The Manolo Alcántara company, known for its artisanal touch, returns to FRESCA! with their latest show: MAÑA, based on the transmission of knowledge from a grandfather to a grandson, but developed from the perspective of the craftsman and artist himself. It is an installation-based show that revolves around the construction process of a giant bow, but always highlighting the artisanal approach and, above all, ingenuity.

Manolo Alcántara’s trajectory undoubtedly has helped him establish himself as one of the most interesting and genuine artists in the current performing arts scene. Throughout his 25-year career, he has received numerous notable awards, both for his career, such as the National Circus Award 2021, and for the MAÑA show, for which he has received the Susana Herreras Award for Best Show at the ARCA Festival 2022 and the Most Innovative Show Award at TAV Valladolid 2022.

UpArte is a contemporary circus company formed in Murcia at the end of 2012. After more than 250 performances, UpArte comes to FRESCA! with the desire to showcase the distinctive brand that characterises them to the audience in Alicante. Their shows are based on a refined, high-level acrobatic technique that makes them a unique, eye-catching, and visually captivating theatrical experience, managing to naturally connect with the viewer while also leaving them breathless.

Stripped of everything except ourselves, the eternal quest to rid ourselves of appearances, prejudices, and roles, revealing ourselves naked and vulnerable to the world, where we will always find others in moments of doubt or danger. DESproVISTO is a commitment to plasticity, flexibility, and change, making us realise that not everything has to be the same all the time.