Àngels Bassas
Actress and writer
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Performing Arts- Acting at the INSTITUT DEL TEATRE- UAB - 1992
Best Academy Award1992
Màster of Humanities: Art, Literature and Culture UOC. 2022
PLAYWRITING TRAINING Programs (Drama Workshops) :
Many workshops, dramaturgy and academic stages at the Obrador Internacional de la Sala Beckett.
With Pau Miró, 2012
David Harrower, 2013,
and Sergi Belbel (2019-20)
Singing training with: Francina Rodríguez and Montserrat Benet.
Also Voice training (Method Linkater) with Christine Adaire.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, French and Italian
Several Theatre Work-shops with:
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The director of Teatre Bulandra de Bucarest, Catalina Bozaianu
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With James de Paul, director of Theatre Training Program at the University of Wisconsin, Milwakee, with whom she was actually collaborating for 3 months, on Milwakee.
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With Mary Davison....
She regullarly practices Tai-chi , Pilates, Ioga and Qi-Gong
ACTRESS
THEATRE:
2022 Cunyades, by R.Grau
2020 Els porcs també mengen verd, by A. Rifé
2018 Molly Bloom, by James Joyce. Muntaner Theatre. Dir. Artur Trias
2017 Diumenge de Joan Brossa. Dir. Hermann Bonnín Teatre La seca
2015/16 Ciara, by David Harrower. Dir. Andrés Lima i Martí Torras Mayneris. 2 seasons at Teatre Akademia and Teatre de l’Eixample.
2014 Electra de j.Palau i Fabre. Dir. Jordi Coca. National Theatre
2013 La Bona Gent.Dir. D.Veronese. Gira.
2013 La Marquesa de Sade, de Yukio Mishima.Teatre Akadèmia. Dir. Emilià Carilla.
2012 No et vesteixis per sopar, de M.Camoletti. Dir. R.Peña. Teatre Condal
2011 El comte Arnau, de Maragall. Dir. H.Bonnin. TNC
2010 Ritter,Dene,Voss; Almuerzo en casa de los Wittgenstein, de T.Bernhard. Dir. J.Mª Mestres. T. Romea
2010 Duet per una sola veu, de T. Kempinski. Dir.M.Puyo. T Romea
2010 El Cafè, de Goldoni. Dir.J.Ollé.T.Romea
2009 Don Carlos de Shiller. Princesa de Éboli. Dir. Calixto Bieito. TN Manheim-Alemania. Teatre Romea, Bcn. Perpignan. CDN Teatro Valle-Inclán, Madrid.
2009 Terra Baixa de Guimerà. Dir. Hasko Weber. Teatre Romea
2008/09 Mama Medea de T. Lanoye. Dir. Magda Puyo. Companyia Romea
2008 Carta d´una desconeguda by Stefan Sweig. Direcció: Fernando Bernués, Tantaka Teatroa, Caer
2007 Els hereus d´Alain Krief. Direcció: Pep Antón Gómez. Villarroel Teatre
2004 El rei Lear de Shakespeare. Direcció: Calixto Bieito. Teatre Romea.
2004 T´estimaré infinitt de Gemma Rodríguez. Direcció: Magda Puyo. Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
2003 Electrade Sòfocles. Direcció, Antonio Simón. Teatre Grec. Bitó Produccions. Festival de Teatro Clásico de Mérida.
2002 Geloses d’Ester Vilar. Dir. T.Devant. Teatre Villarroel.
2000/01 Bodas de sangre de Federico García Lorca. Dir. F. Madico.
2000 La vida es sueño de Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Dir. Calixto Bieito. Teatre Romea de Barcelona. Co-Prod. Focus/Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico. Teatro de la Comedia de Madrid.
1999 La Presa de Conor McPherson. Dir. Manuel Dueso. Teatre Romea de Barcelona. Prod. Focus.
1999 Molt soroll per no res de W. Shakespeare. Dir. Ferran Madico. Teatro Grec de Barcelona. Prod. Focus.
1998 La Senyoreta Júlia de A. Strindberg. Dir. Antonio Simón. Teatre Tantarantana de Barcelona.
1997 Filoctetes de Heiner Muller. Dir. Antonio Simón. Sala Beckett de Barcelona.
1996/95 Amfitrió/Anfitrion de Molière. Dir. Calixto Bieito. Cia del Teatre Lliure de Barcelona. Temporada en el Teatro Lara de Madrid. Gira per España. Festival de Caracas (Venezuela). 4º Festival de la Union des Teatres de l'Europe en Bucarest (Rumania)
1994 La Corona d`espines de J.M. de Sagarra. Dir. Ariel García Valdés. Centro Dramático de Barcelona. Teatro Romea. Gira.
1994/93 Diari d’una cambrera/Diario de una camarera d’ Octave Mirbeau. Dir. Antonio Simón. La Cuina de l’Institut del Teatre. Festival de Guadalajara. Festival de San Lorenzo del Escorial. Gira per Espanya. Festival Grec94. Festival Don Quijote in París.
1993 Per molts anys de M. Camoletti. Dir. Frederic Roda.
1992 Falses aparences, sobre textos de Molière. Dir. Antonio Simón. Centre Dramàtic de Terrassa.
1991 El Somni d’una nit d’estiu, de Shakespeare. Dir. Calixto Bieito. Teatro Grec.
1988 La Mandràgora de N. Machiavelli. Dir. Xicu Masó. Teatre Principal de Girona. Gira.
MOVIES:
La mujer Ilegal de R.Térmens 2019
Pàtria de Joan Frank Charansonnet. 2017
Catalunya Uber Alles, de Ramon Termens. 2011
Negro Buenos Aires. Dir. Ramon Termens. 2009
El juego del ahorcado. Dir. Manuel Gómez Pereira. 2009
Entre las piernas. Dir. Manuel Gomez Pereira. 1999.
Padre Modelo, Dir. Alejandro Marzoa. Curtmetratge. 2011
Max .Dir. David Pérez i Pere Solés. Curtmetratge 2012
La Cena Dir. Albert Blanco. Curtmetratge. 2012
Jo també em dic Júlia. Dir. Romà Guardiet. TV Movie. 1998.
Tan lejos tan cerca. Dir. Dani Vázquez. Curtmetratge. 1998.
Tempus fugit. Dir. Xavier Bernaveu. Migmetratge. 1996.
Barcelona.Whit Stillman. 1993.
TELEVISION
Sicila sense morts IB3, TV3, FILMIN
Les de l'Hoquei, TV3. 2019
Olor de Colònia, TV3 - Diagonal TV. 2013
Cuéntame como pasó(2012/2013) TVE
Kubala,Moreno,Manchón, TV 3, 2012
Punta Escarlata (2010) Sèrie de La Cuatro
LEX (2009) A3 tv
El internado(2008/09) A3 tv
El cor de la ciutat(2003/05) TV3
Temps de silenci(2000) TV3
Nissaga, l`herènciaTVC.
Estació d`enllaç(1998) TV3
Sitges(1997) TV3-C33
Secrets de família(1996) TV3-C33
Pedralbes Centre(1996) TV3-C33
Xafarranxo(1992/93) TVE-2
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2015/16/17/18 She’s the current teacherfor Acting/Performing Arts at ESART,a University school of Acting that offers Official Acting Degrees : BTEC and Bath Spa University in Barcelona
2014 teacher at INSTITUT DEL TEATRE/ ESAD Barcelona,
ACTING TECHNIQUES II (Text/Musical)-(through scene study)
“Tècniques d’Interpretació. Text Musical II.- Estudi d’escenes”
Teacher for the Director Students at the Institut del Teatre during the academy season 1997/98, and 1998 al 1999.
Several masterclass of acting techniques at EÒLIA Drama school,Escola Superior d’Art Dramàtic
And also regularly teaches at Porta 4Theatre Schoolfor adults.
Master class , workshops, conferences and coaching for enterprises.
Conference-lecturesfor oficial Governements such as Ajuntaments, Institut Català de la Dona, Generalitat, Lybraries, and for centers/Schools of regular Education (Primary and bachelor’schools)
AWARDS
As an Actress:
Best Actress on Oriana Award’s of Cinema 2017, for her acting on Patria’s film
Josep Pons Award 2012 on her trajectory
MAX Award– Best Suporting Actress/ Premio MAX de las Artes Escénicas (the most important Acting Award in Spain), for her acting on King Lear(2005)
Critic’s Award season 1997/98, for her acting on Miss Julie
Critic’s Award season 1995/96, for her acting on “Anfitrión”
Best Actress Award at the Festival of Guadalajara, 1994, for her acting on Diario de una camarera
Estrella Intercoiffure Award, on her trajectory as an actress, Gremi de Mestres Perruquers Internacionals. 1995
Best Academy Student /Premi Extraordinari d'Interpretació 1992 de l'Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.
As a Writer:
Prix du Livre Vivant 2017 for PATATU, at the Pirenées Orientales/France.
Finalist of J.Pla Literature Award for her novel DÓNA’T
WRITER
2022 Fem teatre- Hacemos teatro. La Galera
2019 Book: La maleta de la memòria, with S.Macip. Published by Cruïlla Editorial
2018 Book: a novel titulated La vida té aquestes coses (Life has this things), published by Edicions 62
https://www.grup62.cat/llibre-la-vida-te-aquestes-coses/271933
2015 Finalist of the prestigous Josep Pla Literature Award.
With her novel DÓNA’T (Give yourself), published on June 2016, by EDICIONS 62
https://www.grup62.cat/llibre-donat/211785
In 2013 she created the caracter PATATU, a country clown . His adventures with magicians and friends are nowdays delighting many kids all over Spain. Published by the important editors LA GALERA EDITORIAL,
She already has 8 children’s books of the colletion serial PATATU
8 In Catalan and 8 Spanish. Also been sold abroad, in Chile.
She has also writen the musical theatre playbased upon the tales of Patatu, premiered in Summer 2014, during the GREC FESTIVAL;
and made a successfull season twice in Romea Theatre produced by VIU el Teatre, and it is also having a tour all over Catalunya and South of France.
PATATU book number 8, recently wonBest Book Award/ Prix Du Livre Vivant 2017 in Pirenées Orientales France.
She has writen 5 plays:
“Patatu” l’espectacle. 2014. Minigrec. T.Poliorama. Productora Viu el teatre
“The Box”. 2014
“EL Desig o la Precarietat”. 2013/2014
“Ego love”. 2011
”Àiaxa”. 2010
With her play “El Desig o la precarietat” she was worthy of a grant for her writing, from the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat, Institució de les Lletres Catalanes 2014
OTHER
Dubbing.
She is the presenter of Jocs Florals de Poesia de Barcelona for more than 25 years, organised by Ajuntament de Bcn
Presenter of oficial and political acts for : Generalitat de Catalunya, Ajuntaments, Xarxa Metropolis, Institut Català de la Dona, Libraries...etc)
She writes articles about literature on La Llança (ElNacional.cat), a culture magazine
She also promotes reading upon children, trough her books, on the libraries of Catalunya : Xarxa de Biblioteques de Catalunya.
She has also participated on regular radio shows
as a collaborator on different radios such us COM Ràdio and Catalunya Radio
And also many conferences