PROYECTO LARRUA is a contemporary dance company based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, directed by Jordi Vilaseca and Aritz López. Their work focuses on the relationship between body, emotion and stage, developing a distinctive language that seeks to connect with audiences on a sensory level.
Their pieces combine movement, sound, lighting and scenography to create immersive stage worlds where dance interacts with other elements, generating open and layered experiences. Drawing from shared cultural references, the company creates work that invites audiences to engage both physically and emotionally.
Proyecto Larrua has presented its work across national and international circuits and festivals, and is part of platforms such as Red Sarea, Platea, A Cielo Abierto and the Network of Theatres of Navarra. Their creations have received several recognitions, including nominations at the Spanish Max Awards with works such as Otsoa, Baserri and La Casa Vacía.
Alongside their stage work, the company develops projects in urban and non-conventional spaces, exploring new ways of engaging with audiences and expanding the contexts in which dance can take place.
In parallel to their artistic creation, Proyecto Larrua is actively engaged in building a context for contemporary dance in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Through initiatives such as LarruaLab, the audience development programme Zubiak, the Harria Choreographic Competition and the KM0 Dance Gala, the company fosters spaces for encounter, learning and visibility, contributing to the growth of the local scene and the development of new audiences.
Proyecto Larrua operates as an evolving and open structure, committed to its local context while engaging in collaborations with artists, institutions and networks both nationally and internationally.
Jordi Vilaseca. Barcelona 1982, he began his studies at the Professional Dance Conservatory (Institut del Teatre) in Barcelona and continued his artistic training at the Henny Junniens Foundation in Amsterdam. He has worked for the companies: La Metros, Lanonima Imperial, Norrdans Company, Steptex Dance Project, Centro Choreográfico Gallego, Compañía Entremans, Dance Channel Project, Plan B, Cia Antonio Ruz, Ballet Carmen Roche, Teresa Nieto en Compañía, among others. Currently, he combines the facet of dancer and creator, with teaching, giving, in this way, Dance classes in different centers and/or National Conservatories. As Stage Director for Cia Daniel Doña, Choreographic Assistant for Quique Peon Cia or Cia del Sr Smith, directing multidisciplinary projects such as the Circle of Trust and Logela Companies and finally as Co-Director together with Aritz López of Proyecto Larrua.
Aritz Lopez. Vitoria 1988, he began his career as a dancer practicing bboying in 2003 with the group Soul Flavas, a discipline in which he has participated in some of the most important events such as BCONE, Versus, Battle of the year… In 2010 he began taking classes at the Jose Uruñuela dance conservatory where he gets in touch with other dances such as ballet and contemporary dance. Later he began to travel and train with companies and dancers such as Anton Lachky, David Zambrano, Sita Ostheimer or Peter Jasco. In 2013 he began to work as a dancer for the Austrian company Nobulus and since then he has danced for Round Corner (Austria), Next Zone (Denmark), Nui (Vitoria), Kukai (Renteria) Ertza (San Sebastian), Organik (Bilbao). Now I co-direct the Larrua project together with Jordi Vilaseca.