Noel Quintela

I was raised between Monforte de Lemos and Manán (Sarria). I studied the professional degree in contemporary dance at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. After finishing, I worked for two years with the Dantzaz company (Donostia) and, since 2023, I have been working as a freelancer in creations by Joana Providência, João dos Santos Martins, and Óscar Cobos. In the creative field, in 2022 I presented my first creation, “o panda vermello,” at the Ciclo Mexer of the Lucense History Museum, and in 2023 I presented “ex-órbita” at Tabakalera Donostia together with QBonito Colectivo. Recently, in January 2024, I started, along with Ángela Díaz Quintela, the project A p a l l e i r A in Manán, a space dedicated to creation and training related to live arts and nature.

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Residency project

The *biosbardos*, in Galician mythology, are harmless beings. Their form is undefined, and they live in rivers and springs. They are seen mostly on full moon nights, and their gentle song can only be heard around midnight. And only if you pay attention. León is all of this and yet nothing at the same time. He always has goosebumps. He lives in a field of sunflowers and knows the names of all the mushrooms and all the flowers. He has two enormous, furry ears, with which he listens to birds and frogs from miles away.

Costume: Marte Martinka / Outside eye: Lois Bua

Photos by Alexis Zambrano / Lara Matea

Residency Archive Graner

  • 2024 · crossed residency with Colectivo RPM · León