Maria is cast in El espacio entre medias by Fernando Travesí
12/01/24 – New York. Maria is thrilled to be involved in the upcoming project El espacio entre medias by Fernando Travesí. The play focus on a young couple who decides to raise their child without assigning them a gender and their decision is challenged. From February 14th to 23rd @ Teatro Círculo. For more information and tickets, click here.
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Maria is cast in Afterwards by Pam Enz with Austin Pendleton
10/12/24 – New York. Maria is thrilled to be involved in the upcoming project Afterwards by Pam Enz. She is honored to work alongside an extraordinary cast, including Austin Pendleton, Heather Litteer and Annette Fox, among others. Stay tuned for more exciting details.
Poetry Evening for the National Day of Catalonia
09/11/24 – New York. Maria was asked to participate in the celebration of the Diada in Washington DC and New York. The celebration of the Diada featured an immersive audiovisual installation about Catalonia and the arts, presented by audiovisual artists Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger. The projection was accompanied by a musical reading of poems. Violinist Mireia Clua performed musical pieces and actress Maria Fontanals provided the voice through Catalan literary texts. More information
Maria joins the Uta Hagen Institute
04/08/24 – New York. Maria is joining the select HB Studio faculty responsible for the Uta Hagen Institute. Uta Hagen was one of the foremost acting teachers of the 20th century. The Uta Hagen Institute at HB Studio offers full-time immersion in the practical approach to acting craft that characterized Uta Hagen’s legendary master classes and classic acting texts.
Premios Talía 2024 in Spain
22/04/24 – New York. Radojka was nominated for the Premios Talia 2024 as Best NY Hispanic Production by the Academia de las Artes Escenicas. The gala considered the highest distinction in the performing arts was held at the Teatro Español in Madrid on April 22nd. It was broadcasted by RTVE.
Poetry and Music to Celebrate Sant Jordi
27/04/24 – New York. Maria is part of the Sant Jordi Program in New York. She will read a selection of poems by three Catalan poets who are celebrating centenaries this year: Vincent Andres Estelles, Joan Salvat-Papasseit and Montserrat Vayreda. Mireia Clua will acompany the redading on the violin. The event will take place on Friday, April 27th at 8:30pm at the Out of the Box Theatrics on 154 Christopher Street, New York.
La monja alférez goes on tour in Spain
04/04/24 – New York. La monja alférez by Juan Ruiz Alarcón and produced by Teatro Círculo is going to be in the festival Clásicos en Alcalá in Spain on July 3rd and 4th. It is a story of a 17th Century woMAN who fights against all odds to validate his gender identity. To know more about the play here. To get the tickets here.
Round Table with the Latin-American Contingency in Madrid
21/04/24 – Madrid. Maria participates in the round table with the Latin-American contingency in Madrid to discuss about theater in America. The event was organized by the Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España.
Maria lends her voice for the video game Pioner in Spain
08/14/24 – New York. Maria is one of the voice for the video game Pioner in Spain. Pioner is an upcoming open-world first-person video game developed by GFAGames. The game is set on a apocalyptic Soviet-era island. It is scheduled for lease in 2024. To see the trailer click here
Interview for Teleaudiencias
05/20/24 – New York. Maria was interviewed by Teleaudiencias which covers news, opinion, interviews, premieres. It is the leading television portal for Instagram. Click here to read the full interview.
Maria is a member of the Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España
02/01/24 – New York. Maria has been accepted as a new member in the Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España, an entity of an artistic and cultural nature destined to enhance, defend and dignify the performing arts of our country, to promote their national and international promotion, as well as to promote their progress, development and improvement.
HOLA Nomination
01/01/24 – New York. Maria is nominated OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR by HOLA 2023 for her work in Fuenteovejuna. The ceremony took place at the at the Legendary Edwin Booth’s home The Players NYC located at 16 Gramercy Park South. The gala benefit honors top Latin/Hispanic talents who have shown excellence in performance art. The HOLA Awards are considered among the most prestigious accolades dedicated to honor Latino Artists in the United States.
Radojka's success continues at the off-Broadway Repertorio Español
01/01/24 – New York. Radojka si te mueres te mato by F. Schmidt y C. Ibarzabal, directed by Leyma Lopez in which Maria has the co-lead role continues with great success at off Broadway Repertorio Español. Two women taking care of an elderly lady come together in order to survive and keep their job. They make a surprising decision that creates the most hilarious situations. What would you be willing to do to not lose your job? Radojka is a coldly calculated comedy! For more information & tickets: here. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles.
Maria receives a Latino Alternative Theater Extraordinary Award for SEIS and RADOJKA
01/06/24 – New York. Maria will receive the Institutional Latino Alternative Theater Extraordinary Award, LATA 2024 for her work in Seis. and Radojka along with her colleagues. Radojka is still on at Repetorio Español. The ceremony will take place on March 25th at the William V. Musto Cultural Center en Union City, NJ.
Radojka nominated as Best Hispanic Production in New York by Premios Talía
03/01/24 – New York. Radojka by Christian Ibarzabal and Fernando Schmidt has been nominated by the Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España as Best NY Production of Contemporary Hispanic Playwright for the Talía 2024 Award. The Gala will take place on April 22nd at the Teatro Español de Madrid and it will be broadcast live by RTVE. More information click here.