Gironina Theater Association

The Associació Gironina de Teatre (AGT) — rendered in English as the Gironina Theater Association — is a non-profit professional body for the performing arts in the Comarques Gironines, the counties around the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1993, it describes itself as the reference entity for stage-arts professionals in the territory, working to improve conditions in the sector, to dynamise, coordinate and network its members, and to grow the region's performing-arts scene. Its membership is made up of theatre companies and individual professionals, and its website serves as a meeting point and information hub for them. The association provides practical services to its members across the production chain: advice on all phases of staging a show, costume lending, rehearsal rooms, and a theatre library. It also runs and coordinates training and audience-development activity. It coordinates the Escola de Teatre El Galliner, which organises theatre courses and other stage activities, and together with El Galliner it created La Ponedora, a theatre school focused on developing communication skills. From 2010 it organised "Les nits del Coro", a small-format performance cycle, which in 2014 became the "Xarxa Gironina de Cafè Teatre", a network of municipalities across the province hosting touring shows from October to July. AGT is also known for its awards. It created the Premi de l'AGT in 2013, which was later split into the Premi Pep Mora (for institutions) and the Premi de l'AGT itself (for particular productions). The association's current award activity is visible on its website as the Premi AGT – Cristina Cervià, a recognition of the best show of the season. Its news feed also shows an ongoing programme of masterclasses and meetings with figures from the Catalan stage, such as Andrea Jiménez, Núria Corominas, Jordi Duran and Israel Solà. The association's documentary archive up to 2008 is preserved in the municipal archive of Girona, described by the then mayor, Carles Puigdemont, as "an important part of the history of theatre". AGT long occupied a space in the Casa de Cultura of the Diputació de Girona, which it was expected to leave in mid-2023. In 2022 the El Galliner school received the XXXVI Premi a la Normalització Lingüística i Cultural. AGT remains active, publishing news, courses and award announcements on its website.

The Associació Gironina de Teatre was created in 1993 to bring together professionals from the performing-arts world of the Girona counties. From its foundation it has acted as a collective body for the sector, offering advisory services covering all phases of show production, costume lending, rehearsal rooms and a theatre library. In 2010 the association began organising "Les nits del Coro", a cycle of small-format performances. In 2013 it created the Premi de l'AGT, an award that was later divided into the Premi Pep Mora, dedicated to institutions, and the Premi de l'AGT itself, dedicated to particular productions. In 2014 "Les nits del Coro" evolved into the "Xarxa Gironina de Cafè Teatre", a network joined by municipalities across the province that host touring shows from October to July. AGT coordinates the Escola de Teatre El Galliner, which organises theatre courses and occasional stage activities. Together, AGT and El Galliner created La Ponedora, a theatre school aimed at developing communication skills. In 2022 this school received the XXXVI Premi a la Normalització Lingüística i Cultural. The association's documentary collection up to 2008 is conserved in the municipal archive of Girona; the then mayor of the city, Carles Puigdemont, described it as "an important part of the history of theatre". AGT continued to occupy a space in the Casa de Cultura of the Diputació de Girona, which it was expected to leave in mid-2023. As of its current website, AGT remains active, presenting itself as the reference entity for stage-arts professionals in the Comarques Gironines and publishing news of awards, masterclasses and meetings, including the Premi AGT – Cristina Cervià for the best show of the season.

• 2023

  Association expected to leave its space in the Casa de Cultura of the Diputació de Girona in mid-2023.

• 2022

  The El Galliner school receives the XXXVI Premi a la Normalització Lingüística i Cultural.

• 2014

  "Les nits del Coro" becomes the "Xarxa Gironina de Cafè Teatre", a provincial touring network running October to July.

• 2013

  Creation of the Premi de l'AGT, later split into the Premi Pep Mora and the Premi de l'AGT.

• 2010

  Association begins organising "Les nits del Coro", a small-format performance cycle.

• 1993

  Associació Gironina de Teatre founded to group performing-arts professionals of the Girona counties.

The reference professional association and meeting point for performing-arts professionals in the Girona counties, combining sector advocacy, production services, training and awards.

• Escola de Teatre El Galliner

  Theatre school coordinated by AGT, organising theatre courses and other stage activities.

• La Ponedora

  Theatre school created by AGT and El Galliner, focused on developing communication skills.

• Xarxa Gironina de Cafè Teatre

  Network of municipalities hosting touring small-format shows from October to July.

• Premi AGT – Cristina Cervià

  Award recognising the best show of the season in the Girona counties.

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