favor of integration and social projection and to amateur companies with an outstanding contribution to Performing Arts, and Max Public Award, that will be granted to the show that obtains the greater number of votes of the public through the online application #VotaMax.

In recent years, the Max Performing Arts Awards have established themselves as the benchmarks of the sector, reaching a growing number of followers and attracting the interest of companies of all types and throughout the national territory. In its last edition, held on June 18, 2018 at the Cartuja Center CITE in Seville, 3,370 professionals attended and 394 shows were registered.

About the Max Awards

Organized by the SGAE Foundation since 1998, the Max Awards, whose prize is designed by the poet and artist Joan Brossa (Barcelona-1919/1999), promoter of one of the renewing collectives of post-war Spanish art, have been consolidated as over these years as the broadest recognition in the field of Performing Arts in the Spanish State.

The organizing committee of the 22nd edition of the Max Performing Arts Awards is composed of Ana Graciani, president of the SGAE Foundation, Pilar Jurado, institutional director of Performing Arts of the SGAE Foundation, the playwrights Eduardo Galán, Yolanda García Serrano, Juan Luis Mira, Paloma Pedrero and the choreographer María Pagés (members of the School of Great Law of the SGAE).

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Gustavo Pernas passes away


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Gustavo Pernas passes away

Died this October 29, was one of the fundamental referents of Galician theater authorship

The viveirense Gustavo Pernas Cora (1959-2018) died on October 29 at 59 years of age. Considered one of the clearest exponents of the contemporary Galician dramaturgy, he joined the SGAE in 1996 with the number 56,205. He left about 20 works registered with a high level of quality and characterized by a look of his own and a strong social commitment. Founder of the company Áncora Producións with his partner, Ánxela G. Abalo, made his author's job compatible with that of producer, stage director and actor.

The work of Pernas Cora as a playwright has been distinguished over the years with multiple awards and recognitions, among which we should highlight two consecutive Max Awards for Best Theatrical Text in Galician for Zebra Crossing (2006) and Final Film (2007, ex aequo). Other works were awarded at the María Casares Awards, Rafael Dieste Prize, Álvaro Cunqueiro Prize, Roberto Vidal Bolaño Prize or Literary Fervenzas Award, among other contests.

The authors and editors of the SGAE regret the loss of Gustavo Pernas Cora, a theater man, and join the pain of his family and loved ones. On the night of this October 30 (8:30 pm) there will be a farewell ceremony at the Albia funeral home in A Coruña.

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Max Awards opens the registration phase of shows for its 22nd edition


Max Awards opens the registration phase of shows for its 22nd edition

The call will remain open until November 30, 2018 for all shows premiered since December 2017

Today, Wednesday, October 24, the beginning of 22nd edition of the Max Performing Arts Awards with the opening of the registration period of shows premiered or on tour from December 2017 to December 2018 and to the professionals who have made them in their different artistic and technical aspects.

In the case of theatrical shows, street performances or for children, youth or family audiences, these must have made a minimum of eight performances and have another seven scheduled before June 30, 2019, both nationally and internationally.

The productions that want to participate in the Max 2019 Awards will be able to register their candidacy until November 30, 2018, including those that are scheduled to premiere before December 15th. Likewise, the 19 contest categories are maintained.

The shows may be candidates in one or two consecutive editions of the Max Awards. They may compete for a second edition those shows on tour that, having made a minimum of thirty performances in the second year, have not been finalists in the first edition they attended.

Organized by the SGAE Foundation, the most prestigious Performing Arts prizes of the national scope celebrate 23 years maintaining their three special prizes: Max honor award, which will distinguish the trajectory of a person who for his contribution, delivery and defense of the Performing Arts, the Max Amateur or Social Prize, which encompasses projects in favor of integration and social projection and to amateur companies with an outstanding contribution to Performing Arts, and Max Public Award, that will be granted to the show that obtains the greater number of votes of the public through the online application #VotaMax.

Madrid, October 24, 2018
Organizing Committee of the Max Awards
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Víctor Ullate's dance company celebrates its 30th anniversary


The Aragonese interpreter and choreographer says goodbye to the scenarios

National Dance Award (1989), Max de Honor Award (2008) and Gold Medal for Merit at Work (2016), is considered the Spanish dancer with the most international projection of all time

Throughout his professional career he has devoted himself to teaching and pedagogy

The dancer and choreographer Víctor Ullate he says goodbye to the stages after more than half a life dancing. And he does it in a very special way: commemorating the 30th anniversary of the creation of his own dance company in 1988. The Teatros del Canal de Madrid host until September 9th the show "Thirty Years of Dance", in which the training reviews its most emblematic creations for more than three hours. A feature that includes fragments of classics like Carmen, Coppélia or Samsara, with music from Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi or Bizet.

Teacher, choreographer and director

Member of the SGAE since 1983 as choreographer, has registered in the entity more than fifty works. Víctor Ullate Andrés (Zaragoza, 1947), considered by Maurice Béjart As one of the most complete dancers of this century, he has been the Spanish dancer with the greatest international projection of all time. His extraordinary classical technique, inculcated by María de Ávila, and his great love of dance, endowed him with an exceptional vocation and will that made him stand out as a soloist very soon. He began his professional career in the XX Century Ballet, under the direction of Maurice Béjart, in which he remained for fourteen years. Notable among its main roles is played in Gaîté Parisienne, created for him by Béjart on his own biography, where he gave life to Béjart himself.

In 1979, the Spanish government entrusted him with the formation of a classical ballet company; the first in the country. Later, in 1983, he created the school that bears his name "Víctor Ullate Dance Center"; turning in teaching and pedagogy. National Dance Award (1989), Gold Medal for Merit at Work (2016), It was MAX Honor Award in the year 2008.

From now on, Ullate will devote herself with passion to a new stage in her life and in ballet: the creation of the House of Dance for underprivileged children ("the dream of her life", in her own words).

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VI Meeting of Authors with Translators


SGAE Foundation, the Association of Theater Authors and Authors (AAT) and the National Dramatic Center-INAEM, in collaboration with Spanish Cultural Action (AC / E) and its Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE) convene the VI Meeting of Authors with Translators to be held within the framework of the XIX edition of the International Theater Book Fair at the Valle-Inclán Theater, headquarters of the National Drama Center (Plazuela de Ana Diosdado s / n), from November 1 to 4, 2018.

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Open the call for the II Dance ShowEñe


The deadline for submitting applications remains open until September 10, 2018

The SGAE Foundation launches the second edition of Dance, initiative that aims at the internationalization of contemporary Spanish dance. The sample will be held on days November 22, 23 and 24, 2018 at the Párraga Center in Murcia.

For this reason, the SGAE Foundation opens a public call addressed to:

• All SGAE associate choreographers.
• Spanish contemporary dance companies that do not have any member choreographer from SGAE, use choreographic repertoire registered in SGAE in 100% of their performances. The maximum number of members of the company must be 5 people.

During these days, choreographers and Spanish contemporary dance companies will offer choreographic representations, with a maximum duration of 50 minutes, to the audience, which will include different directors and programmers of European festivals interested in knowing the reality of Spanish dance. In addition, meetings will be organized between festival directors and European dance programmers, invited by Fundación SGAE, and representatives of choreographers and companies. In this edition, the Centro Párraga de Murcia collaborates with the exhibition.

The objectives of this program are: to directly promote the dance of our country, encourage the participation of Spanish dance companies in festivals, promote international tours for SGAE choreographers and promote meetings and the exchange of experiences and knowledge among professionals of the sector (choreographers, artists, representatives, programmers, festival directors, etc.) of our country and the rest of Europe.

The deadline for submitting applications ends on September 10, 2018.

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Call: Women who meet


The deadline for submitting applications remains open until October 1, 2018

The SGAE Foundation, through the Territorial Council of the SGAE in Madrid and in collaboration with De50 up, launches the second exhibition of dramatized stories about theatrical works with female characters over 50 as protagonists: Women who meet. This initiative arises with the purpose of promoting the works of dramatic authors and promoting the inclusion of leading roles for women with more than 5 decades of life.

For this reason, the SGAE Foundation opens a public call addressed to all authors and dramatic authors who are members of the General Society of Authors and Publishers who have their domicile in the Community of Madrid.

Each author may enter a maximum of three original theatrical texts, written in Spanish, provided that they are performed by at least one woman over 50 years old. The deadline for submitting applications remains open until October 1, 2018.

The three chosen theatrical texts will be adapted to monologues that will summarize these works from the point of view of the protagonist woman older than fifty years. These monologues will be read in a cycle that will be held in the Sala Berlanga (C / Andrés Mellado, 53. Madrid) during December 2018.

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'The theater is read in the Berlanga'. Selected works


Divertimento of Manuel Néctor Ortega; Essence of Ignacio García May; White on white of Luis Fernando de Julián; 165 songs of Francisco Javier Suárez Y The real life of Nacho López Murriaare the five works selected to participate in the fourth edition of the dramatized reading cycle The theater is read in the Berlanga.

This initiative, promoted by the SGAE Foundation through the Territorial Council of the SGAE in Madrid, aims to support the creation of new dramatic texts by the authors / partners of the SGAE of the city of Madrid.

The jury, meeting in Madrid on July 13, has selected the five works -of a total of 53 original works that have attended the call- that are part of the fourth cycle The theater is read in the Berlanga, which will take place in the Sala Berlanga (C / Andrés Mellado, 53. Madrid) of the September 22nd to 26th.

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The Author Institute publishes a legal guide for choreographers and dance companies


The work addresses practical legal aspects of the profession such as taxation, Social Security or the copyright of these creators

The Author Institute just published the Legal and practical guide for choreographers and their dance companies, of Eva Moraga Guerrero,specialist lawyer in the dance sector. The work is aimed at those who want to be choreographers and create their own dance company or who, already being so, need clear guidance on the essential professional aspects for the successful development of their profession. In addition, it offers a complete overview of the key elements in the career and trajectory of choreographers, from their training to the concrete steps they must take to dedicate themselves professionally to it.

Throughout its pages, all the legal aspects of the profession are explained in detail, including taxation, Social Security and copyright; as well as all the phases of the work of the choreographer and a dance company: production, distribution, financing, marketing and promotion, the dissemination and development of audiences and the conservation and preservation of their work.

It is the fourth volume of the collection " Legal guides of the cultural industries", Edited by the Author Institute, integrated by the "Legal and financial Guide of Music in Spain" (2014); the "Legal and Financial Guide to the Performing Arts" (2012) and the "Legal and film financing guide in Spain"(2011).

The official presentation of the guide will take place this coming July 4th (11:30 am) at the Room of the Mural of the Palace of the Madraza (Granada), within the framework of International Festival of Music and Dance of Granada,one of the most important cultural events and one of the most traditional festivals within Spanish territory.

They will intervene:

– Eva Moraga Guerrero(the author)

– Jorge Sánchez Somolinos(Manager of the Scenic Arts Department of the SGAE)

– Álvaro Díez Alfonso(Coordinator of the Author Institute)

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR INSTITUTE?

The Institute of Copyright is an association dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of the study of Intellectual Propertyand collaboration in the development, expansion and improvement of its regulations, with special attention to European and Latin American areas.

It was created in 2005 by the General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE)and its activities include publishing, teaching, dissemination (through the organization of seminars and conferences on matters related to intellectual property) and also the development and maintenance of research assistance tools.

To acquire a copy: in bookstoresor on digital platforms in Epub format

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