Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)

Co-organizer (Spain)

UCAM is a private university founded in 1996 with a clear mission: to provide students with the knowledge and skills to serve society, to contribute to the further expansion of human knowledge through research as an integral part of the development of man and mankind, and to participate in the areas of education and culture. UCAM staff value personal relationships in the learning context. This is why each student is given a personal tutor and class sizes are deliberately kept small. The variety of the academic programs on offer constantly adapted to the real needs of society and recognized by the European Higher Education Area, reflects this core guideline: each student is a reason for UCAM to continue its work of striving for perfection. UCAM empowers students to develop their own real-world skills. Students have to complete an internship in a public or private institution where they will receive a taste of their of their future field of expertise.

Website: http://international.ucam.edu/

Tele-Encounters Project Team

Art & Research

Javier Galindo
Javier GalindoArtistic Director for Spain
Javier Galindo (co-director) has a BA in Theatre Directing from ESAD Murcia and an MA in Cultural Management from UIC de Cataluña. Among the shows he directed: “Tick, tick, boom!” (musical), “Equus” by Peter Shaffer, “Guest” (Huésped) and “Bicycle Wheels” (Ruedas de bicicleta). In the field of Cultural Management, we highlight his role as director of the “Espacio Patente” project, in collaboration with Fundación Caja Mediterráneo. He is currently Professor of Stage Management at the Professional Development Institute of UCAM, Murcia.
Tony Blaya
Tony BlayaActor (roles: the Man, Pedro, Juan)
Tony Blaya (actor) graduated from the Musical Acting course at ESAD Murcia. He has interpreted roles in various musicals, like “Into The Woods”, “Tick, Tick, Boom” and “Spring Awakening”, but also in children’s shows and Spanish Golden Century plays in musical version, such as “No hay burlas con el amor” and “El desdén con el desdén”, which have toured extensively, most notably in the USA and Mexico. In 2018, he produced the musical “Behind the Curtain, Searching for a Musical” (“Tras el telón, en busca de un musical”) as playwright, director and actor.
Ana Polo
Ana PoloActress (roles: the Woman, Pilar)
Ana Polo (acress) trained as an actress under the guidance of masters like John Strasberg, Raquel Pérez, Ramón Fontseré, Jesús Cracio and Juan Luis Mira, among others. She has a vast experience in film and television and has interpreted roles in various theatre productions, among which: “Boris Godunov” by La Fura dels Baus, “No Exit” by Jean-Paul Sartre, “The Colour of August” (“El color de agosto”) by Paloma Pedrero and “Grandparents, the Cherries of Memory” (“Abuelos, las cerezas de la memoria”) by Juan Luis Mira, as well as in numerous musical shows.

Management

 Ángel Pablo Cano Gómez
Ángel Pablo Cano GómezManager
 David Heiser
David HeiserFinancial Manager

Communication & Dissemination

Carmen Maria Carillo
Carmen Maria Carillo PR
Juan Francisco Hernandez
Juan Francisco HernandezVideographer/Photographer

Technical Team

Jessica Reche Pujante
Jessica Reche Pujanteassistant technical manager
Pedro Vera Nuevo
Pedro Vera Nuevostage manager