The digitalization of the scenographic space of La Fura dels Baus. From the street to the audiovisual spectacle
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The analysis of La Fura dels Baus reveals the extent to which the abandonment of a neo-avant-garde approach in favour of a large-scale audiovisual spectacle is a contemporary response to the aesthetic interests of 21st-century society. They create scenographic spaces characterised by images, in which merge a multitude of formats, both physical and digital. The idea of space is more than a simple distribution of elements and should be considered as an integral part in the artistic process. This, together with a coherent use of technology, achieves different modes of relationship between the audience and the actors. La Fura dels Baus, since its origin in Catalonia around 1978, exemplifies the importance of space and digital elements in the materialisation of a plastic idea. Such is the case that in each of its three vital stages (street group, guild and theatre company) a different idea of space can be identified in accordance with its temporal context: the communal space of the street, the shared space of the performances and the visual space of the contemporary spectacle. La Fura’s contribution has significantly enhanced our comprehension of the part played by audiovisual performances in modern aesthetics.
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Daniel Barba Rodríguez, University of Valladolid (UVa)
He is a predoctoral recruit of the University of Valladolid co-funded by Banco Santander (2021). Doctorand in architecture by UVa in the Department of Theory and Architectural Projects, with an International Stage at Università Iuav di Venezia (2021). Architect from ETSAVa (2019) and master in Research and Innovation in Architecture, with a mention in Research, ETSAVa (2020). UVa-Banco Santander Excellence Award (2019). He is currently an associate investigator of the ESPACIAR research group dedicated to the study of spatial categories in architecture and other artistic disciplines (2021) and a member of the work team of the R&D Project entitled DIGITALSTAGE. Análisis espacial de instalaciones escenográficas digitales del siglo XXI [Spatial Analysis of 21st Century Digital Scenographic Facilities] (Ref. PID2021-123974NB-I00, 2022-25). Research stays at Nottingham Trent University (2023) and Prague Quadrennial (2023) stand out. He has been the Researcher of the R&D project Análisis planimétrico, espacial y fotográfico de instalaciones audiovisuales pioneras en la Península Ibérica desde 1975 [Planimetric, spatial and photographic analysis of pioneering audiovisual installations in the Iberian Peninsula since 1975] (ref. PGC2018-095359-B-I00, 22-2020).
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