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The 2017 El Ojo Crítico Theater Award has gone to Kulunka Teatro. The jury's decision made public this Tuesday highlighted his "creation project, which values physical and mask theater", and his "demonstrated, broad and intense international career." The theater award is the first of the awards to be announced in this XXVIII edition.

The Kulunka Teatro company was created in 2010, in Euskadi, by Garbiñe Insausti (Hernani, 1981) and José Dault (Zaragoza, 1976), two young but experienced artists with extensive theatrical careers. The company was born from the concern of its members to experiment with different scenic languages, without forgetting the idea of making a theater accessible to the public. A vital, current, committed theater connected to reality in which the mask acts as a bridge to a visual poetics.
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ABC / Julio Bravo.

“To the nine definitions of the word 'Theater' listed in the Royal Spanish Academy dictionary, we should add a tenth: 'What Kulunka does in 'Forever'.' And what is it they do? To move, to stir, to touch, to soften... In short, to transform. And what else is theater?”

LA RAZÓN / Raúl Losanez
“Despite the well-deserved and enormous success they have had, and continue to have, with the shows André and Dorine and Solitudes, with which they have traveled to countries and stages where no Spanish company had ever performed before, the members of Kulunka don't seem to want to rest on their laurels.

Certainly, 'Forever,' as their new production is called, has represented an even greater challenge from a technical or formal point of view in their work with masks;And the effort has been worthwhile, because the artistic result is once again imaginative, intelligent, breathtaking, and beautiful.One cannot ask for more because there is nothing more one could offer.”

EL PAÍS / Javier Vallejo
“The members of that Royal Spanish Academy of gesture that is Kulunka Teatro work without making a sound.In each of their shows, they refine, solidify, and give splendor to the fertile repertoire of attitudes and emotions inherent in human beings.They say everything without a word.
Forever tells serious stories with a sharp sense of humor: the audience has reason to burst out laughing, even if, in the end, the laughter freezes in their bones.It is a powerful, fluid, precise show, as funny as it is virulent and unsettling.”

EL ESPAÑOL / Liz Perales
“The Basque company Kulunka has earned its place on the theatrical stage of our country and in the hearts of an ever-growing audience.”His latest work, Forever, is a captivating and sensitive play about family conflicts, enhanced by its unique and original language.

The script fits the staging perfectly, and everything works like a well-oiled machine.

NEW TRIBUNE / Vicente I. Sánchez
“One of the most important plays of the year. Essential viewing for any theater lover, not only for its innovative approach but also for the powerful story it tells.

Sometimes we encounter plays that strive to go further and end up overwhelming the audience, transforming the performance into a cathartic experience filled with emotion… This is precisely the feeling I got from “Forever,” a Kulunka Teatro production premiering at the National Drama Center.
The play shifts from humor to tragedy almost imperceptibly, creating an experience that is both captivating and unsettling.”

THEATRE MAGAZINE / Javier Ortiz
“If you’ve never seen a Kulunka production, don’t hesitate: buy your tickets as soon as possible and enjoy this company that tells stories without words, stories that speak directly to the heart. Their mastery of gesture and mask allows them to convey emotions and stories much more directly than many texts, creating a connection with the audience and an emotional impact that continues to move you long after you’ve left the theater.”