NILO GALLEGO AND FRANKUU CARRASCOSA

This workshop is designed especially for deaf people, although it is open to any level of hearing (no oral language involved)

CRAMPS is a laboratory that lets you experiment with listening and the perception of sound through vibration. Through the use of specific vibrating materials, we will try out different ways to oscillate, excite and agitate bodies and objects to create a resonant space of tactile sensitivity in which to improvise and compose collectively. We will practise activities related to sound, rhythm, percussion and movement in a playful way, trying to hear without the intervention of the tympanic cavity.

Nilo Gallego (Ponferrada, León, 1970). A musician and artist, he creates performances in which experimentation with sound is the starting point. In his works, which always have a playful component, he seeks interaction with the environment and the everyday. He is a member of the experimental action group Orquestina de pigmeus (together with Chus Domínguez) and collaborates regularly with artists such as Silvia Zayas, Alex Reynolds and the company Societat Doctor Alonso. He plays drums, percussion and electronics. He creates music and designs sound spaces for theatre and contemporary dance companies. His works have been shown at national and international live arts festivals. He designs tools and teaches educational workshops based on listening and sound creation in various institutions such as the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) in Móstoles, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) or the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC). This year he is artist-in-residence at the TNT Festival in Terrassa.

Frankuu Carrascosa (Madrid, 1975) is a deaf person who has always been interested in music and lights as a visual art. He learned percussion under the Cuban teacher Edmundo Rodriguez and was part of the group Percusord (Madrid), with whom he performed in public between 2008 and 2012. He also participated in the Manana project, creating a Cuban dance and music show with deaf people. He is a technician specialising in graphic arts printing.

There will be two sessions:

FAMILY SESSION with children from 6 to 12 years of age
ADULT SESSION

Registration: send an email to publics@mercatflors.cat

*** Photo Alessia Bombaci