{"id":78048,"date":"2016-12-06T13:24:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T12:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=78048"},"modified":"2018-12-26T14:05:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T13:05:41","slug":"puppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/puppets\/","title":{"rendered":"Taller de Marionetas de Pepe Otal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Raval<\/a> area<\/strong> may have a reputation for being full of dark shadows and alleys, but take a turn down Calle de la Guardia<\/strong> and through some imposing Gothic glass doors and you find yourself in a colorful wonderland of puppets<\/strong>. Here you will find one of the best\u00a0creative arts\u00a0workshops<\/strong><\/a> in Barcelona, the\u00a0Taller de Marionetas de Pepe Otal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The man behind the magic<\/a> of the puppet workshop<\/strong>\u00a0was born in 1947\u00a0and spent a lifetime perfecting the art of puppetry, <\/strong>studying at the Institut de Teatre de Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> and settling in the city. His unique spirit and gifts for crafting puppets<\/strong> propelled him to fame within the puppet community<\/strong>. He founded and became director of the mythic\u00a0Grupo Taller de Marionetas, <\/strong>a renowned company\u00a0that became a puppet school, <\/strong>which has since trained\u00a0<\/strong>many prestigious puppeteers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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