Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools explained

Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools (FETABI)
Native Name:Festival de Escuelas de Teatro de Bilbao (FETABI)
Genre:Theatre Festival
Begins:June
Ends:July
Frequency:Annual
Location:Bilbao (Spain)
Country:Spain
Established:2012
First:2012
Participants:Drama schools, universities, professional theatre groups
Organizer:SGAE, SGAE Foundation

The Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools, Bilbao Festival of University Theatre, Bilbao Festival of Drama Schools or simply FETABI festival[1] (In Spanish, Festival de Escuelas de Teatro de Bilbao or Festival de Teatro Universitario de Bilbao, abbreviated as FETABI) is an international university theatre festival that takes place annually in Bilbao,Spain.

The festival is held annually in the city of Bilbao and for around two weeks theater companies and schools (drama schools, universities, ect) from all over Spain and Europe are selected to present their theatrical productions at the festival.

The Festival is organized by the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) and by the SGAE Foundation, in collaboration with other theatrical, cultural and government institutions.

The festival

The Festival was established in 2012, with the aim of promoting theater, theatrical productions and talent in the performing arts.[2] Since its creation, the Festival has been located in the city of Bilbao, at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, as the host theater.[3] The duration of the festival is approximately two weeks, which are usually in the month of June.[4] [5]

At the festival, different theater companies and schools (dramatic art schools, universities, ect) from all over Spain and Europe present their productions and are then selected to exhibit their theatrical productions at the festival. In general, the registration begins during the month of February and the celebration of the festival takes place in the month of June.[6] [7]

The selection committee assesses the theatrical projects presented and chooses twenty participants, which will be selected to represent their theatrical productions during the festival.[8]

Since the year 2017, the festival has occupied the entire Campos Elíseos Theatre in Bilbao, all its halls and auditoriums.[9] All the rooms of the theater welcome different participants and different companies and selected performances.[10] [11]

The Festival is organized by the SGAE and the SGAE Foundation, in collaboration with other entities that also collaborate such as: AISGE (Performing Artists, Intellectual Property Rights Management Entity), Deabru Beltzak Theatre Company,[12] Bilbao City Council, the Ministry of Culture, ...

Participating companies come from all over Spain and Europe. Among those that have participated or participate: Fourth Wall School, the Royal Higher College of Dramatic Art (RESAD), Autonomous University of Madrid, University of Navarra, University of La Rioja, Ánima Eskola School of Drama, Getxo Theatre School (Utopian), Nexo Teatroa, Kabia Laborategia, ...[13] [14]

FETABI Awards

At the end of the festival, taking into account all the theatrical productions and invited companies, selected performances and exhibited performances, different prizes are distributed. In total, there are seven prizes awarded:[15] [16] [17]

In addition, since 2017, the "'FETABI Guest Company Award" has also been awarded (to a guest theatre company). The first time this prize was awarded, the TECU Group of the University of La Rioja was awarded.[18] [19]

International Theatre Festivals

Like the Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools, among other similar international theatre festivals in Europe we have the following ones (among others):

NameEst.CityRegionCountryType
Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools (FETABI)2012BilbaoBasque autonomous communityAnnual
Meeting of European Theatre Academies (META)2015FlorenceTuscanyAnnual
International Theatre Festival (TACT Festival - Festival Internazionale di Teatro)2014TriesteFriuli-Venezia GiuliaAnnual
Moscow Your Chance Festival (Moscow Your Chance International Theatre Festival)MoscowCentral Federal DistrictAnnual
ACT Festival - International Festival for Emerging Performing Artists2004BilbaoBasque autonomous communityAnnual
Vitoria-Gasteiz International Theatre Festival1975Vitoria-GasteizBasque autonomous communityAnnual

See also

Notes and References

  1. Previously it was also called "Bilbao Festival of Performing Arts and Drama Schools and Universities".
  2. Web site: Bilbao celebra su primer festival de teatro universitario . 2022-10-12 . EITB . es.
  3. Web site: Portero . Un reportaje de Andrés . 2015-07-03 . El 'Lezama' del teatro vizcaino . 2022-10-12 . Deia . es.
  4. News: 2013-06-29 . Seis compañías compiten en Bilbao en el II Festival de Teatro Universitario . es . El País . 2022-10-12 . 1134-6582.
  5. Web site: 2012-11-02 . El Campos de Bilbao ofrecerá este domingo la obra ganadora del festival de Teatro Universitario y Escuelas de Teatro . 2022-10-12 . Europa Press.
  6. Web site: Abierta la inscripción para participar en el Festival de Escuelas de Teatro de Bilbao – FETABI 2016 – Unima Federación España . 29 February 2016 . 2022-10-12 . es.
  7. Web site: 20minutos . 2016-02-26 . Abierta la inscripción para participar en el Festival de Escuelas de Teatro de Bilbao - FETABI 2016 . 2022-10-12 . www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias . es.
  8. Web site: 2016-02-26 . Abierta la inscripción para participar en el Festival de Escuelas de Teatro de Bilbao - FETABI 2016 . 2022-10-12 . Europa Press.
  9. Web site: Artezblai . 2017-06-08 . Seleccionados los participantes de FETABI 2017 . 2022-10-12 . Artezblai . es.
  10. Web site: Festival de Escuelas de Teatro de Bilbao (FETABI) archivos . 2022-10-12 . Artezblai . es.
  11. Web site: Correo . El . 2017-06-16 . VI Festival FETABI . 2022-10-12 . agenda.elcorreo.com . es-ES.
  12. Web site: Deabru Beltzak celebra su 25 aniversario con ocho actuaciones en Bizkaia de la mano de la Diputación - Comunicación - Bizkaia.eus . 2022-10-12 . web.bizkaia.eus.
  13. Web site: 2015-06-29 . Los lunes son para el teatro . 2022-10-12 . El Correo . es-ES.
  14. Web site: 2017-06-27 . 'Hamlet' triunfa en FETABI 2017 . 2022-10-12 . www.kulturklik.euskadi.eus . es.
  15. Web site: The fourth edition of the Bilbao Festival of Theatre Schools (FETABI) begins . 27 March 2015 . 2022-10-15 . es.
  16. Web site: Bilboko Antzerki Eskolen Jaialdia martxan dago domekara arte . 2022-10-15 . bizkaie.biz . eu.
  17. Web site: 2017-07-22 . Una actriz tardía pero con premio . 2022-10-15 . Deia . es.
  18. Web site: Premio 'FETABI Cúpula Compañía Invitada' para Grupo TECU . 2022-10-12 . www.unirioja.es.
  19. Web site: 2017-06-14 . Grupo TECU de la UR representa este jueves 'Todo es farsa en este mundo' en el Festival de Escuelas de Teatro de Bilbao . 2022-10-12 . La Vanguardia . es.