Masterclass by Ignacio García

Stage director, playwright and director of the Almagro International Classical Theater Festival, Ignacio García will talk to the audience about his career.

Free admission with prior withdrawal of invitation

At the helm of the Almagro International Classical Theater Festival Foundation since January 1, 2018, Ignacio García (Madrid, 1977) stands out for his broad projection as a director and stage manager and has extensive experience in the dissemination of the Spanish Golden Age repertoire.

With a degree in stage direction from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Madrid, Ignacio García has received several awards such as the José Luis Alonso Award for young directors granted by ADE (Asociación de Directores de Escena de España) and the first stage creation contest organized by the Teatro Real de Madrid.

He has directed plays based on texts by Calderón de la Barca, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Francisco de Quevedo, Juan Del Encina, José María Rodríguez Méndez, Ernesto Caballero, Max Aub, León Felipe and José Saramago, among many others, on stages, festivals and national theater companies in Spain, Europe and Latin America.

He has been assistant to the Artistic Direction of the Teatro Español in Madrid; programmer of the International Festival of Contemporary Playwriting Dramafest in Mexico; he has collaborated, among many others, with the Gran Teatro Nacional de Perú, the Teatro Nacional de Bogotá or the Compañía Nacional de Teatro de México.