Primera Persona 2016
Autobiographic live sessions: pop music concerts, stand-up comedy, theatre and narrative
Primera Persona is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year, and it presents a new round of live sessions at Teatre CCCB: pop music concerts, stand-up comedy, theatre and narrative. In 2016 the festival also celebrates its first edition in La Casa Encendida in Madrid.
Primera Persona 2016. Zeina Abirached
Lebanese autobiographic graphic novelist Zeina Abirached opened the festival with a presentation of her work Le piano oriental, building a bridge between East and West.
The best (and the worst) moments of Primera Persona
Miqui Otero and Kiko Amat tell stories about the festival
The directors of the Primera Persona festival, Miqui Otero and Kiko Amat explain what are the funniest, stage panic and exciting moments, what performances they will never forget. They remember the anecdotes of a festival which claims autobiographic live sessions: pop music concerts, stand-up ...
Who motivated Juan Marsé to write his first stories?
The writer takes part in the Primer Persona 2016 festival
The Barcelona writer explains how he started writing his first stories, motivated by the attraction he felt for his neighbor. "I confused the vocation with desire," he says.
Performance by Dr John Cooper Clarke
The punk poet takes part in the Primer Persona 2016 Festival
Closing Saturday’s first session is punk poet Dr. John Cooper Clarke, scrawny underworld dandy, who will be wielding his words like a sword in a performance of his poetry.