OUR TEAM
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Trastero de las Artes is made up of a team of artists, professionals and researchers of the poetics of different artistic disciplines.
Claudio Frost
Founder of Trastero de las Artes (The Arts Storage Room). Teacher, dancer, and actor, graduated from the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a Director of Leisure and Free Time Activities, certified by the Pere Tarres Foundation in Barcelona. Expert Trainer in Professional Artistic Coaching.
I am a fisherman of illusions, stages, and tango steps… a passionate researcher of the world of play, understood as a tool for human development. In education, theater, and dance, I seek that moment of magic hidden somewhere.
As General Director of Trastero de las Artes, I promote different projects with the Barcelona City Council and other public and private entities, among which I highlight:
The creation of training and development programs to foster interconnection and the construction of new forms of interdisciplinary artistic production; generating initiatives that complement the cultural industry and contribute to raising the quality of education. The proposal includes art courses, workshops, laboratories, and master classes.
I coordinate the artistic workshops of the Temps per tu Program, of the Barcelona City Council, aimed at young people and adults with disabilities.
Creator and Director of various shows for the Trastero de las Artes:
Deep Rose, Poetry and Tango performance for the Barcelona Poetry Festival. I recently served as artistic director for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Jocs Florals 2019, organized by the Sants Community Arts Center (CAS). I teach tango workshops at various community centers in Barcelona.
I am responsible for the artistic staging of the Bonifacio International Tango Festival in Corsica (France), where I teach tango and expression classes.
Since 2003 I have collaborated with the Theatre of the Senses as an actor-researcher, and I am also a teacher in the training workshops of this Company.
I participated in the 1st Forum Ludens Congress “Play-innovation-education”, Barcelona, 2008.
Laura Settecase
Founder of Trastero de las Artes (The Arts Storage Room). Educator, teacher, and actress, graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. Cultural manager, she holds a Master's degree in Cultural Management and International Cooperation from the University of Barcelona. Expert trainer in Professional Artistic Coaching. She has also completed specialized studies in Theatre Anthropology in Milan.
For me, culture plays a vital role in society, which is why my goal is to create projects that transform people and foster social integration. Making culture accessible to everyone is my driving force in life. I am a highly dedicated manager with extensive specialized training in both the public and private sectors. I currently work in the management and executive production department.
Some of the relevant projects I have created and directed include: “Mucha Mujer” (Many Women), for women undergoing social inclusion, recognized by UNESCO as a “Project of Interest,” which also won the “Good Practices” award from the Barcelona City Council. I also created the “Memorias en danza” (Memories in Dance) project, aimed at older adults experiencing social isolation, for the Sant Martí Social Services Center (CSS Sant Martí) in Barcelona. I manage the “Temps per a Tú” (Time for You) program for the Barcelona City Council (aimed at young people and adults with disabilities). I participate in the creation and production of shows and have extensive professional experience as an actress, both nationally and internationally.
Since 2006, I have collaborated with the Theatre of the Senses Company as an actress, and I have also been responsible for the School's Training Department. I designed the Study and Postgraduate Program in Poetics of Feeling with director Enrique Vargas, within the academic framework of the University of Girona. In addition, I lead pedagogical training workshops on "Art as Social Impact" at various universities in Spain, including the University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, and the Barcelona Theatre Institute.
Alekos
| Alexis Forero Valderrama
Visual artist, storyteller, and actor. Graphic designer, narrator, and book illustrator.
A graphic designer from the National University of Colombia, with additional studies in printmaking, easel painting, and mural painting. He has also taken informal courses at the Massana School in Barcelona. For the past 25 years, he has participated in workshops in visual arts, storytelling, theater, and music with instructors from various countries, including Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, and China.
He is currently a member of Trastero de las Artes and an actor with the Teatro de los Sentidos company. He also performs solo recitals for children and adults, integrating spoken word, music, and visuals. He has illustrated numerous publications in various countries and has illustrated a large number of books for publishers in Venezuela, Spain, and Colombia.
Author, narrator and book illustrator.
Team of Contributors
Amorina Settecase
■ Director of ABC Center.
■ Professional Life Coach ITLC®.
■ Bachelor of Psychology – University of California, USA.
■ Master's Degree in ABA Intervention – Applied Behavior Analysis.
■ Certified Professional in Verbal Behavior – BeyondAutismSchool, London, UK.
■ Expert in the education of children and young people with Autism, Asperger's and other disorders.
■ Specialist in advising families of children with Autism and disorders.
■ Carries out advice as a specialist in communication and augmentative and alternative language systems for the Trastero de las Artes.
■ Professional Life Coach ITLC®.
■ Bachelor of Psychology – University of California, USA.
■ Master's Degree in ABA Intervention – Applied Behavior Analysis.
■ Certified Professional in Verbal Behavior – BeyondAutismSchool, London, UK.
■ Expert in the education of children and young people with Autism, Asperger's and other disorders.
■ Specialist in advising families of children with Autism and disorders.
■ Carries out advice as a specialist in communication and augmentative and alternative language systems for the Trastero de las Artes.
Vera Livia García
■ She works in the field of performing arts as a dancer, actress, performer, creator, artistic director and educator.
■ Official Master's Degree in Art and Design (TOOL).
■ Master's degree in Aesthetics and Theory of Contemporary Art (UAB).
■ Graduate in Performing Arts from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
■ From 2014-2017 she collaborated as artistic coordinator of Trasero de las Artes, in the project "Mucha Mujer", for which she directed and accompanied the collective creation of the performances Múltiples Marcos, Cartografía de Cuerpos and Las Voces Silenciadas.
■ Official Master's Degree in Art and Design (TOOL).
■ Master's degree in Aesthetics and Theory of Contemporary Art (UAB).
■ Graduate in Performing Arts from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
■ From 2014-2017 she collaborated as artistic coordinator of Trasero de las Artes, in the project "Mucha Mujer", for which she directed and accompanied the collective creation of the performances Múltiples Marcos, Cartografía de Cuerpos and Las Voces Silenciadas.
Paloma Moreno Moreno
■ Degree in Pedagogy from the University of Barcelona
■ Postgraduate degree in Sensory Language and Poetics of Play.
■ I have trained in acting, creative education, social theatre, age-appropriate theatre and clowning.
■ In my workshops I like to create a respectful environment where, through play, we can feel free to create and express our own beauty.
■ With Trastero de las Artes, I have collaborated with the project “Mucha Mujer”, participating in the artistic creation of the show “Amb veu de Dona” and for the project “Temps per a tu”, I have collaborated by carrying out different workshops as a specialist in performing arts.
■ I have trained in acting, creative education, social theatre, age-appropriate theatre and clowning.
■ In my workshops I like to create a respectful environment where, through play, we can feel free to create and express our own beauty.
■ With Trastero de las Artes, I have collaborated with the project “Mucha Mujer”, participating in the artistic creation of the show “Amb veu de Dona” and for the project “Temps per a tu”, I have collaborated by carrying out different workshops as a specialist in performing arts.
Lisa Marrani
■ Collaborator of the Mucha Mujer project and of different shows at Trasero de las Artes.
■ Architect and performer.
■ Pdh in Technology and Management of Cultural Heritage (*IMT Alti Studi Luca and ETSAV-UPC).
■ Postgraduate course in Sensory Language and Poetics of Play (FundacióUdg –Girona).
■ Collaborates in training projects for educators (Education by Feeling, UdG-Girona).
■ Teacher on the poetics of space and the creation of imaginaries.
■ His work focuses on the relationship between dwelling and habitat.
■ It carries out community artistic creations where it merges various languages to listen to and make visible social and urban problems.
■ His artistic training has been enriched by experiences with Aíslo Comprese Teatro, with the Svarnet collective and with Teatro de los Sentidos.
■ Architect and performer.
■ Pdh in Technology and Management of Cultural Heritage (*IMT Alti Studi Luca and ETSAV-UPC).
■ Postgraduate course in Sensory Language and Poetics of Play (FundacióUdg –Girona).
■ Collaborates in training projects for educators (Education by Feeling, UdG-Girona).
■ Teacher on the poetics of space and the creation of imaginaries.
■ His work focuses on the relationship between dwelling and habitat.
■ It carries out community artistic creations where it merges various languages to listen to and make visible social and urban problems.
■ His artistic training has been enriched by experiences with Aíslo Comprese Teatro, with the Svarnet collective and with Teatro de los Sentidos.
Luigi Abanto V.
■ Director and screenwriter.
■ Professional photographer (CEV Visual Studies Center of Barcelona).
■ Collaborator in projects and shows such as "MuchaMujer" and "Temps per a Tu" projects of Trastero de las Artes.
■ Founder of New Citizen Productions, dedicated to the production of fiction films.
■ Founder of Camera & Tripod, dedicated to the production of documentaries.
■ Format in film studios at the El Plató de Cine film school.
■ He is currently working on film projects with the production companies El Plató de Cine and Fuera de Camp Producciones.
■ Professional photographer (CEV Visual Studies Center of Barcelona).
■ Collaborator in projects and shows such as "MuchaMujer" and "Temps per a Tu" projects of Trastero de las Artes.
■ Founder of New Citizen Productions, dedicated to the production of fiction films.
■ Founder of Camera & Tripod, dedicated to the production of documentaries.
■ Format in film studios at the El Plató de Cine film school.
■ He is currently working on film projects with the production companies El Plató de Cine and Fuera de Camp Producciones.
José Soto
■ Educator with a vocation in the arts and education.
■ Bachelor of Comprehensive Education (Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University, VOZ).
■ Diploma in Audiovisual Media Production Assistance (University of the Andes, Mérida, VOZ).
■ He collaborates as a performing arts specialist for Trastero de las Artes in the project "Temps per a Tu" and as Art Director in the show Múltiples Marcos of the project "Mucha Mujer".
■ Bachelor of Comprehensive Education (Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University, VOZ).
■ Diploma in Audiovisual Media Production Assistance (University of the Andes, Mérida, VOZ).
■ He collaborates as a performing arts specialist for Trastero de las Artes in the project "Temps per a Tu" and as Art Director in the show Múltiples Marcos of the project "Mucha Mujer".
Sonia Usán
■ Collaborator and participant in different shows and artistic creations of the Trastero de las Artes.
■ More than 11 years of experience at Cas de Sants as a social educator and flower therapist, she accompanies people with drug addiction and mental health problems.
■ From the Cas de Sants, he works together with Trastero de las Artes through artistic creation, this being one of the therapeutic tools used as a means of expressing the internal and its links with mental health.
■ Master in art therapy (2013).
“I am passionate about accompanying and, at the same time, learning about the capabilities we have as human beings. Exploring their limits and letting go through play in the arts.”
■ More than 11 years of experience at Cas de Sants as a social educator and flower therapist, she accompanies people with drug addiction and mental health problems.
■ From the Cas de Sants, he works together with Trastero de las Artes through artistic creation, this being one of the therapeutic tools used as a means of expressing the internal and its links with mental health.
■ Master in art therapy (2013).
“I am passionate about accompanying and, at the same time, learning about the capabilities we have as human beings. Exploring their limits and letting go through play in the arts.”
Madalena De Faria Bortnik
■ Active member of Trastero de las Artes in charge of the coordination, distribution and dissemination of the sociocultural project “Mucha Mujer”.
■ French and Portuguese lawyer specializing in public and association law.
■ Holder of the competitive examination for Territorial Attaché of the French Territorial Public Service.
■ Master's degree in Consulting for evaluation and financial analysis in the territorial public sphere from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Rennes (France).
■ Master's degree in Public and Social Policies, at IDEC - Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
■ Graduated in Public Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Rennes (France).
■ Director General of the French City Council and Community of Municipalities.
■ She specialized as a consultant for the public and third sectors and as a trainer of elected officials, public agents and consultants.
■ French and Portuguese lawyer specializing in public and association law.
■ Holder of the competitive examination for Territorial Attaché of the French Territorial Public Service.
■ Master's degree in Consulting for evaluation and financial analysis in the territorial public sphere from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Rennes (France).
■ Master's degree in Public and Social Policies, at IDEC - Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
■ Graduated in Public Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Rennes (France).
■ Director General of the French City Council and Community of Municipalities.
■ She specialized as a consultant for the public and third sectors and as a trainer of elected officials, public agents and consultants.
Gemma Masdeu
■ Coordinator and social technician of the “Mucha Mujer” project, from the Trastero de las
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■ Currently works in the Basic Social Services of the Barcelona City Council.
■ Graduate in Social Work from the Ramon Llull University.
■ Postgraduate Diploma in Socio-educational Mediation.
■ Trained in Socio-educational Mediation and Emotional Support from 0 to 7 years of age.
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■ Currently works in the Basic Social Services of the Barcelona City Council.
■ Graduate in Social Work from the Ramon Llull University.
■ Postgraduate Diploma in Socio-educational Mediation.
■ Trained in Socio-educational Mediation and Emotional Support from 0 to 7 years of age.
"My experience at Trastero de las Artes and especially with the 'Mucha Mujer' project was fascinating. I collaborated by contributing my experience from a social and inclusive perspective, and in coordination with other services to raise awareness and jointly support the women who were part of the project."
