Teatre Akadèmia is a theatre project that began in 2007 with the support and funding of the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation. The first phase of the project was carried out in 2007-12 with multiple activities, many international courses and theater workshops. During this period was developed the design the philosophy of the project and the internal organization of the departments. Teachers of undisputed international reference such as Anatoli Vassiliev, Thomas Richards, Krystian Lupa, Andrés Lima; directors and pedagogues such as Bruce-Lockhart, Konrad Zschiedrich and Boris Rotenstein have collaborated on these first phase of the project.
The second phase from 2012 to 2017 date began with the definitive opening of the theater, where continued with the education to professional actors with international teachers, in addition to the continuous display of shows. Since 2012, it had housed the following: 23 self-produced shows; 12 resident companies got suport, 16 workshops, and also had been scheduled more than 50 external productions and 35 free activities open to the public (chamber opera cycles, many poetry shows, dramatised readings and literary nights). Season after season, the recognition of the cultural community towards the Akademia project has grown; a proposal with great acceptance for it rigorous and unique features. 

The staf was composed by Mercè Managuerra (artistic director), Emilià Carilla (artistic director assistance), Jordi Robles (head of production), Mireia Mora / Silvia Artigas / Miriam Font (head of communication), Gabriella Dilorenzo (public relations), Enrique Vallejo (stage manager) and Pol Queralt / Lluis Serra (technitians).

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