Ágata Roca, Enric Auquer, Guy Nader, and María Campos triumph at the Max Awards

BarcelonaA strong Catalan harvest at the 28th edition of the Max Awards, the most prestigious performing arts awards in Spain, held this Monday night at the Gayarre Theater in Pamplona. Actress Àgata Roca was awarded the Max Award for Best Performance for her role in "The Role of a Woman in a Drama Series." The categorical imperative, Victoria Szpunberg's show in which she plays an ethics professor in a hostile world and which is currently being performed at the Teatre Lliure. Actor Enric Auquer has been awarded the Max Award for Best Performance for The day of the Watusi, the theatrical adaptation of the novel by Francisco Casavella, directed by Ivan Morales and directed by will return to Lliure next season with some changes in the cast.

Upon collecting the award, Àgata Roca said she feels "very lucky", that the role "is a treat" and the show "doesn't leave anyone indifferent". The actress thanked Szpunberg for the trust he had placed in her and had words of gratitude for Xavi Sáez, with whom she shares the stage. For his part, Auquer stressed that this project has been "the most difficult, the most beautiful" and the text from which he has learned "the most" in his career. "It's where I have risked the most", added the actor, who collected the statuette wearing a T-shirt drawn by his children.

The success of 'Natural Order of Things'

In dance, the Catalan influence was also evident in the awards. The production by the Spanish National Ballet Dresser, directed by Marcos Morau and filled with Catalan talent, left the gala with five awards: best dance show, best musical composition for a stage show, best stage direction, best costume design, and best lighting. The show also Natural order of things, by the company of Guy Nader and Maria Campos, premiered at the Mercat de les Flors, won in the categories of best choreography, best female performance for Maria Campos and best male performance for Alfonso Aguilar.

Max for best theatre show went to Casting Lear, a production of the La Abadía Theater that passed through the LliureDirector Andrea Jiménez also received the award for best adaptation. The company Kamchàtka, also Catalan, won the award for best street performance for Fleeing, a piece about migration that has been seen in various spaces such as Tárrega Fair. Víctor Peralta has received the award for best stage space design for Thauma, the wonderful sound and visual journey which premiered at the LliureIn parallel, Dagoll Dagom has received the Maximum Applause from the Public.