{"id":543372,"date":"2016-12-06T13:24:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T12:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=78048"},"modified":"2016-12-06T13:24:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T12:24:55","slug":"puppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/puppets\/","title":{"rendered":"Taller de Marionetas de Pepe Otal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bohemian-chic-el-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raval<\/a> area<\/strong> may have a reputation for being full of dark shadows and alleys, but take a turn down <strong>Calle de la Guardia<\/strong> and through some imposing Gothic glass doors and you find yourself in a colorful wonderland of <strong>puppets<\/strong>. Here you will find one of the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/workshops-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>creative arts\u00a0workshops<\/strong><\/a> in Barcelona, the\u00a0<strong>Taller de Marionetas de Pepe Otal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_81663\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81663\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/10\/puppet-doll-star-fig-puppet-theatre-music-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Visualhunt\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The man behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/magic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magic<\/a> of the <strong>puppet workshop<\/strong>\u00a0was born in 1947\u00a0and spent a lifetime perfecting the art of <strong>puppetry, <\/strong>studying at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.institutdelteatre.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Institut de Teatre de Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> and settling in the city. His unique spirit and gifts for <strong>crafting puppets<\/strong> propelled him to fame within the <strong>puppet community<\/strong>. He founded and became director of the mythic\u00a0<strong>Grupo Taller de Marionetas, <\/strong>a renowned company\u00a0that became a<strong> puppet school, <\/strong>which has since trained<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>many prestigious puppeteers<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/puppets\/#A-Teacher\" title=\"A Teacher\">A Teacher<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/puppets\/#Legacy\" title=\"Legacy\">Legacy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/puppets\/#Events\" title=\"Events\">Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A-Teacher\"><\/span>A Teacher<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Otal<\/strong> became a prolific <strong>puppet teacher<\/strong>, traveling to many<strong> European puppet schools<\/strong> to share his expertise and inspire new puppeteers in other countries . In Barcelona<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0he continued in his role as director of <strong>Grupo Taller de Marionetas<\/strong>, as well as a scenographer<strong>, <\/strong>and he also directed the<strong> Puppets Department <\/strong>at the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teatreclave.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Centro de Estudios Teatrales Teatre Clave de Tordera<\/a>. <\/strong>He\u00a0sadly passed away in 2007, but his inspiring spirit of creative, masterful <strong>puppet shows<\/strong>\u00a0lives on in the <strong>workshop,<\/strong>\u00a0continuing to thrive to this day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps?q=Calle+La+Guardia,+11+Barcelona.+El+Raval&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiM-dnM3ILPAhXHvRQKHXjKCnwQ_AUICSgC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Calle La Guardia, 11 Barcelona. El Raval<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fun-venues-to-visit-with-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fun Venues to Visit with Kids<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legacy\"><\/span>Legacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Otal<\/strong> was such a hugely respected figure in <strong>Catalan culture<\/strong>, that his name is synonymous with <strong>puppeteering<\/strong>\u00a0in Barcelona. Every year the <strong>Workshop Association<\/strong>, including his close pupil Jordi Bertran, now puts on a special <strong>puppet show<\/strong> to commemorate his life. The show utilizes Otal&#8217;s own hand-crafted <strong>puppets<\/strong> from his old workshop, with the aim of giving them life again after their creator&#8217;s death. The theme of the <strong>2016\u00a0puppet show<\/strong> this past July was\u00a0uniting the past, present and future, springing from Otal&#8217;s own philosophy about life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related articles:<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-collective-creative-lab-in-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> The Collective: Creative Lab in Raval<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Events\"><\/span>Events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_78061\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78061\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2016\/09\/3094353_d78f3217dc-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by boskizzi via Visual hunt \/ CC BY-NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by boskizzi via Visualhunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take a close look and you will find a thriving <strong>Barcelona puppetry<\/strong> scene, and the<strong> Taller<\/strong> provides a wealth of opportunities to learn this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/art-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u00a0creative art<\/strong><\/a>. Previous events have included a <strong>Fashion for Puppets Workshop <\/strong>where participants learned <strong>puppets clothes-making<\/strong>, and a leather mask-making for <strong>puppets workshop<\/strong>. Anyone serious about learning puppetry should seek out the colorful <strong>workshop in the Raval<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in Barcelona?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Raval area may have a reputation for being full of dark shadows and alleys, but take a turn down Calle de la Guardia and through some imposing Gothic glass doors and you find yourself in a colorful wonderland of puppets. 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