ÉSKATON is
an artistic group founded in Madrid in 2021 and formed by Miguel Deblas, George
Marinov and Óscar Nieto. Its main
activity is to study and confront the ultimate limits of art and life, using
the dimensions and elements of theatre, with its obstacles and potentials, for
the expression of a thought. From diverse professional and academic
backgrounds, inside and outside the field of theatre, they coincide in the
studies of Stage Direction and Dramaturgy at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte
Dramático of Madrid (RESAD) as well as at Scuola Cònia - Tecnica della
Rappresentazione, a three-year summer school directed by Claudia Castellucci
(Socìetas Raffaelo Sanzio) in Italy. The simultaneous study in these two
schools gives rise to the encounter of a common sense of contrast in the
members, which is the seed for the search for a shared way of doing, a shared
attitude and a shared language. Professionally, they meet for the first time
during the creation of Cicuta Contagiosa (Contagious Hemlock), started by Miguel Deblas in 2019, and
premiered in April 2021 at Réplika Teatro - Centro Internacional de Creación,
Madrid.
ÉSKATON's creations are characterised by being
the material result of a critical study of the history of art, philosophy and
religion and by taking to the extreme the situations within the scene and the
suspension of the meanings preconfigured by the spectator through the treatment
of symbols and icons. The use of theatre for expression, in this case, leaves
aside acting research as the main driving force and prioritises research
through contact and artisanal experimentation with other artistic disciplines
such as music, sculpture, painting, literature and action art. The bodies
appear as an object that suffers the consequences of the other disciplines and
whose action can only be that of sacrifice, destruction and dance.
George Marinov +
Óscar Nieto +
Collaborators
Joaquín Pérez
Julia Solé
Cristina Manuela +
Raquel Vicente +
Anna Roy
Sandra de Miguel +