Alejandro Postigo

Director

Alejandro is a theatre artist and researcher, recently awarded a PhD at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London) with a thesis in ‘Intercultural Adaptation of Copla’. He is leader of HisPanic Breakdown, a young theatre collective with works such as ‘Men on the Verge of a HisPanic Breakdown’ (USA, 2009), ‘Wondering Thoughts’ (Bangkok, 2014) and ‘The Copla Musical’ (2014-21), recently seen in Birmingham, London, Barcelona, Seville, Prague, Bulgaria and Bolivia (www.thecoplamusical.com). Alejandro was part of the West End cast of ‘In The Heights’, TV sitcom ‘Episodes’ (BBC) and regularly collaborates with the Royal Ballet since 2012.

Credits

WRITER/DEVISER/PERFORMER. The Copla Musical
2021, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, UK
2019, Tristan Bates Theatre, London, UK
2018, Webber Douglas Studio, London, UK
2017, CENIT, Seville, Spain
2017, ISTF DC, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2017, FIT Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
2016, Rosemary Branch Theatre, London, UK
2016, Barcelona Solo Festival, Spain
2015, York Music Theatre Festival, UK
2014, Collisions Festival, London, UK

WRITER/DEVISER/PERFORMER. The Copla Cabaret
2019, PQ Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
2019, Plymouth Fringe Festival, UK
2019, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2017, 125 gr Festival, Vitoria, Spain
2015, Collisions Festival, London, UK

DIRECTOR.
2014, ‘Wondering Thoughts’, River City, Bangkok
2009-10, ‘Men on the Verge of a HisPanic Breakdown’, Henley on Thames Fringe (2010), & Phoenix Theatre Illinois, EEUU (2009).

Training

- PhD in Theatre Arts at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD). London, 2019.
- MA Music Theatre, RCSSD. London, 2010. La Caixa Award.

Location

London

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Singing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Spanish, French, Italian

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