Aurora Bauzá and Pere Jou are composers, performers and creators in the performing arts. On March 11 and 12, 2023, they will present A BEGINNING #16161D at the Auditori de Barcelona, a creation supported by Hémisphère son.

"The central object of our research is the human voice and its relationship with the body, movement and space. As creators, we work with music and sound space not only as a sonic phenomenon that provokes emotion, but also as a physical, visual, palpable phenomenon, an element as tangible and corporeal in the construction of a scenic project as cement blocks are in an architectural project. Our scenic compositions are interpreted with the body and the voice, but also with light, choreographic movement, scenic rhythm, resonance in space... simply with everything we can imagine within the framework of what we call the stage" comments Aurora Bauza y Pere Jou.

Conceptually, they like to follow creative processes that refer to identity, both individual and collective. Their work is influenced by artists such asAlessandro Sciarroni, Maud le Pladec and Pere Faura (Ça Marche), with whom they work as composers and/or performers. 

Since 2019, Aurora Bauza and Pere Jou have been residents at Graner (Centre de Creació - Barcelona), Can Gassol (Mataró), L'Estruch (Sabadell), and Festival TNT (Terrassa). During this period, they created the piece I AM (T)HERE at the Festival Grec en 2020, then presented it at Festival Eufònic, Dansa Metropolitana, Casal Solleric de Mallorca, Centre d'Arts Santa Mònica, Festival Mixtur, Festival In-Sonora at CentroCentro de Madrid, Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Conde Duque, Festival OFF-Liceu de Barcelona, Festival Cádiz en Danza.

"The result is visually fascinating: this show presents an innovative encounter between two disciplines, music and movement, which end up forming a unique whole. The contractions of the diaphragm and flanks of the singer-dancer, who wears an almost transparent white undershirt, allow us to see this force at work: the air, the control of the voice, the amplitude and projection of sounds. A conceptual response to the tradition of classical music, which assigns the body as a mere physical support for the voice, to become a body from which the movement itself is produced" reports critic Jordi Sora i Domenjó.

Following this experience, in 2021, they will present WE ARE (T)HERE at the TNT Festival in Terrassa, Catalonia, then on tour at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, the Fira Tàrrega, the Meet You Festival in Valladolid, the Castillo de Montjuïc in Barcelona and the Festival de Música Visual in Lanzarote. 

"WE ARE (T)HERE is the collective sequel to the solo I AM (T)HERE. Here, our research into the relationship between the human voice and movement explores space through its acoustics and resonance: the voice is used as a tool to discover the possibilities of sound in space, or the possibilities of space for sound. Our research is also part of a collective approach to the social, as individuals discover the power and potential of alliances, but also the shadows and troubles of social relationships".

WE ARE (T)HERE - Aurora Bauzà & Pere Jou from Aurora Bauzà & Pere Jou on Vimeo.

In 2021, they will again produce : Aquí i no allá presented at the Festival de Boombeta, as part of Grec 2021, and at the Teatro Principal de Olot, in Girona (Festival Entranyes 2022).

At the same time, Aurora Bauza and Pere Jou, under the name Teleman Rec, continue to collaborate with other artists on musical composition, musical dramaturgy and/or as performers.
In particular with choreographer Alessandro Sciarroni, as well as Maud Le Pladec, Ça Marche and Pere Faura,

In 2020, they received the Catalan Critics' Award for Best Music 2021 for David Selvas' Aquella Nit.
as well as the Performing Arts Award from the Institut Valenciennois de la Culture for Best Music in Asun Noales' La Mort i la donzella in 2021.

Pere Jou holds a diploma in opera singing, specializing in countertenor, from the Conservatorio Superieur dul Liceu in Barcelona, a degree in audiovisual communication and sociology, and a master's degree in music as an interdisciplinary art from the University of Barcelona. 

Aurora Bauzà graduated in classical piano from the Conservatori Superieur d'Illes Balears. She also holds a degree in musicology (University of Granada and Freie Universität Berlin), and a master's degree in music as an interdisciplinary art from the University of Barcelona.

Creation at theAuditori of A BEGINNING #16161D on March 11 at 8pm and March 12, 2023 at 6pm.

Photo © Germán Antón