Amaia Urra (Donostia-San Sebastián, 1974) is a Fine Arts graduate, specialising in sculpture, from the University of the Basque Country (EHU), her two mother tongues – Spanish and French – enabled her, whilst still a student, to get involved and participate as an assistant in experimental theatre productions organised by the French Institute in Bilbao. This experience sparked her interest in conceptual performance art, which she began to develop within the Mugatxoan programme at Arteleku. From there, she began to create her own pieces, while also taking part in the creation and presentation of works by artists such as Jérôme Bel, Xavier Le Roy, Ion Munduate, Cuqui Jerez and María Jerez, amongst others. In 2012, she moves away from stage practices and begins to develop her own working methodology, combining voice, text and the body. Between 2017 and 2018, she directs, alongside Sandra Cuesta and Larraitz Torres, the Alkolea Beach venue in Donostia-San Sebastián. Her work has been presented in artistic venues such as Artium Museoa, MNCARS, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bulegoa z/b, La Casa Encendida and Tabakalera, and has also been shown internationally at venues and festivals across Europe and the Americas, including Les Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers, Art Nomade and the 45th National Salon of Artists in Bogotá. Atoi is her first solo exhibition.
→ She completes a year of studies in Art History at the Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III University, Bordeaux.
→ She completes a year of studies in Plastic Arts at the Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux III, Bordeaux.
→ Between 1997 and 2000, Amaia Urra receives training in Bilbao, San Sebastian and Vitoria-Gasteiz through courses, workshops and laboratories taught by Idoia Zabaleta, Leticia Morales, Mariaje Ariznabarreta, Matxalen Bilbao, Jillian Bird, Olaf Kehler, Susana del Pino and Cristina Quijera, and later in Madrid with Mónica Valenciano, Ana Buitrago, Francesc Bravo, Elena Cordoba, Amy Garmon, Marco Berretini, Katie Duck, and Katie Diehof, among others.
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→ She completes her degree in Fine Arts, with a specialization in sculpture, at the University of the Basque Country.
→ She continues her training in contemporary dance, contact, and improvisation.
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→ She continues training in contemporary dance, contact and improvisation.
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→ Son para verte mejor, along with the collective Catapult (Olaf Kehler and Jillian Bird). Premiere at Mina Espazio, Bilbao.
→ Son para verte mejor, along with the collective Catapult (Olaf Kehler and Jillian Bird). Vitoria-Gasteiz.
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→ She continues training in contemporary dance, contact and improvisation.
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→ Workshop around The show must go on, together with Jérôme Bel and other performers from the piece. Panorama RioArte de Dança, Maison de France, Rio de Janeiro.
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→ El Eclipse de A. MEM Festival. Musica Ex Machina II, Bilbao.
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→ Astra Tour, by Ion Munduate. Temps d’images, Lisbon.
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→ Les Sœurs Garnier, by Frédéric Seguette. Premiere at Panacea Festival, Dansens Hus, Stockholm.
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CONDE-SALAZAR, Jaime (2006). “La nueva mascarada”. CAIRON Revista de Estudios de Danza, (10), 57-61.
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→ The Real Fiction, by Cuqui Jerez. Latitudes Contemporaines Festival, Maison Folie Wazemmes, Lille.
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→ The Rehearsal. Bilbao Contemporary Theatre and Dance Festival (BAD), La Merced Ikastetxea, Bilbao.
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→ Time-Wasters. 5th session of Sección Irregular, Mercat de les Flors - Casa de la Danza, Barcelona.
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→ Foku.3: Amaia Urra. Atoi, Bilbao.
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