Windu’s new theatrical musical show
WINDUVISION is the new large-scale musical and scenic show by Windu, designed for auditoriums and theaters, featuring the most ambitious and extensive artistic and technical team we’ve ever had. In this show, we aim to achieve a complete fusion between music and stage, a concept that has forced us to change our working habits and step out of our comfort zone to meet the goals we set as a group the first day we met.
We, the members of Windu, love music and the stage, and this time we’ve wanted to break away more than ever from the typical classical music concert format. For this reason, WINDUVISION will be a show where aspects such as dramaturgy, lighting, choreography, costumes, and scenography will play very important, energetic, and relevant roles. All to surprise people and send them home with the feeling of having seen and enjoyed a unique, attractive, and very original show.
WINDUVISION is the most ambitious and participatory show with the audience that we have done so far. It is a reinvention of the concert concept that brings us closer to the stage world and will delight both young and old with an innovative approach that will surprise and captivate the audience from the first moment until the end of the performance.
Additionally, musically the group takes a step further with a set of pieces and arrangements created specifically for the show, mixing ancient music works with new compositions and surprises; a fun and 100% Windu musical approach that in some cases will be accompanied by attractive electronic bases to surprise and thrill the audience at all times.
WINDUVISION is a vibrant, energetic, fun show with original arrangements of good music, touches of humor, and a lot of complicity with the audience; an unbeatable cocktail that will undoubtedly draw smiles, lift the spirits of the attendees, and make them want to enjoy music and life with more joy.
WINDUVISION is here.
Let the show begin!
Synopsis
Windu is an international recorder quartet that offers innovative performances, combining classical and contemporary music with touches of humor and absurd comedy. Their theatricalized concerts are suitable for all audiences and ages.
Winduvision is the title of an unfinished documentary about recorders, designed to bring old music to new audiences. When the director and crew abandon the project, the members of Windu decide to complete it during their performance, with the audience’s help.
With conflicting ideas about the direction the film should take—playful, artistic, historical, or educational— Windu faces the question: Can a documentary from the National Recorder Association be as boring as a National Geographic one about penguins?
Halfway between a concert, a historical documentary, and a theatrical show, Winduvision offers a didactic and fun look at what would be the rise and fall of a pop group but transported to the world of classical music.
The beginnings of the Windu members, the relationship with their former teachers, the craftsmanship of the luthiers who make their instruments, achievements and failures, ego struggles, and a love story within the group, and the mafia-like and multimillion-dollar industry of recorders for primary schools are the ingredients of a deliberately misinformed documentary that will stir up the history of ancient music and the origins of this instrument.
Martí Torras Mayneris
(Stage Director and Playwright of Winduvision)
Eva Jornet, Tamar Lalo, Marcel Leal i Chris Orton, recorder players
- Stage direction: Martí Torras Mayneris
- Dramaturgy: Martí Torras Mayneris i Mario Rebugent
- Musical direction: Windu
- Compositions and Musical Arrangements: Jordi Flaquer i Forest
- Choreographies: Fátima Campos
- Sound design and electronic bases: Álex Martín
- Sound and light design: Oriol Ibáñez
- Costume design: Fátima Campos
- Video projections: Martí Mira
- Photographs: Sergi Panizo
- Promotion: Marina Velázquez
- Production: Associació Musical Windu, with the support of Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the colaboration of Auditori Eduard Toldrà’s staff (Vilanova i la Geltrú).
Programme
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Brandenburg concert nº 4. BWV 1049*
(First movement)
F. Schubert (1797-1828)
Erlkönig*
Anonymous (S. XIV)
Polorum Regina
(Llibre vermell de Montserrat)
Ned McGowan (1970)
Workshop
Jordi Flaquer i Forest (1983)
Twinkle, tinkle, big star!
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704)
Prelude uit “Te Deum”
Jacob Van Eyck (1589-1657)
Boffons
(Der Fluyten Lust-Hof))
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Hush, no more
(The Fairy Queen)
* Arrangemement by Jordi Flaquer i Forest
Jan Van Landeghem (1954)
A Turkish Bumble Bee
(about themes from W. A. Mozart and N. Rimski-Korsakow)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Brandenburg concert nº 4. BWV 1049*
(Second movement)
John Cage (1912-1992)
4:33
Dick Koomans (1957)
The Jogger
Jordi Flaquer i Forest (1983)
Windy
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Lacrymosa*
Requiem
Petrer Shott arr. Paul Leenhouts (1957)
Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Brandenburg concert nº 4. BWV 1049*
(Third movement)
Artistic team
MARTÍ TORRAS MAYNERIS
Stage direction and dramaturgy
Stage director, playwright, and illustrator, graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona (1999) and in Direction and Dramaturgy from the Institut del Teatre (2009).
Throughout his career, he has written and directed over sixty shows: plays with and without dialogue, creations or classical and contemporary texts, national and international works, musicals, cabarets, circus shows, dance, hybrid scenes, and family theater. He has premiered at the best theaters and festivals in our country, and some of his shows have been seen in countries across Europe and others worldwide, such as Mexico, Colombia, Egypt, Morocco, China, and South Korea.
He is the founder and creator of the clown company Rhum & Cia, with which he won the Zirkolika Award 2014 with “Rhum” and the BBVA Grand Prize for Circus 2016 with the show “Rhümia.” He also founded Clownx Teatre, winner of two Red Awards, and has worked with many other Catalan producers and companies such as Les Antonietes, The Feliuettes, or Divinas, with whom he won the BBVA Unnim Award 2012 with “Enchante.”
He has directed texts by international authors such as “Ciara” by David Harrower, “Desdemona” by Paula Vogel, “National Avenue” by Jaroslav Rudis, or “The Bird Colonel” by Hristo Boytchev, as well as works like “El Socavón” by Josep Maria Miró, “Paraíso” by Marilia Samper, “L’alma del bus” with Marc Artigau, “Un día cualquiera” by Oriol Tarrason, “La taberna de los lindos” with Denise Duncan, or “El Trámite” by Fernando Trías de Bes.
Since 2009, he has combined performing arts with artistic direction and staging for musical groups such as Love of Lesbian, Los Catarras, La Pegatina, Blaumut, Xavi Sarrià, La Fúmiga, El Diluvio, or La Ludwig Band, the Barcelona Municipal Band, or the Orquestra de Música de Arrel de Catalunya (OMAC), with which he won the Alícia Award for Best Live Performance 2022 with the show “Trencadís.”
His artistic knowledge is not limited to the world of performing arts and music but extends to other disciplines such as poetry, visual arts, and plastic arts, merging them on stage in many galas and events such as La Nit de Santa Lucia 2021.
In addition to his creative side, he also works as a teacher, directing workshops and teaching acting, directing, and dramaturgy classes in schools such as the Higher School of Dramatic Art Institut del Teatre of the Barcelona Provincial Council and the Eòlia Higher School of Dramatic Art. He also conducts workshops and seminars at the Higher Music Center Taller de Músics and the Higher School of Film of Catalonia. He teaches acting, and dramaturgy, and directs workshops focusing on creative processes and new dramaturgy.
MARIO REBUGENT
Dramaturgy
Graduated in Direction and Dramaturgy from EOLIA-EAS (2023).
He began his career in theater production with the Girona-based company LOG OUT Teatre, of which he is a founding partner. With this company, he has premiered three shows: he authored and directed “Home gras” (2017), produced “Valerie” (2018) by Guillem Lloret, and “Apnea” (2019), directed by Ferran Joanmiquel, in which he took on the roles of author and performer.
In addition, he has worked on various theatrical productions as an assistant director: “Butterflies,” directed by Josep Galindo (2021); “Monumental,” directed by Martí Torras Mayneris (2022); “Porno hablar de mí,” directed by Natalia Jimenez (2022); “Terra Baixa,” directed by Carme Portaceli (2023); “Déjà Vu,” directed by Martí Torras Mayneris (2023); and “Nunca me olvidéis,” directed by Lazar Garcia (2018).
In 2017, he collaborated with Girona filmmaker Pere Vila on the direction and script of the film “El Vent és això” (Temporada Alta, Girona, Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, and D’A Festival in Barcelona).
JORDI FLAQUER
Compositions and Musical Arrangements
Jordi Flaquer (Calella, 1983) works as a composer, pianist, editor, and teacher. He has written several symphonic-choral pieces (Berceuse, Elisenda de Moncada…), piano pieces (Soliloquio, Gevurah, Suite de papel…), pieces for voice and piano (El combate del sueño, Esperanceta Trinquis, Y no sé por qué…), as well as for choir and chamber ensembles.
He has also created various arrangements of works for children: La Boite en Jeux-jeux (C. Debussy), Ma mère l’oie (M. Ravel), The Nutcracker Suite (P. Tchaikovsky), Pictures at an Exhibition (M. Mussorgsky), and several works by Mahler, Smetana, Janáček, and Dvořák for the Musika-Músika Festival in Bilbao (2017).
Flaquer has received multiple awards: the Third Edition Prize of El Cor Canta (2022) for choir, soprano, and symphonic band; 3rd prize in the Amics del Liceu Vocal Music Competition (2009) for voice and piano; and several awards in the Ciudad de Reus Children’s Choral Composition Prize (2009, 2019, 2021). He also received an honorable mention in the 33rd International Frederic Mompou Composition Prize (2012).
He studied at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC) under the mentorship of Albert Guinovart, and received guidance from Jordi Cervelló and Xavier Boliart in counterpoint, fugue, and orchestration.
As a performer, he studied advanced piano with Pierre Réach at ESMUC, completing his studies under the supervision of Maria Jesús Crespo. He also worked with Carme Poch at the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona and took masterclasses with Josep Maria Colom and Antoni Besses. Since 2004, he has been part of Trio Hyagnis, with Helena Muñoz (violin) and Andrea Peirón (cello).
Flaquer has also studied the lied repertoire with Alan Branch, Francesc Garrigosa, and Mireia Pintó, and chamber music with Charles Tunnell, who supervised his final degree project on Tchaikovsky’s Trio op. 50 “In Memory of a Great Artist.” In 2011, he received the Pedro Vallribera performance award for accompanying pianists and repertoire. Together with the trio, he won the Mas i Mas Prize at the VII International Music Competition of Les Corts (2011) and 2nd prize at the XV Arjau Performance Competition (2010). They were also finalists in the Paper de Música de Capellades Competition in 2012.
He is part of other chamber formations such as Trio Taber, Trio Gaudeamus, Trio la Modesta, and Camerata Rimbombarti.
Flaquer has worked on various voice and piano repertoires and as a choir accompanist. He complements his interpretive and compositional vocation by working as a proofreader and editor of sheet music at the century-old Boileau Music Publishing House, and as a teacher of theoretical subjects at the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona.
ORIOL IBÁÑEZ
Sound and Light Design/Scenography
He trained as a performing arts technician – specializing in Lighting Technology – at the School of Performing Arts Techniques (ESTAE) of the Institut del Teatre. He also completed an advanced vocational training cycle in Audiovisual and Show Production at the School of Audiovisual Media (EMAV).
He works with artist and performance creator Marcel·lí Antúnez (founder of La Fura dels Baus), initially as a lighting technician and later as the technical director of the studio. He has carried out technical direction and lighting design for shows (Protomembrana, Hipermembrana, Cotrone, Mitótica, and Pseudo), touring worldwide. He has also been responsible for the technical direction of interactive installations and exhibitions by the artist.
He is a member and founder of the Guillem Albà Company, where he has done lighting design and technical direction for shows such as Sketchofrenia, directed by Jango Edwards; Flirt, directed by Jordi Purtí (winner of the Audience Award at the Tárrega Fair 2010 and nominated for Best New Show at the Max Awards 2011); and Trau, directed by Guillem Albà himself, and Pluja, together with pianist Clara Peya. For the show ¡Calma!, he handles technical direction and touring. With Clown Guillem Albà, he has done other work such as cabarets, presentations, galas, and various shows.
In his extensive catalog of works, notable productions include those by CAET (Centre for Performing Arts of Terrassa); Musicolepsia, by the dance company Lanònima Imperial, co-produced and premiered at the TNC (Teatre Nacional de Catalunya); Lo Riu, a show produced by the Taller de Músics; the Roberto Olivan dance company (winner of the National Dance Award), for which he did the lighting design for their latest show; active collaboration since the creation with productions of the Tracart performing arts school of Vilanova i la Geltrú; Pablo Guillamet, Guillamino; technical direction of the co- productions Orsini and Mal de Coraçon by the Solitaria Company performed at the TNC; lighting design for the shows Under Construction and Wind by the flute quartet Windu in various theaters and halls in Catalonia.
He has been part of the technical team of the Teatro Principal and the Eduard Toldrà Auditorium, in Vilanova i la Geltrú, and has served as technical director on several occasions, replacing the regular technical director. He was the technical director of the TNT Festival (Terrassa New Trends) from 2010 to 2016, and the Teatro de Terror 2010 Festival (TDT). Since 2017, he has been a member of the technical direction team of the TNT Festival (Terrassa New Trends), held in the city of Terrassa in early October.
In 2014, he took over the technical direction of the company of dancer and choreographer Roberto Olivan (ROPA, Roberto Olivan Performing Arts) and has been part of the direction team of the Deltebre Dansa Festival, an international festival of great renown, until now. He was responsible for the technical direction and lighting design of the contemporary dance show Cuculand Souvenir. He also managed the technical direction for the latest show premiered by dancer Gold, which premiered at the Mercat de les Flors.
At the end of 2022, he joined as the touring technician for the show Cometa by the contemporary dance company of Roser Lòpez Espinosa. He is part of the teaching staff at the School of Performing Arts Technicians (ESTAE) of the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, making occasional collaborations in workshops and curriculum project subjects.
ÁLEX MARTÍN
Electronic bases
With an already impressive career behind him, Alex Martín has become a point of reference in the electronic music scene. The Barcelona-based producer is one of the most internationally-renowned Spanish artists in club music, an exceptional achievement when the lack of open calls for national productions in this musical field is considered. Alex has collaborated with a long list of names for prestigious European labels, such as F:Communications, Pagoda, Playhouse, Klang, Pod and Hypnotism.
For the French label run by Laurent Garnier, Alex, under the name of Iberian, edited a series of EPs which explored danceable electronic music. At the British label, Pagoda, he mixed an irresistible cocktail of tech house and electronic breaks.
Alex began his Phat Db project at the label, Playhouse, while at Klang Pod and Hypnotism, he began to cultivate his electronic side under the names, Sideral and Earcluod. He has an impressive recording history for national labels such as as Cosmos, Boozo, Minifunk and his own label, Higlamm. With Higlamm, he edited material for two of his best-known projects, Full Duplex, groovy house with disco aromas which featured Mayte S, and Phat DB, a project which saw him unleash his techno side. Alex’s impressive CV, as well as his impeccable work for Cosmos, truly distinguishes him from other national artists.
FÀTIMA CAMPOS
Choreographies and Costume design
A dancer and choreographer, she enriches and nurtures her path in dance by incorporating elements of circus, theater, poetry, live music, and video art.
She graduated in 2000 from the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona with a specialization in Contemporary Dance. She has danced with renowned choreographers and companies such as Andrés Corchero, Àngels Margarit, Toni Mira, and Inés Bozza. Additionally, she has been a dancer in projects by various directors, including Franco Di Francescantonio, Robert Wilson, Álex Rigola, Marcel Bassachs, Roberto Oliván, Joan Ollé, Joan Castells, Carlos Salas, Luis Solà, La Fura dels Baus, Carme Portaceli, and Martí Torras Mayneris.
She is the co-creator and performer of the piece “EuTierria&Rhythm” (2023) and the site-specific piece “Eu.” She is also a dancer in “Paisajes” (2023- 2024) and “Niu” (2023-2024), performs in the concert “Trencadís” by Omac (2021-2023), and acts in the shows “A la Fresca” (2023) and “Acábate la Sopa” (2018-2023).
Moreover, she worked with Leandro Mendoza and the Circ Ciclicus company as a dancer, acrobat, and choreographer (2015-2017).
Since 2012, she has collaborated as a movement director with theater directors Oriol Tarrasón and Martí Torras Mayneris since 2016. Ferran Carvajal and Miquel Barcelona have also engaged her as a choreographer and assistant director. In the realm of choreography, she has participated in theater productions directed by Sílvia Munt, Paul Berrondo, Anna Llopart, Lara Díez, Montse Butjosa, and Pep Farrés.
MARTÍ MIRA
Audiovisuals for the show
His passion for image and music led him to the audiovisual world. He trained at the Bande à Part Film School in Barcelona and began his audiovisual career by working on various projects, including music videos, advertising videos, content creation for social media, video dance, and video mapping.
In the field of video mapping, Martí has collaborated with Toni Mira, creating more than 30 projections for buildings featured in various festivals and cultural events. Highlights include the *200th Anniversary of the Gracia Festival* (2017), *Art and Myth: The Gods of the Prado*—a unique exhibition organized for the National Prado Museum and the Obra Social “la Caixa” (2018), *Loop* presented in Strasbourg for the FARSe Theater Festival (2018), *Mies* celebrating the 30th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion (2018), and *Haz Memoria, Plaza Gran* (*Remember, Plaza Gran*), an exhibition at the Mataró Can Marfà Museum (2021).
Additionally, Martí has produced more than 15 music videos and has carved a niche in social media with a creative project combining video and video games in an artistic way.
