Bet Garrell (1968) and Marcel Escolano (1967)
National Culture Award 2016

Los Galindos was born from a synergy of restless research and youthful energy. They are directly influenced by the era of collective creation and are, in a way, heirs to the spirit of freedom of the independent theatre that came before them.

Inspired by the poetics and fantastic imagery of circus, they have been captivated by the challenge of self-surpassing, the need for complicity and the possibility of living and expressing themselves in freedom, grounded both in ongoing learning and in professional rigour.

Over these twenty-nine years of travelling, they have moved through different creative territories. The human movement inherent in company life positioned Bet and Marcel as the natural leaders of the project. The first twelve years as a troupe of flying trapeze artists, acrobats, multi-skilled jugglers and eccentric performers propelled the company onto the international scene.

The year 2003 marked a turning point and, from then on, they have continued the project as an artistic duo.

Since 2011, new ambitions have finally pushed them towards an old desire: to present their projects in la Iurta, a Mongolian yurt nine metres in diameter with a capacity for 100 spectators, where they have created their last six shows, seeking revolutionary poetics, generational transmission and carefully crafted staging.

It is a confrontation between the individual and their own capacities, which is precisely where they feel circus allows them to be free and honest. Embracing circularity, they can break all lines and walk along the threshold of possibility.

As a nomadic art form, circus has taken them across many geographies and, at the same time, allowed them to travel through different emotional landscapes between creation, learning and transmission. They have developed an artistic project with a distinctive imprint, where their craft demands a deeply committed exploration of the stage.