Our Mission...

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Our purpose is to create and produce aesthetically meaningful and relevant works of art that can contribute to entertain, edify, educate and bring integration and harmony to our surrounding community as well as to the society as a whole. The shallowness, and frivolity which has been so much part of the popular media as well as the cultural and artistic movements of our time, has clearly contributed to the erosion of the moral and spiritual values in modern European society. Nonetheless, we cannot deny the value of the arts and entertainment industry as catalysts for spiritual awakening and cultural reformation.

 Who we are:

We exist as a non-profit cultural organization based in Madrid, Spain. We are a community of performing artists who believe that the creative imagination is one of the most wonderful attributes God has given to humanity. We are Christian in our world view and are therefore committed to God first and foremost and then to our artistic work with love, care, passion and compassion. We believe in the great need to achieve the mastery of the craft in any artistic enterprise though we also believe that the mastery of the art and craft cannot be an aim in itself. It has to be a tool that goes beyond itself and helps the artist find the best way to ignite meaning, depth and life to his art. It also has to help him in his quest for the best way to express in a vivid, convincing way the deep reality of the human condition and aids him in the attempt to make the inexpressible palpable to a receptive audience. 

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Our vision:

We want to entertain, edify, enlighten and educate. We would not only like to leave the audience with a soporific, shallow feeling of relief after the plot has been resolved. We would like them to take real interest in the problems, struggles and sufferings of our fellow human beings and think about the mysteries and contradictions of the human condition as well as the real meaning and purpose of life. We think the arts and culture have a very important social role to play in our fragmented world.

Our philosophy:

we work as an ensemble of artists devoted to a rehearsal process in which study, research and investigation play a very important part in the final production of any given show. Our approach is based on a working environment of integrity, relationship and real concern for one another as people made in the image of God. In the same way, we consider the arts as one of those means given to us to help us enhance our awareness and understanding of the human condition.

We believe in the need to create and maintain an atmosphere of trust and commitment, from where a group of creative people becomes a small community of artists, in search of the genuine and vivid artistic expression of the real life on the stage. We also seek the integration of the arts on the stage through the use of music, painting, dancing and all the artistic expressions possible in any given theatre production. Every production is therefore the result of our ensemble work and the answers and creative ideas we find working together.

 Our purpose:

As Christians we believe that we are called to be light in the world, and therefore desire to be a testimony of God’s work in our own personal lives and in the very midst of our culture through our artistic work. We want to be people-oriented in everything we do, rather than task-oriented. We want to lend a listening ear and take real interest in people’s lives as made in the image of God with emotional, psychological, material, intellectual and spiritual needs, and not just see them as souls to be saved. Lastly, we want to provide a meeting point for conversation and debate about the problems of our modern societies and wrestle with the tough questions and issues of life.

 Our Values:

Character - We endeavour to promote moral excellence, servant hood through our lives and artistic work, integrity and genuine love and concern for the needs of the whole person as made in the image of God.

Compassion - We want to be actively involved with the current needs of our societies, deal with the issues relevant to their particular situation and speak in a spirit of compassion and understanding.

Craftsmanship - As every other artist we strive for the mastery of the art and craft and artistic excellence in our work.

Content - We believe that the true source of inspiration is the God who made the heavens and the earth and having looked around his creation exclaimed “it is good”. And therefore we desire to be inspired by him in our creative enterprise so that we will be able to enjoy the freedom to produce art that comes from the heart and gives expression to the entire spectrum of life.

Christian unity - We encourage the acceptance and appreciation of our diversities as well as the recognition of the need we have of one another as members of the same body.
Discipleship- As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ we acknowledge the need for constant growth in our spiritual lives and our daily walk with Him.

 Producing Artistic director and founder
Hector Ramirez

Born in Colombia, he got his first experience in the theatre at the early age of 8, taking part in a major production in his native town. At the age of 14 he started taking lessons in the Culture House Drama School and at 18 he was already working with one of the major theatre companies, Teatro Casa Vieja, and had the great privilege of being mentored by some of the most renowned names of his country, people like Enrique Buenaventura, Santiago Garcia, Alfredo Esper Blois and others. He became a member of the Colombian Actor's Guild.

As Hector turned 20 he had a personal encounter with God through which his life was transformed. After joining YWAM, he moved to Spain where he took part in the production of the world famous Toy Maker and Son. Besides YWAM he´s also worked with organizations like the Billy Graham Association in the area of the arts and evangelism.

Later he went to study TV production in Canada and worked as floor manager for some TV programs in Italy. He's been in workshops and courses with John Strassberg from the Actors Studio in New York, James de Paul, Bruce Myers of the Peter Brook International School in Paris, Jacques Lecoq and in the Globe Theatre in London. He's been a regular participant in the annual Almagro Classical Theatre Festival in Spain and The Greenbelt Festival in England. He's also attended the annual “Art Within” Symposium for producers and writers of faith.

As founding artistic director of the Aslan Theatre Group he has directed The Quest, The Soap Opera, El Cantico, Othello and The Comedian. He has served as artist in residence at Belhaven College from January 2005 to February 2006 where he directed The Great Theatre of the World, by Calderon de la Barca.