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Carme Portaceli

Carme Portaceli studied for an MA in Art History at the University of Barcelona before becoming Professor of Directing and Acting at Barcelona’s Theatre Institute (2001-2006).

Carme Portaceli studied for an MA in Art History at the University of Barcelona before becoming Professor of Directing and Acting at Barcelona’s Theatre Institute (2001-2006).

In 2005 she became Artistic Director of Factoria Escènica Internacional. From 2016 to 2019 she was Aristic Director of Teatro Español in Madrid. When she took over, attendance stood at 28%, and five months later it had risen to around 78%, attracting a young and diverse public and restoring the theatre as a meeting-place for the city. She has also been Vice President of the Performing Call Arts Academy since 2014.

Portaceli has directed over 70 productions in Spain and abroad, including Genova 01 (2004), What Happened When Nora Left Her Husband (2008), They Are Only Women (2015), Jane Eyre (2017), Frankenstein (2018) and Mrs Dalloway (2019). Her works have garnered praise and won several prizes, including MAX, ADE and BUTACA awards voor Best Direction.

'I have spent my whole working life trying to give women more visibility, on and off stage. That’s also what I do with the characters I bring to life.'

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Performances by and with Carme Portaceli

  • Terra baixa

    Àngel Guimerà & Carme Portaceli / Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC)
    Fri 19.05.2023 and Sat 20.05.2023
    What happens when you transfer Wuthering Heights to the lowlands around Barcelona?
    KVS, Brussels
    KVS BOL
    19.05.2023
    and
    20.05.2023
    Past event
    • 19.05.2023
      20:00 - 22:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 20.05.2023
      20:00 - 22:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event

  • Bovary

    Carme Portaceli & Michael De Cock / KVS
    Tue 22.06.2021 - Sun 05.03.2023
    Two years after their Mrs. Dalloway, Catalan director Carme Portaceli and KVS director Michael De Cock are taking on Madame Bovary.
    22.06.2021
    -
    05.03.2023
    Past event
    • 22.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      WORLD PREMIERE
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 23.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 24.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 25.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 28.10.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 29.10.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 30.10.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 03.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 04.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 05.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 12.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 16.11.2021
      20:15 - 21:45
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 30.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
      Past event
    • 02.12.2021
      20:15 - 21:45
      CC Ieper, Ieper
      Perron theaterzaal
      Past event
    • 17.01.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      C-mine Cultuurcentrum, Genk
      Grote zaal
      Past event
    • 20.01.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      CC Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 01.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
      Past event
    • 02.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
      Past event
    • 03.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
      Past event
    • 04.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
      Past event
    • 05.02.2023
      19:00 - 20:30
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
      Past event
    • 09.02.2023
      21:00 - 22:30
      Comédie de Reims, Reims
      Comédie
      Past event
    • 10.02.2023
      19:00 - 20:30
      Comédie de Reims, Reims
      Comédie
      Past event
    • 14.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 18.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 19.02.2023
      15:00 - 16:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 27.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Theater de Veste, Delft
      Rabozaal
      Past event
    • 28.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Theater de Veste, Delft
      Rabozaal
      Past event
    • 04.03.2023
      19:00 - 20:30
      TNC, Barcelona
      Sala Gran
      Past event
    • 05.03.2023
      18:00 - 19:30
      TNC, Barcelona
      Sala Gran
      Past event

  • Mrs Dalloway

    Carme Portaceli & Michael De Cock / Teatro Español & KVS
    Thu 02.04.2020 - Fri 23.10.2020
    A society that is waking up to a new world which is at the same time being destroyed
    02.04.2020
    -
    23.10.2020
    Past event
    • 02.04.2020
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 04.04.2020
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 22.10.2020
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 22.10.2020
      -
      04.03.2021
      From 20:00
      FREE LIVESTREAM VIA 247.KVS.BE
      At home, Earth
      Online
      Past event
    • 23.10.2020
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event

La cultura es segura: opinion Michael De Cock and Carme Portaceli 

Michael De Cock and Carme Portaceli put pen to paper for this joint opinion piece, which was published in De Standaard and Le Soir. They hope theatre companies all over Europe will be able to get back…
Column

A day in the life of Mrs Dalloway

For the production Mrs Dalloway, Michael De Cock collaborates with Carme Portaceli of Teatro Español. Why Mrs Dalloway? And why Teatro Español? In this interview, De Cock reveals all about this partic…
Interview