11th edition of El KONVENT at l’ANTIC

From 1 to 4 October 2026, El Konvent a l’Antic is back with two shows: Subterrània (live set) by Erik Forsberg and Mestrança by Cia. Clau de lloro.

Del 1 al 4 de octubre de 2026, vuelve El Konvent a l’Antic con dos espectáculos: Subterrània (live set) by Erik Forsberg and Mestrança by Cia. Clau de lloro.

Erik Forsberg – Subterrània (live set)

Against all odds, the most counter-cultural underground scene in Barcelona enjoyed a resurgence during the coronavirus pandemic, when fear of contagion and health restrictions made it even more difficult to get together and dance to electronic music. Could the phenomenon of clandestine parties during the pandemic serve as a vantage point from where to rethink what the concept of health means to us?

Subterrània is the live performance of a testimonial symphony that mixes dozens of voices from the worlds of nightlife and healthcare and envelops them in sounds and lights inspired by hospital and party environments in order to question how we as a society visualise and imagine the concept of health.

Erik Forsberg is a performance artist whose main interest is the exploration of underground culture through the poetics of the real. Between 2021 and 2023 he co-directed the project Pupilas pintaban mis sábanas, centered on drug use, medicine and counterculture in Barcelona between the 70s-90s and present times, using the real testimonies of people who lived through those years. The project resulted in two stage pieces: Cheli (Antic Teatre, CorralitoxTNT) and Teresa (Fundació Joan Brossa, Grec). Currently working on a stage adaptation of the novel Cavalls salvatges, Erik has previously worked as an attending physician for drug users living with HIV.

imatge: Erik Forsberg

Direction, dramaturgy and interpretation: Erik Forsberg
Set and lighting design: Clàudia Aguiló
Sound design: Sergio Camacho
Executive production and assistant director: Alba Saura-Clares
Comunication: Eladi Bonastre
Administrative production: Làudanum

With the support of: Konvent (Residència FREE), L’Estruch Fàbrica de Creació (Sabadell), Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya

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Cia. Clau de lloro – Mestrança

–New body language–

Ritualitzant la pèrdua d’identitat, el sacrifici i el trànsit entre vida i mort, MESTRANÇA explora el viatge que realitza un cos arrossegat per la incertesa. Un cos qualsevol que travessa estats diversos, empès per l’acció d’habitar un espai, manipulant i alterant-ne els objectes que el conformen. L’escena el situa en un territori liminar que configura la dualitat de l’individu. Un llindar. Entre home i bèstia. Entre víctima i botxí. Qui dona, qui rep. Qui nodreix, qui cau. L’acció obre el camí i en marca el ritme.

Amb MESTRANÇA proposem un viatge visual i sonor com a resultat del diàleg entre un cos, una taula i el destí que els manté units. Ferms. Inseparables.

Llorenç Balaguer and Quim Gayà make up the company Clau de Lloro. They are united by shared artistic interests and a constant quest to develop a unique language and an authentic imaginative world, drawing upon the tools and expertise each of them has mastered. MESTRANÇA, their debut show, is the construction of a ritual brought to the stage. It is a process of scenic and material exploration that examines how bodily action can transform matter and generate imagery, space, and memory. The piece is a hybrid form of physical theatre— devoid of text—that engages in a dialogue with bodily performativity, plasticity, the visual configuration of objects, sculpture, and sound.

Creation and performance: Quim Gayà
Creation, lighting and sound design: Llorenç Balaguer

Residencies:
Konvent.zero – Cal Rosal (Berga), Sala Melmac – Barcelona, El Corralito – Terrassa

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