Olatz Gorrotxategi

Olatz Gorrotxategi
Born	Olatz Gorrotxategi Gangoiti 1982 Bilbao, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Alma mater	BAI Performing Arts Training Center (BA) Leeds Beckett University (BA)
Occupation(s)	Actress, drama teacher, theatre director
Years active	2002-present
Employer	BAI Performing Arts Training Center
Organization	ACT Festival - International Festival for Emerging Performing Artists

Olatz Gorrotxategi Gangoiti (born 1982) is a Spanish actress, theatre pedagogue and theatre director. ^[1]

Life and career

Olatz Gorrotxategi was born in Bilbao, Spain. Gorrotxategi trained in performing arts between 2000 and 2004 and in stage direction in 2005 at the BAI Performing Arts Training Center. ^[2] She later got a BA in Performance Arts at the Leeds Beckett University (LBU) in the United Kingdom in 2007. Since 2004, she has worked as drama teacher at the BAI Performing Arts Training Center, giving classes on acting, character, character construction, dramatic play, ... ^[1]

In addition to the pedagogical branch, she is also a theatre stage director, actress and dramaturgue. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2006, her theatrical production "Happy Birthday" (2006-2007) was selected by the International Young Makers Marathon (IYMM) to represent the piece at different European festivals, within the IYMM program.

Her theatrical work "Coordenadas" was selected and awarded a scholarship by New Dramaturgy of Donostia Kultura 2016. ^[5]

She is the coordinator of the ACT Festival - International Festival for Emerging Performing Artists. ^{[6] [7]} Since 2021, she is a collaborating announcer in the Performing Arts section of the Kultura.eus program on Radio Euskadi of EITB. ^[8]

Selected filmography and works

Theatre

As actress:

• 2015, Hermanas, dir. Fer Montoya ^[9]
• 2016, 43º13’44’’N, dir. Olatz Gorrotxategi

As theatre director:

• 2006, Happy Birthday (2006-2007).
• 2007, Gu haurrak, BAI Performing Arts Training Center theatrical production for Children's Day (premiered and performed at the Barakaldo Theatre).
• 2008, El exilio de tus seres de PVC (2008-2010). ^{[10] [11]}
• 2015, Hermanas.
• 2016, 43º13’44’’N. ^{[12] [13]}
• 2017, Coordendas (premiered and performed at the Teatro Arriaga).
• 2018, Mari eta Gaileta Fabrika. ^[14]
• 2018, Jauría, BAI Performing Arts Training Center theatrical production (premiered and performed at the Barakaldo Theatre). ^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]}
• 2018, AntiTour.
• 2018, Aldamio etxea izango da gurea! ^[20]
• 2019, Ganeko Crew.
• 2020, Lurrun Minez. ^[21]
• 2022, Mierda de Ciudad (premiered and performed at the Barakaldo Theatre). ^{[22] [23] [24] [25]}

References

1. Pardo, Miguel A. (2018-02-16). "Olatz Gorrotxategi, master of drama and stage". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
2. "Olatz Gorrotxategi: "El teatro documento trabaja desde la verdad"". www.elsaltodiario.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
3. 20minutos (2016-10-24). "Compañías referentes de la escena vasca presentan sus últimos trabajos en la XVIII edición de BAD". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
4. "Olatz Gorrotxategi". EITB (in Spanish). 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
5. "Compartimos unos minutos con la artista vizcaína Olatz Gorrotxategi". EITB (in Spanish). 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
6. "Los mejores planes culturales para este fin de semana". El Correo (in Spanish). 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
7. "ACT Festival".
8. "De la instalación teatral a las artes de calle: propuestas escénicas más allá de los auditorios". EITB (in Spanish). 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
9. SA, Baigorri Argitaletxea (2015-11-11). "Maite Agirre, Justi Larrinaga y Olatz Gorrotxategi protagonizan "Hermanas"". GARA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
10. Correo, El (2009-11-29). ""El exilio de tus seres de PVC"". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
11. igle (2008-11-03). "El exilio de tus seres de PVC". Absolut Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
12. Correo, El (2020-07-14). ""43º13"44""N"". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
13. González, Carlos (2021-10-15). "Garaion abre un escenario específico para las mujeres creadoras". Diario de Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
14. "'Mari eta Gaileta Fabrika'". www.sarea.euskadi.eus (in Spanish). 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
15. "La 'Jauría' de BAI toma el escenario de Barakaldo Antzokia". Deia (in Spanish). 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
16. "BAI: "Jauría"". www.noizagenda.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
17. Correo, El (2018-06-15). ""Jauría"". agenda.elcorreo.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
18. "Alumnos de la escuela de artes escénicas BAI protagonizan 'Jauría' en el Teatro Barakaldo" . Retrieved 2022-07-30.
19. ilovebilbao (2018-06-05). "Olatz Gorrotxategi presenta Jauría en Pabellon N 6". Ilovebilbao.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
20. "Donostia.eus - [Noticia] XXX Muestra de Teatro Joven: Entrega de premios 2018". www.donostia.eus. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
21. "Drama psicológico, social y sexual en la obra teatral 'Lurrun minez' en Biteri". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
22. "Olatz Gorrotxategi viaja a los años ochenta con 'Mierda de ciudad'". Artezblai (in Spanish). 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
23. Gipuzkoa, Más (2022-03-08). "Mierda de ciudad. Un western musical sobre el auge y la caída del rock radical vasco • GipuzkoaDigital.com". GipuzkoaDigital.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
24. "El Teatro Barakaldo acoge el estreno del musical 'Mierda de ciudad' sobre el "rock radical vasco"" . Retrieved 2022-07-30.
25. Bilbao, Andrés Portero | (2022-03-11). "'Mierda de ciudad', un western musical sobre el auge y caída del Rock Radikal Vasco". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-30.