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Alex Torra

“My theatre is one of celebration, often displaying humans at their most remarkable. In working with performers, I am on the hunt for their ‘superpowers’—be it their connection with audience, their physical ability, or comedic sensibilities—and I attempt to find frameworks for their virtuosity.”

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Alex Torra. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Alex Torra in Pig Iron Theatre Company's Zero Cost House by Toshiki Okada. Photo by Jacques-Jean Tiziou.
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