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The living tradition of post-show gatherings at La Cate

When the house lights come up at Sala La Cate, something happens that audiences in Catalonia have quietly valued for generations. Rather than shuffling toward…

Inside the Rehearsal Spaces of Figueres Dance Troupes

Dance does not arrive on stage fully formed. It begins in studios, in converted halls, in borrowed rooms with taped-down marks on linoleum. For the dance…

The making of our seasonal brochures: a marketing team perspective

Our brochures remain central to how we share the season with our community. Even with a website, social channels, and a busy box office, the printed brochure…

Moving big theatrical sets between venues requires careful choreography of its own

Moving a full-scale theatrical set from one venue to another is rarely as simple as loading it onto a truck. Behind every successful tour lies a chain of…

Why we choose subtitles when we screen international films

At Figueres a Escena, every film we programme passes through a careful editorial filter before it reaches our screens in Teatre El Jardí and Sala La Cate. We…

A Day at Our Theatre School From Warm Up to Final Bow

The doors of ATEB, our training branch of Figueres a Escena, swing open well before the first class bell rings. Parents drop children in the arcaded streets…

How Catalan Folklore Shapes Theatre In Figueres

Catalan folklore carries the memory of villages, city streets, harvests, saints’ days and shared celebrations. It lives in music, dance, costume, storytelling…

Behind the Curtain: Training Front-of-House for High-Volume Nights

The lobby fills quickly. Doors open at 7:30, and within minutes the team is guiding patrons to their seats, answering questions in three languages, and keeping…

Running a festival from behind the calling sheet

There's a particular tiredness that settles in after day ten of a festival in Australia. By then the company manager has driven between Adelaide and Melbourne…

Behind the Counter: A Profile of Our Longest-Serving Box Office Staff

For more than three decades, Montserrat has welcomed patrons through the doors of Teatre El Jardí and Sala La Cate, scanning tickets, recommending shows, and…