Marina Mascarell

Choreographer

Marina Mascarell (Oliva, Spanje, 1980) is een choreografe gevestigd in Nederland en Associated Artist bij Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona sinds 2018. Voor NDT maakte Marina A Hefty Flood (2018) voor NDT 2.

MASCARELL.MARINA_pic by Jubal Battisti
© Jubal Battisti

In her art the reflections, inquiries and concepts turn into a poetic fight, where thought transforms into corporeality and movement. Marina is interested in a rebellious body characterized by questioning ‘normativity’. In the dancing body as a form of resistance, deeply rooted in a political and social action.

Beside her independent work Marina has also been commissioned to create pieces for different institutions such as GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Biennale de la Danse of Lyon with Lyon Opera Ballet, Skanes Dansteater, Dance Forum Taipei or Nederlands Dans Theater. She collaborates as well with fellow artists in the fields of visual arts, film, music and theatre.

Her work has been seen in The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Taiwan, China, Korea, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. She has been recognised and awarded with several prizes along her career such as BNG Excellent Dans Award 2015 and the past years she has been nominated by Barcelona Critics Awards and Butaca Awards.

Alongside with her work as a choreographer Marina has developed a practice which is strongly linked to her choreographic process. A method focus in movement research and the increase of body awareness. She teaches workshops at different festivals, institutions or schools.

How to cope with a sunset when the horizon has been dismantled - Marina Mascarell