Joan Català Carrasco was born in Barcelona in 1978. From the beginning, he has been drawn—with both concern and curiosity—to the plastic arts and movement, where the body and/or objects become the communicators.

Always connected to sports and fascinated by the visual arts and the concept of movement as a form of communication, in 1994 he began his training in the plastic arts at La Llotja, School of Applied Arts and Artistic Crafts. From 1999 to 2005, he attended several circus schools—including Carampa in Madrid, Rogelio Rivel in Barcelona, and the National Circus School in Moscow—specializing in acrobatic balance work (hand-to-hand). Alongside this, he pursued training in contemporary dance, physical theatre, and clowning, studying with several international pedagogues such as María Muñoz and Pep Ramis (Malpelo), Michel Dallaire, Iñaki Azpillaga, Àngels Margarit, Thomas Hauert, David Zambrano, among others.

Since 2005, he has performed in theatres and festivals around the world with companies such as Daraomai, Circus Klezmer, Los 2Play, and Cia. In 2012, he began developing his distinctive vision of performing arts designed for the street and urban landscapes with the show *Pelat*, which premiered at the FiraTàrrega in 2013 and continues to tour internationally into the 2024 season. In 2016, *Menar* premiered at FiraTàrrega: his second work created for the street and urban spaces, a duet created together with Roser Tutusaus.  
In 2021, he debuted the project *5.100 m/s*. In 2023, he premiered his second solo performance in public spaces, *IDIÒFONA*, where Joan envisions the performance as a space for dialogue between humans, objects, and the environment—where play and labor are driven by the tools, experiences, and ideas each person brings.

Poetry, movement and balance. Pelat is a proposal that erases the boundaries between dance, circus, theatre and performance; between audience and show. A natural review of artisanal techniques and own memories. A changing and unique exhibition as a result of the interaction with the spectator. Pelat draws a previous plan, and in a particular way recovering the eyes of handmade jobs and without technological means. A dialogue between man and the object that, based on a gesture, leaves space for the imaginary to share experiences and responsibilities, in an ephemeral ritual.

Recommended age: +6.
With the support from Institut Ramon Llull.