Johnny Torres
Johnny Torres is an artist, circus director, playwright and pedagogue. Formed in flying trapeze and hand to hand at the Rogelio Rivel schooland with Jean Palacy. He’s developed an artistic research essentially based on the space, intimate and as a collective or architectural focused in obtaining scripts of the track based on techniques and circus apparatus. Among others he has been working with the companies Los Galindos, Trans- express, Circus Ronaldo and Circo de la Sombra, and has collaborated in the direction of festivals, writing of training manuals, research, playwriting and contemporary circus creations. As a creator, he embodies his expressive universe in the company Circ Teatre Modern. He currently assures the artistic direction of La Central del Circ, with a 4 year artistic vision, 2016-2019, which mainly revolves on research, creation and new restoration practices.
Update: 2 October 2019