Pau Masaló is a creator who explores the boundaries between theatre, performance, and public space. His work is characterised by a political and social perspective, with a special interest in how power structures, identity, and collectivity manifest in the spaces we inhabit. Through a transdisciplinary approach, Masaló merges stage language with public space intervention, always seeking to establish a direct dialogue with the audience and to generate shared, ephemeral experiences. He currently develops his projects through the performance creation platform Contenidos Superfluos.
Throughout his career, he has developed a wide range of projects in which performative action becomes a driving force for critical reflection. His work addresses the tensions between the individual and society and is expressed as a constant search for new ways of perceiving and inhabiting the world. He often integrates symbolic references from literature and philosophy, making his pieces not only visual proposals but also vehicles for thought.
In addition to his work as a performance creator, Masaló is also a teacher and co-founder of Editorial Superflua, focused on journalistic narratives about the fashion industry. He was also a co-founder of the company Ignífuga, was part of the now-defunct Sala Hiroshima for over four years, and has participated in international projects such as the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, where he was selected as an artist in 2019 (winning the award for best exhibition) and as curator of Catalonia’s participation in 2023.
He is currently developing two new projects: Un cotxe (winner of the Hermann Bonnín call from the Fundació Joan Brossa — Centre de les Arts Lliures, Barcelona Crea grant, and OSIC research grant) and Una ombra, la propera guerra (supported by the Hivernem grant from FiraTàrrega and the Institut Ramon Llull).
His recent works include Lembra-te dos meus pecados (with the Portuguese company Momento Artistas Independentes), Farewell, Petroleum! (as artist-in-residence at Teatre Lliure), Ciutat dormitori (Teatre Lliure, awarded the MAX Prize, the Critics’ Prize and the El Temps de les Arts Prize), and The National Body (Grec Festival and Sala Hiroshima).
He regularly collaborates with other artists and companies such as Atresbandes, Irena Visa, Hotel Col·lectiu Escènic – Lisi Estaras, El Eje, Ivan Cascon, Carla Rovira, and Albert Quesada.