Inspira Teatre has worked for more than twelve years with its shows and it is a joy to see how the company is evolving. Year after year and day after day we face new challenges that make us grow, sometimes going through failures and sometimes enjoying the successes.

This 2023 has been a real pleasure because it has paid off.

We presented our SOTABOSC show at the main early childhood performing arts fairs in Catalonia and Spain and the result could not have been more satisfactory. We obtained the following acknowledgments:

FETEN AWARD 2023 FOR THE BEST SHOW FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

MOSTRA IGUALADA 2023 AWARD FOR THE BEST SHOW FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

CANDIDATE FOR THE 2023 MAX AWARDS FOR THE BEST SHOW FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH OR FAMILY.

WINNING PROJECT OF THE BARCELONA CREA 2022 SCHOLARSHIP

The commitment and passion with which we work on our shows has meant that audiences and critics have had such special words for Sotabosc as the following:

"...It's a music that is built up with different musical phrases that evoke a certain festive ritual dance. With spring, new leaves will emerge from the branches on these deciduous trees. And they will cover in greens, blues and yellows the Nature. Beautiful, magnetic, vibrant." Jordi Bordes from Recomana.cat

"Laia Piró, Neus Umbert and Esther Westermeyer sign a choral and fine-tuned interpretation, in the musical and choreographic universe. The closeness with the audience and the measured interaction are one of the successes of the proposal, friendly and without lessons... . this SOTABOSC are examples of how, to enter a new world, you don't need words, only imagination. And look at the world with small shoes and big eyes." Martí Rossell Pelfort from Nova Veu

2023 has also given us the opportunity to be part of PLATEA, which is the State Program for the Circulation of Performing Arts Shows in Local Entities' Spaces, organized by the INAEM in collaboration with the FEMP (Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces).

Within this program during this year we performed at the Teatro Circo de Murcia and in Moralzarzal, a town in the Community of Madrid.

We also don't want to forget our participation in the KUK Festival in Prague with our show "KL'AA", where we enjoyed a devoted audience in the 4 functions we performed on October 10.

We were lucky to be part of the BABEL European project (or the art of Listening in TYA) thanks to the proposal offered to us by El Petit (International Festival of Arts for early childhood) a truly enriching, revealing and inspiring experience. We have been able to see the great power of the performing arts and it has given us tools and a lot of motivation to continue creating in this direction.

Finally, this year has also been productive because from Fundació La Caixa we have created a workshop for boys and girls in the children's cycle: Piupiulà and the Forest Orchestra (written by Esther Westermeyer, music by Viv Manning and projection by Xavier and Jan Erra). At the moment, the city's schools have already been able to participate in the Caixafòrum de Lleida and it has been a success of participation. So very happy to have been able to make this production and that it is working so well.

We have also had new additions that bring wealth to the Inspira Teatre team, such as Desirée Povedano in the production and Maria Casellas as a cover of Neus Umbert a Sotabosc.

And for next year we will keep you well informed because we assure you that there will be many surprises and news!

Thank you for everything experienced this 2023 and to all the people who have accompanied us. Looking forward to discovering in 2024!! See you in the theaters!!