Collective residencies / Creation and context: live arts within a landscape / Olot
BEATRIU DANIEL
From Monday, 9 March 2026 to Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Bio
Beatriu Daniel Ferrer is part of the generation that created contemporary dance in Catalonia in the 1980s.
She holds a degree in philosophy and letters and in art history from the UAB. She has studied production and cultural management and expanded her knowledge in mediating groups and projects. She is a dance specialist with experience in other artistic fields: the performing and visual arts, film and TV. She co-founded the magazine Danza-79 and is manager/producer of the Gelabert-Azzopardi dance company and the IT Dansa project. She has worked as the manager of the La Caldera dance creation centre (2005-2012). Since 2002, she has co-directed the project Explica Dansa for the creation and training of audiences. Currently, she also supports other artists and projects with mentorships and is part of selection committees for dance projects.
In 2025 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Cultural Management Professionals of Catalonia (APGCC).
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.
During the days at Faberllull Olot, Explica Dansa took time out to concentrate on the Sant Jordi Balla: Dance and Books project. We explored the contents of the Marià Vayreda Library to produce a script and find movements so the public could move through the space via Toni Jodar's dance visit. At the same time, we prepared the inauguration of the dance shelf and discovered the dance books the library and the Sismògraf already have. We will add the sign with the word DANCE.
We are preparing the arrival of choreographers, dancers, dance theorists and cultural journalists who will visit Olot on Sant Jordi's Day. We have put everything together and compared it with the Sismògraf and library team.
From the work table at the Hotel Riu we enjoyed the views of the beautiful landscape of La Garrotxa. I would particularly mention the joy of sharing everyday moments with colleagues from across Catalonia and around the world, with new faces and different insights. We felt very welcomed by the Faberllull, Sismògraf and Olot Library teams.