Bio

Toni Jodar Invernón is part of the generation that created contemporary dance in Catalonia in the 1980s.

Performer, dancer and choreographer, he has worked with very diverse artists: Cesc Gelabert, Albert Vidal, Carles Santos, Jerome Savary, Magda Puyo, Marta Carrasco, Joan Baixas, Jordi Sabatés, Àngels Margarit, Juan Carlos García, Dagoll Dagom, Comediants and La Fura dels Baus, among others. He is the co-director and a performer in the project Explica Dansa (2002) for the creation and training of audiences, a programme offered at the Mercat de les Flors theatre and in various other venues around Catalonia and Spain. He presented the lecture series Modern Dancer Speak! at Sadler's Wells in London (2012, 2014 and 2022) and in several cities across China (2013 and 2014). Toni recently toured Ecuador.

In 2025 he took part in the Europalia Festival (Spain/Belgium) as a performer in the show Chapters of Celebration by Benjamin Abel, which premiered in Antwerp. An international tour is being prepared for 2026-2027.

Project

During the residency, Toni Jodar and Beatriu Daniel will work on the commission the Sismògraf Festival awarded Explica Dansa to craft activities for Sant Jordi's Day at the Marià Vayreda Library in Olot: Sant Jordi dances / Dance and books at the Sismògraf.

On the one hand, the Sismògraf audience will discover the library through Toni Jodar, who will illustrate the most special readings and shelves with his body and words. Also, on Sant Jordi's day, a bookshelf dedicated to dance will be inaugurated, accompanied by dancers, choreographers, dance theorists and cultural journalists.

At Faberllull, the pair will focus on developing the script and choreography by Toni Jodar within the library space and work with the Sismògraf team on the format of the celebration/inauguration of the Sismògraf Dance shelf at the library.