Maria Socorro García

Periphery Theatre

Interpreter | Puppeteer

Region of Murcia

Graduate in Dramatic Art from the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Murcia. 1995.

-Actress and founder of Skandalo Theatre1988-92, with which he received the prize for the best show in the Certamen Ciudad de Murcia 1991, with the show "Al Otro Lado de la Ciudad".

-Directs for 5 years (1997-2002) the theatre group Against the grain with which it receives the following awards:

• Best Show for "Ubu King". in the CREAJOVEN Theatre Competition, Murcia City Council, 1999.
• Second prize for "The Master"CREAJOVEN Theatre Competition, Murcia City Council, 1998.
• Second prize for "La Energía de los Esclavos" in the CREAJOVEN Theatre Competition, Murcia City Council, 2000.
•  Special mention to the collective interpretation by 'Ay, hombres' in the same contest, year 2000.

 -Manipulator with Shivering Puppets in 1992, participating in the 'Romance of the last giant'.

- Puppeteer and director with the Puppet Company Periphery1992-2012 participating in the productions: "Volatines"; "Viaje al corazon de la Tierra"; "Laberinto"; "Alas de Papel"; "Pingüin"; "El Rey de los Ratones", "Pocosueño" and "Guyi-Guyi". With the last three productions he obtained the following national and international awards.

Receives with "Penguin three international awards: Award for best show at the World Art Festival of Puppets of Prague. Award for the best dramatic proposal in The Fira de Titelles de Lleida. Finalist for the best show of the year 2000. Puppet Theatre for children at the International Puppet Festival of Tolosa (Guipuzcua, Spain). Year 2000.

Receives with "Pocosueño" the Award for the Best Puppet Show at the European Children's Theatre Fair (FETEN) 2005.

With "Guyi-Guyi", Award for the best puppet show at the European Children's Theatre Fair (FETEN) 2010 and two Dracs D'or at the Fira Internacional de Titelles de Lleida 2010, for the best performance and best show for children.

-He takes courses in different theatrical techniques and artistic disciplines:

• Dance for actors with Angels Margerit (Mudances).1995
• Acting techniques for actors with Pablo Corral 1995
• Clown Technique with Eric Le Bont. Theater Pardoes Foundation", European School of Clown. 1996

• Clown Technique with Antón Valén (Cirque du Soleil) 1997
• Puppet Theatre Directing Course with Margareta Nicolescu (Director of the International Institute of Puppetry of Charleville, France). 2000.
• Puppets with the body. Hugo e Inés Theatre (Peru)2003
• The Director's Book. Gyula Urban (Budapest National Puppet School) 2005.

          * From the idea to the material. Carlos Converso (Puppet school of 

                Xalapa, Mexico) 2006.

• Clown Techniques. Eduardo Zamanillo (PTV clowns)2006
• Shadow theatre with the company Lacónica-La Cónica from Barcelona. 2006.
• The puppet and the emotions - Rene Baker 2010