Artist CampusWith Manuel Bonillo
Talks > Artist Campus > With Manuel BonillioFor our session in the Artist Campus series, we heard from award-winning musician Manuel Bonillo.
ABOUT THE SESSION.
For our third instalment of Artist Campus, we heard from the wonderful Manuel Bonillo who took us on a journey of re-imagining ways we could create a piece of work together.
We explored contradictions, understanding & the power of questioning and using our discernment as artists.
“Art doesn’t have to solve everything. Just existing can be a very radical way of resisting.”
- Manuel Bonillo
SESSION INSIGHTS.
Do we have to accept contradictions?
Contradiction has lots of ways of being expressed. It’s the same street without an exit.
Can the world be a research space for the creator?
Performance presents the world as a fact that cannot be changed.
Can we redistribute the wealth designated for arts and culture across the world?
We cannot give up thinking. Stopping thinking when we reach contradictions is a luxury we have because we have good conditions.
Creative Documentation
by Jae Tallawah
“Can the world be a research space for the creator?.”
- Manel Bonillo
About the Artist
Manuel Bonillo was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1982. As a musician, he is a pianist and music language and theory teacher . He has been formed in different fields, from Physiotherapist to Philosophy or Musicology. In 2008 he presented his M. Phil. Thesis about the connections between Artaud's theatre and Deleuze's concepts in the Philosophy department in Granada's University.
He's been awarded with “Federico Mayor Zaragoza Essay prize” in 2008, and his book “The paradox of social equality” has been published by Granada's University Press. He's also been awarded in the “New dramaturgies writing” program by the Andalusian Theatre Centre (CAT) in 2014 for his play Nocturne Nº 6: “Frankenstein”, which has been e-published currently in the CAT site.
In theatre, he studied and worked with Alma-alter laboratory in Sofia -Bulgaria- for three years (2004-2007) and in 2008 he co-founded his stage research centre in Granada: “Laboratorio de Acción escénica Vladimir Tzekov”.
Since then, he co-rules the school and he has co-directed more than twenty performances with the company.
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