Lyrics for a friend is a choreographic and musical project created by six hands and performed by two bodies and voices.
Paula Ramis, Magalí Camps and Júlia Miquel immerse themselves in the dynamics and constructions of scenifications of musical concerts. Through their different formats and genres, they extract the gestural complexities, social conventions and choreographic conventions that are established on stage. The project delves into the staging of concerts and musical events, exploring the frontality of these performances and playing with concepts such as in/visibility and the cinematic and dramaturgical aesthetics of the stage. Lyrics for a friend proposes a new look at stage and musical elements through resources such as synchronization, distortion and resonance, using the body as an expressive vehicle.
Biography
Paula Ramis
Paula Ramis (she, 2000) direction, creation and interpretation
Dancer and maker born in Celrà (Girona). She trained for seventeen years in her hometown and later expanded her training at AREA – Espai de Dansa i Creació (Barcelona) and later at La Faktoria (Pamplona). In 2021, together with colleagues from Celrà, she created the artistic group La Verema, with which she initiated creative processes and at the same time organized the interdisciplinary festival L'arreplegada.
In July 2024, she obtained her diploma in contemporary dance at La Manufacture – Haute École des Arts du Spectacle Scène (Lausanne, Switzerland). Her interests and artistic research are based on movement, music, graphic arts and the points where these and other disciplines intertwine to create a poetic, political and sensorial encounter.
Magalí Camps
Magalí Camps (she, 2000) direction, creation and interpretation
Dancer, performer and choreographer born in Celrà (Girona). She graduated in dance and choreography at The Danish National School of Performing Arts (Copenhagen, Denmark) in July 2022. She subsequently worked with the dance company Cullberg (Stockholm, Sweden) collaborating with choreographers Alma Söderberg, Halla Ólafsdóttir, Jeanine Durning, Jefta van Dinther and Hooman Sharifi.
As a amker, her research revolves around voice, language and writing, investigating concepts of intimacy, friction and performance. She examines the analogy between symbolism and sensoriality, as well as the dialogue between music and speech. She is part of the La Verema collective, with which they promote creative projects and organize the L'arreplegada festival.
Júlia Miquel i Masgrau
Júlia Miquel i Masgrau (she, 1999) dramaturgy and production
Graduated in Literary Studies, she is currently studying the Master's degree in Construction and Representation of Cultural Identities at the University of Barcelona. In 2024 she participated in the Training in Performing Arts Production of the Network of Professionals for the Production of Performing Arts Escèniques de Catalonia. She currently works as an assistant and production assistant to Paula Ramis, with her solo Terra de fuga.
She also dedicates her time to managing L'arreplegada which takes place at L'animal a l'esquena, Celrà. In 2022, together with two colleagues, she founded Mot Mut, a non-profit association based in Barcelona, with the aim of giving visibility to all kinds of art and artistic projects.
