Què és un cos o el cas del cos que cus

We present a performance centred on questions rather than conclusions. The body itself, along with voice, gesture and music, responds through a corporeal language that opens outward, attuned to the presence of other bodies. Is the body a boundary or a horizon? It has been interpreted as a prison, but also as the very thing that connects us to the world, freeing us from the tyranny of reason. We say, “This is my body”. But is it? How much control do we truly have over it? Do we command the beating of our hearts, or does it command us? And if so, who exactly is this “us”? Do we forget the body when we carry out non-physical activities? What does it mean to forget it? And then, how many other bodies do we know? The world is full of bodies… and what if the world itself is a body?

Activity curated by LaBastida del Rec

With the participation of Miquel Àngel Marín Ribes and David Picó Sentelles


David Picó Sentelles

David Picó Sentelles holds a PhD in Philosophy and Education Sciences from the University of Barcelona. 
He has published books and articles on music, philosophy, fiction and poetry, and has written scripts for radio and television. He directed Mètode Víctor Nubla d’interpretació de Víctor Nubla, premièred at the In-Edit Festival. He is the founder of the musical projects Domèstic Tic Band, Aivesquiho and GROP.

His performance work includes Einstein y todo lo demás, Poètic Tic Band, SATIEsfaccions, El Gabinet Fantàstic de VN, No-Sé-Què-Vol-Dir and L’esquerda que sona: des/concert per a individu sol, by Núria Martínez-Vernis, Martí Sales, Berta Puigdemasa and Miquel Àngel Marín.


Miquel Àngel Marín Ribes

Miquel Àngel Marín Ribes is a clarinettist and poet trained in Catalonia and Germany. He performs as an orchestral, chamber and solo musician. Since 2001 he has developed his own musical creations: improvisation, musical action, poetry, performance, prepared clarinet and video. He has performed across Europe (Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, Iceland and more), as well as in Korea and Israel. He is a member of the Catalan Chamber Orchestra, the Free’t Collective, Pet-i-cop and the Castelló Musical Improvisation Collective. He has published several books and serves as artistic coordinator of the Encontres Aproximatius de Postbouesia (Centre d’Art Lo Pati) and of the Bouesia Festival.