The musical L’alegria que passa, by Dagoll Dagom, was the big winner of the Critic’s Awards gala, which was held yesterday at the Romea theater in Barcelona, ??presented by Jofre Font and Laura Contreras, and the musical performance of the drag Jèssica Pulla.
The musical inspired by a story by Santiago Rusiñol won five awards: best musical; actress and actor in a musical for Àngels Gonyalons and Eloi Gómez, who takes home the award for the second consecutive year; adaptation and dramaturgy by Anna Rosa Cisquella, Andreu Gallén, Ariadna Peya and Marc Rosich; and original music by Andreu Gallén.
The award for the best show recognized Angélica Liddell Vudú’s (3318) Blixen production, co-produced by Temporada Alta and the Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque. And in dance, the award went to A beginning_expanded version, by Aurora Bauzà
In circus, the award for best show went to Solo, by Roi Borrallas. And the family jury awarded An-ki, from the company Ortiga, and the one for street art, Plata, from the Big Bouncers Collective.
In terms of acting, the awardees were Laia Marull (Love, love, love) and Andreu Benito (L’home de teatre); and cast, Paula Malia ( Our city ) and Quim Ávila ( Tots er sonles meus ). Plaça del Diamant, from the TNC, took the direction (Carlota Subirós) and the stage space (Max Glaenzel). And the show Cavallet de mar o el peix invisible received the Novaveu and revelation awards for Pau Coya.
The prize for the best theater premieres, that of La Vanguardia critic Joan-Anton Benach who recently passed away, and it went to the L’Artesà theater in Prat de Llobregat.