Bibiana Puigdefàbregas

scenographer

Curriculum

 

Bibiana Puigdefàbregas i Sagristà
Scenographer
bibianapuigdefabregas@gmail.com

Studies

  • Higher degree in Dramatic Art, specialisation of Scenography, from the Institut del Teatre de la Diputació de Barcelona
  • Course of Pedagogical Adaptation of Visual Education of Barcelona University.

 

Stage Designs

  • Le congrès ne marche pas, by La Calòrica in co-production with the Teatre Lliure and the Centro Dramático Nacional. Dramaturgy by Joan Yago and directed by Israel Solà. Presented at the Teatre Lliure de Gràcia in September 2023.
  • Contracciones, directed by Israel Solà and presented at the Pavón Theater in Madrid in January 2023.
  • Acte d’entrega del Premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes a Antònia Vincens, directed by Israel Solà and presented at the Palau de la Música Catalana in June 2022.
  • Mata’m psicosi, by Dolors Miquel, directed by Israel Solà and presented at the Palau de la Música Catalana in June 2022.
  • Macbett, by Eugène Ionesco, translated and directed by Ramón Simó and premiered in the Sala Petita of the National Theatre of Catalonia in March 2022.
  • La malaltia, idea and creation by Juan Carlos Martel Bayod, premiered in the Sala Fabià Puigserver of the Teatre Lliure, in March 2021.
  • Afanys d’amors perduts, by William Shakespeare, directed by Pere Planella and premiered at the Sala Petita of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in January 2019. Designed with Adelina Casanova (UDEU Arquitectes).
  • La Fortuna de Sílvia, by Josep Maria de Sagarra, directed by Jordi Prat i Coll and premiered at the Sala Petita of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in November 2016.
  • La importància de dir-se Frank, by Oscar Wilde, directed by Emilià Carilla and premiered at the Teatre Akadèmia in December 2015.
  • Troianes 15, based on the play by Jean-Paul Sartre. Production by the Company La Pell directed by Anna Estrada and premiered at the Teatre Akadèmia in October 2015.
  • Mots pel ritual d’Electra, directed by Jordi Coca and premiered at the Sala Tallers of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in April 2015.
  • Cosi fun tutti, directed by Carol López and premiered at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in the framework of the Petit Liceu in October 2012.
  • Petits crims conjugals, by Eric-Emanuel Schmitt, directed by Xicu Masó and premiered at the Teatre Romea in January 2011.
  • Tres dones i un llop,by Javier Daulte, directed by Carol López and premiered at La Villarroel in March 2010.
  • Boulevard, created and directed by Carol López and premiered at La Villarroel in November 2009.
  • Presentation ceremony of the Catalan National Awards 2009. Event directed by Carol López in October 2009.
  • L’home dels Coixins, by Martin McDonagh, directed by Xicu Masó and premiered at the Espai Lliure of the Teatre Lliure in January 2009.
  • La Dama de Reus, by Ambrosi Carrió, directed by Ramon Simó and premiered at the Sala Petita of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in November 2008.
  • Diaris d’Adam i Eva, by Mark Twain, directed by Xicu Masó and premiered at the Club Capitol in October 2008.
  • Converses amb ma mare, by Jordi Galceran, directed by Josep Maria Mestres and premiered at the Club Capitol in September 2008.
  • Germanes, by Carol López, premiered at La Villarroel in Barcelona in the framework of 2008.

    Nominated for the Max Award 2008 for best stage design.

  • L’aigua, based on stories by Jesús Moncada, directed by Xico Masó and premiered at the Teatre Alegria in Terrassa in October 2007, at the Festival Temporada Alta 2007 and at the Sala Muntaner in Barcelona.
  • Arcàdia, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Ramon Simó and premiered at the Sala Petita of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in May 2007.
  • Der fliegende Holländer, by Richard Wagner, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in April 2007.
  • European House, production created by the company of the Teatre Lliure directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the same theatre in December 2005. Stage design with Sebastià Brosa.

    Butaca Award 2006 for best stage design.

  • Ricard III, by William Shakespeare, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Festival de Teatro Clásico de Almagro in July 2005.

  • Fuente Ovejuna, by Lope de Vega, directed by Ramon Simó and premiered at the Sala Gran of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in April 2005.

  • Santa Joana dels escorxadors, by Bertold Brecht, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Teatre Grec in the framework of the Grec-Fòrum Ciutat Festival in June 2004.

    A show that toured throughout Spain and Europe, including premieres in theatres such as the Berliner Ensemble.

  • Calígula, by Albert Camus, directed by Ramon Simó and premiered at the Sala Petita of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in April 2004.

  • Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Sala Fabià Puigserver of the Teatre Lliure in November 2003.

    Nominated for the Butaca Award 2004 for best stage design.

  • El Cancionero de Palacio, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Festival de Peralada in August 2003.

  • Àrea privada de caça, by Enric Nolla, directed by Rafel Duran and premiered at the Sala Tallers of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya within the T6 Project in March 2003.

  • L’aparador, by Victòria Szpunberg, directed by Toni Casares and premiered at the Sala Tallers of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya within the T6 Project in February 2003.

  • Excés, by Neil Labutte, directed by Magda Puyo and premiered at the Sala Tallers of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya within the T6 Project in January 2003.

  • Juli Cèsar, by William Shakespeare, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Teatre Lliure de Gràcia in November 2002.

    This show toured throughout Spain and Europe.

    Nominated for the Butaca Award 2003 for best stage design.

  • Suzuki I i II, by Alexei Xipenko, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Sala Fabià Puigserver of the Teatre Lliure in December 2001.

  • Ganivets a les gallines, by David Harrower, directed by Antonio Simón Rodríguez and premiered at the Sala Tallers of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in October 2001.

  • Woyzeck, by Georg Büchner, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Teatre Romea in the framework of the Grec Festival 2001.

  • Les variacions Goldberg, by Georges Tabori, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Sala Tallers of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya in January 2001. 

  • Titus Andrònic, by William Shakespeare, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Teatre Zorrilla in Badalona in the framework of the Grec Festival 2000.

  • Un cop baix, by Richard Dresser, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Sitges International Theatre Festival 2000 and at the Sala Beckett the same year.

  • El criat, by Robin Maugham, directed by Mario Gas and premiered at the Mercat de les Flors in 2000. Stage design with Mario Gas and Quico Gutiérrez.

  • No és tan fàcil, by Paco Mir, directed by Josep Maria Mestres and premiered at the Club Capitol in December 1999.

  • La màquina d’aigua, by David Mamet, directed by Àlex Rigola and premiered at the Sitges International Theatre Festival 1999 and at the Sala Beckett in December 1999.

  • Leonce i Lena, by Georg Büchner, directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf, premiered at the Sitges International Theatre Festival 1998 and at the Teatre Joventut within the programme of the Grec Festival 1998.

  • Cançons d’Alabama, by Gerard Vàzquez, directed by Robert Torres and premiered at the Versus Teatre in March 1998.

 

Stage Directions

  • Músiques d’arbre, premiered at Auditori de Barcelona, 2011.  Musical direction by Jordi Fàbregas. Stage direction and design signed with Alfred Casas.

 

Exhibition Designs

  • EXVOTS, el camí, la promesa i el destí, curated by Eliseu Carbonell with the collaboration of the Amics de les Arts. Museu de Sant Pol de Mar, October 2024.

  • Cants de Sirena, curated by Eliseu Carbonell and opened in November 2019 at the Barcelona Maritime Museum. Designed with Adelina Casanova (Udeu Arquitectes)

  • CUBA, de colònia a nova república, opened in November 2018 at the Museum of the Monastery of Sant Cugat. Designed with Adelina Casanova (UDEU Arquitectes)

 

Teaching

Institut del teatre

Since 2007 she has been professor of Scenography at the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona Provincial Council, attached to the Department of Scenography. She has taught subjects such as:

Stage Design Project

Performance Space aimed at Direction and Playwriting students 

Performance Space for students of the Higher School of Dance

Performance Internships 

Scenography Laboratories

Director of the Department of Scenography at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona (2009-2013)

Head of the specialisation of Scenography at the Institut del Teatre and member of the management team of the Higher School of Dramatic Art (ESAD) (2013-17 and 2020-23)

Universitat de les Arts de Targu Mures (Rumania)

30-hour course in Scenography LANDSCAPES IN ACTION, taught at the University of Arts of Targu Mures between May 27 and June 1, 2024.

Centro Cultural Juan de Salazar de Asunción (Paraguai) / ACEID

20-hour course in Scenography LANDSCAPE AND ACTION , taught at the Juan de Salazar Center between October 6 and 17, 2023.

The program included two conferences, one taught at the Juan de Salazar Center itself, and the other at the Instituto Superior de Bellas Artes de Asunción.

ICUB. Programa CONNEXIONS – Batxillerats Artístics Escènics
Training sessions on scenography held in six secondary education institutes in Barcelona (Barri Besòs, Vila de Gràcia, Milà i Fontanals, Vall d’Hebron, Poeta Maragall, and Picasso), within the framework of the CONNEXIONS – Baccalaureate Arts Scenics program of the ICUB. Academic years 21-22 and 22-23

Fundació BUNKA. RCR Arquitectes

Scenography workshop given jointly with Albert Pascual at the Espai Barberí of RCR Arquitectes from 22 July to 3 August 2019.

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

Intensive course on Performance Space taught for three years from 2007 to 2010, within the framework of the University Specialist in Theatre and the Performing Arts Programme of the University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Fine Arts.

Teatro San Martín de Buenos Aires

Stage and Costume Design course From Wording to Form at the Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires in November, with Marta Rafa Serra, costume designer. November 2006.

Màster Espais Efímers de l’ETSAB

Lectures for the postgraduate students in the master’s degree “Ephemeral Spaces”, ETSAB (Higher Technical School of Architecture) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, during the academic year 2002-03.

 

Curated Works

 

  • Curator appointed by the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona Provincial Council for the exhibitions and activities representing Catalonia at the Quadriennal d’Escenografia de Praga del 2019.

    This participation received one of the three awards of the international jury of the quadrennial PQ2019 Award for Best Exhibition of Countries and Regions.

  • Curator appointed by the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona Provincial Council for the exhibitions and activities representing Catalonia at the Quadriennal d’Escenografia de Praga del 2015.

 

Participation in congresses or symposiums

  • Conferència El món escenogràfic de la literatura de Palau i Fabre, realitzada l’1 de maig del 2021 a la Fundació Palau dins del cicle Josep Palau i Fabre. Retrat Inacabat.

  • Speaker on the course Paisatge i Acció organised by the CCCB and the Institut del Teatre (2017-18).

  • Participation as speaker in the symposium Porous Borders organised by the Artistic Direction of the PQ’19.

  • Participation as speaker in the symposium organised by the PQ in the framework of 2016 for conceiving and organising the PQ’19. The content of the talk was selected for publication in the journal Theatre and Performance Design, published by the Prague Quadrennial and Taylor and Francis Group (April 2016).

  • Participation as speaker in the Congreso Internacional de Escenografia de Tandil (Buenos Aires),organized by INDEES (Instituto de Estudios Escenográficos en Artes Escénicas y Audiovisuales),  May 2016.

 

Awards and nominations

  • PQ2019 Award for Best Exhibition of Countries and Regions, for the installation PROSPECTIVE ACTIONS presented by Catalonia in the Countries and Regions section of the PQ’19. It is a project led by the Institut del Teatre, curated by Marta Rafa and Bibiana Puigdefàbregas, and designed by Laura Clos, Pau Masaló, Xesca Salvà and Marc Villanueva. 
  • Nominated for Max Award for best stage design 2009 for Germanes, directed by Carol López
  • Butaca Award for best stage design 2006, for European House, directed by Àlex Rigola
  • Nominated for the Butaca Award 2004 for best stage design for Glengarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet, directed by Àlex Rigola
  • Nominated for the Butaca Award 2003 for best stage design for Juli Cèsar, by William Shakespeare, directed by Àlex Rigola.