About me

I’ve always loved reading, particularly before going to sleep. I remember often waking up
with an open book next to the pillow. I think that’s how stories somehow began settling in
my mind, waiting for their time to come. That time came when, out of pure curiosity, I took a
storytelling course. I was intrigued to think that someone could teach storytelling.
I don’t know whether they taught me to do so but since then I haven’t stopped.
It just wouldn’t be right just to leave all these tales untold.

I could tell you about my work as a translator, but that’s another story.
I will say, though, that languages give me the chance to discover more
and more stories; stories that are worth telling and want to be told.

What I will tell you about is everything I would say has helped me
or has drawn me to storytelling:

I’ve taken storytelling courses with Rubén Martínez, Tim Bowley
and Casilda Regueiro, and have done a storytelling laboratory with José Campanari.
I’ve had the chance to discover different ways of experiencing and feeling
the stories of both teachers and fellow students.

I’ve taken singing performance courses with Angel Cerdanya
and Viv Manning, and have been given singing and voice training by Jordi Homs
and Mariona Sagarra. Recently, I have been introducing songs
into some of the stories I tell.

I’ve delved into the world of narrative symbols with Ignasi Potrony.
I’d say that I find stories so appealing because of symbols ,
but that’s something intuitive and not a conscious
exploration. Or perhaps it is, but it doesn’t matter.

I’ve discovered the gestures and the mudras of Kathakali theatrical art with
the master Keshavan Namboothiri from the Vijnana Kala Vedi school in Aranmula (India).
Although my idea was to use them in a session of tales from India, I suspect that quite
a few gestures will have slipped into other stories and got up to their tricks.

I’ve taken classes in different kinds of dance (Afrocuban, African, and Mohiniyattam).
I am currently being taught Kathak by the teacher Sharmini Tharmaratnam.
This dance not only encourages the development of rhythm and bodily expression,
but can also be used in storytelling.

I’ve taken part in different storytelling marathons, meetings and events such as the “Storytellers’ fair. Emerging tales”, (Centre Cívic Pati Llimona, Barcelona, September 2004, 2005, 2006 and November 2007), storytelling at La Mercè festival (Barcelona, September 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007), storytelling at Santa Eulàlia festival (Barcelona, February 2005), the “8th Medicus Mundi Marathon of Solidarity Tales” (Plaza CCCB, Barcelona, May 2005), the “Cadiz Meeting of Oral Storytellers” (2004), Mondoñedo (2005)
and L’Espluga de Francolí (2006) and the “1st International Meeting of Storytellers in the Pyrenees” (Sort, July 2007).

I’ve been part of the storytelling groups Trencacontes and La Colada, with which I‘ve been involved in numerous sessions with other storytellers.

I’ve presented my own sessions at different venues: Casa del Tíbet, Festival Asia,
Harlem Jazz Club, bars, restaurants, libraries, cultural centres, and private parties.
These are magical moments and a great deal to be learnt from each.

Whenever I’ve had the chance, I’ve listened to a lot of stories.