Individual residencies / Olot
EMILIO MÉNDEZ MARTÍNEZ
From Tuesday, 21 January 2025 to Monday, 27 January 2025
Bio
PhD in Educational Sciences with a thesis on theatre and creativity. Degree in Dramatic Arts, Master in Performing Arts and Teacher of the Ministry of Education of Spain. Professor at the University of Oviedo, University of Valencia and University Finis Terrae. International researcher in universities in Canada, England, Greece and Argentina; and collaborations with research projects in Mexico, Chile and Wales. Author of publications in scientific journals of maximum impact worldwide. Co-editor-in-chief of the APES Journal (Performing Arts, Education and Society). President of the organizing committee of the I International Congress of Theatre and Drama in Education (Oviedo, 2018). Author and theater director, creator of the Spanish company Teatro Demente. Writer of theatrical scripts performed in different parts of the world. Creator of the Emilio Méndez Theater Academy, located in Asturias (Spain). Author of the book “Teatro en educación sin memorizar textos”, together with Dr. Tomás Motos Teruel.
Project
“Let my cry be heard loud”. Research project through theater document on suicidal behavior in young people (18-30 years old). Eight anonymous interviews have been used as a starting point to create a theatrical performance based on the real testimonies of the people interviewed. During the stay at Faberllull, the theatrical script will be written from these eight testimonies already collected and analyzed for several months, and will be interpreted literally by professional actors and actresses, who will wear headphones on stage at the same time they interpret, following the Headphone Verbatim technique.
The stay at Faberllull was highly beneficial. During my time in Olot, in a setting and with attention that was second-to-none, I was able to work all day on creating the theatrical libretto that we will begin rehearsing in the coming days. We have a preview scheduled for early June 2025, with a definitive release in early October. Faberllull was a brilliant layover on this artistic and personal journey that we have placed so many hopes in.
No lived experience is devoid of meaning. For me, Faberllull will always be associated with something luminous, a calm space and time, far from the frantic pace of life typical of today's society. A place of unfettered artistic creation where it was possible to finally remember what makes sense. Thank you, Pepa and Andreu. Thank you, Faberllull.
