THE IBEROAMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL
The Iberoamerican Theater Festival (FITB) will take place throughout Bogota over a period of two weeks, presenting a range of international plays and performances
The FITB festival is held every two years, with 2014 being its fourteenth event. This year’s festival welcomes artists from 26 countries and presents 42 international works, alongside numerous pieces from the best of Colombian theater.
Performances will include indoor theater, street theater, and tent-based cabaret. These genres each bring avant-garde performances: aerial tango from Argentina accompanied by a live orchestra, a Spanish musical performance using recycled materials for percussion, Peruvian clowning, and black comedy from the Czech Republic.
Spaces throughout the city will be used for the festival’s performances, including 20 different theaters, public parks and streets.
Brazil will headline the festival this year as Bogota welcomes the Galpao Group, reputedly the most important theater group in Brazil. The Galpao Group were established 30 years ago