MAL PELO

This new project is a work of transmission that starts from the question: What do we leave in the palm of our hand to give to new generations? Through the ages and generations, we continue to ask ourselves about our identity, our place, our future. Our? The answers will be sought in the study of movement, dance and texts generated from different bodies, of different ages and with different life views. Inspired by the ambivalence of the individual and the community and based on the John Berger poem Separation, the company once again examines the journey, emigration, the loss of place as a focal point for developing the basic principle of movement: walking.

Formed in 1989 by María Muñoz and Pep Ramis, Mal Pelo bases its work on an ongoing study of languages. During their early years, they toured extensively (Europe, United States, Middle East, Canada and South America). In 2001, Ramis and Muñoz launched L’animal a l’esquena, a centre for creation and multidisciplinary exchange set in a farmhouse in Celrà (Girona). Mal Pelo has received numerous awards, including the 2002 National Dance Prize awarded by the Government of Catalonia and the 2009 National Dance Prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture. During their extensive career they have developed their own artistic language based on movement and compositions that include text, original soundtracks, live music, set construction, lighting, video design and other stage tools, as a company with an auspicious reputation on the international contemporary creative scene.

Directors María Muñoz and Pep Ramis / Performance and creation Arianna Bonacina, Luca Bologna, Paula Calveras, Enric Fàbregas, Ona Fusté, Milagros García, Jacob Gregersen, Alec Letcher, Martí Ramis, Paula Ramis, Zoltan Vakulya / Sound composition Fanny Thollot / Sound assistant Andreu Bramon / Musical collaboration to be decided / Lighting Luís Martí and August Viladomat / Set Mal Pelo / Wardrobe CarmePuigdevalliPlantés / Vídeo Leo Castro and Mal Pelo / Texts various authors, to be decided / Production Mamen Juan-Torres / Management Gemma Massó
Coproduction Mal Pelo, Mercat de les Flors de Barcelona, ICEC Generalitat de Catalunya, Temporada Alta-Festival Internacional de Catalunya, Girona/Salt, Scène National du Sud-Aquitain, Bayonne, France / Collaboration Centro Danza Matadero, Madrid, L’animal a l’esquena, Celrà

Post-performance Conversation: Friday, April 25