In parallel with her humanistic studies she has always felt a great attraction towards the performing arts, studying music and dance since she was a child, and a keen interest in language, thanks to her bilingual upbringing.
In Barcelona she studied the Jacques Lecoq theatre method and received a diploma from Estudis de Teatre Berty Tobías in 2003. She also trained with several physical theatre companies and directors, including Katalin Györffy, Susan Byrne, Teatro de los Sentidos, Théâtre du Mouvement, Cie Jeanne Simone and Carolina Pizarro (Odin Teatret). She performed as an actor in several theatre productions including The Little Shop of Horrors (Jocular Theatre) and The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat (12×12 Company).
Around this time she also began to perform in a wide range of international festivals with the street theatre companies Osadía and Dádivas, travelling all over Europe and to other parts of the world such as Japan, Australia, China, Hong, Kong, Macau, the USA and Canada. This was a great opportunity to travel and experience different cultures, which she feels has been very important in the development of her work, giving her a wider perspective.
Josephine studied music and vocal technique (Loti Lewis, Estill Voice Craft), has sung and played guitar and piano in several music groups, including Monkey Rhythm, Pete Thompson and her own show of french Chanson music, and lends her voice to all kinds of professional recordings (commercial voice-overs, dubbing, audioguides, e-learning, soundtracks for dance and theatre, music recordings…)
In the last 12 years she has been very involved in the practice of butoh dance, studying with masters from Japan and other parts of the world (including Rosana Barra, Atsushi Takenouchi, Tebby Ramisake, Imre Thormann, Minako Seki, Gyohei Zaitsu, Yoshito Ohno, Yumiko Yoshioka, and Seisaku) and has been investigating the relationship between voice and dance.
She has performed with several butoh artists and companies, including Marlène Jöbstl, Cuerpo Transitorio and Hu Chia Dance Theatre, and she has presented her dance and voice pieces in a variety of international events, such as Alma Negra Festival (Madrid), Experimenta Menorca and several editions of Barcelona en Butoh Festival.
She is currently developing her own work within the VoxDansa project, collaborates regularly with other artists and musicians, and shares her knowledge and experience in the form of butoh dance and voice workshops, regular classes and one-on-one coaching and mentoring.
Download Full CurriculumJosephine Grundy (UK/Francia, 1975) es una artista y formadora multi-disciplinaria instalada en Barcelona desde el año 1996. Su formación académica inicial ha sido en Ciencias Humanas y obtiene en 1996 una licenciatura de University College London (BSc. 2.1), especializándose en historia y filosofía de la ciencia.
En paralelo con esta formación humanista siempre sintió mucha atracción hacía las artes escénicas, estudiando danza y música desde pequeña, y un gran interés por el lenguage, a raíz de sus orígenes bilingües.
En Barcelona estudia el método de teatro Jacques Lecoq, recibiendo un diploma de la escuela Estudis de Teatre Berty Tobías, y se forma con varios directores y compañías de teatro físico, entre ellos Katalin Györffy, Susan Byrne, Teatro de los Sentidos, Théâtre du Mouvement, Cie Jeanne Simone y Carolina Pizarro (Odin Teatret). Trabaja de actor en varias producciones de teatro, entre ellos The Little Shop of Horrors (Jocular Theatre) y The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat (12×12 Company).
También empieza a trabajar de actríz/performer en una gran variedad de festivales internacionales de teatro de calle con las compañías Osadia y Dádivas, viajando por toda Europa y otras partes del mundo como Australia, Japón, China, Hong Kong, Macau, EEU y Canadá, experiencias que le permitieron descubrir otras culturas y abrir su perspectiva, cosa que ella ve como muy importante en el desarrolo de su trabajo.
Estudia música y técnica vocal (Loti Lewis, Estill Voice Craft), canta y toca guitarra y piano en diferentes conjuntos musicales, entre ellos Monkey Rhythm, Pete Thompson y su propio espectáculo de música Chanson francesa, y presta su voz a todo tipo de grabaciones profesionales (locuciones comerciales, doblaje, bandas sonoras para danza/teatro, grabaciones musicales…)
En los últimos 12 años se acerca cada vez más a la danza butoh, estudiando con diferentes maestros (entre ellos Rosana Barra, Atsushi Takenouchi, Tebby Ramisake, Imre Thormann, Minako Seki, Gyohei Zaitsu, Yoshito Ohno, Yumiko Yoshioka, y Seisaku) y empieza a investigar la voz desde la danza.
Ha bailado con varios artistas y grupos de danza butoh, entre ellos Marlène Jöbstl, Cuerpo Transitorio y Hu Chia Dance Theatre, y ha presentado sus piezas de danza y voz en diversos eventos internacionales, entre ellos Alma Negra Festival Madrid, Experimenta Menorca y varias ediciones del festival Barcelona en Butoh.
Actualmente desarrolla sus propias producciones de voz y danza con el proyecto VoxDansa, colaborando a menudo con otros artistas y músicos, y comparte sus conocimientos y experiencia en forma de talleres de voz y danza butoh, coaching individual de cuerpo y voz, y dirección/acompañiamiento de proyectos.
Descarga Curriculum CompletoBUTOH DANCE AND VOICE WORKSHOPS– teaching regular classes and workshops in Barcelona, at CC Barceloneta, CC Garcilaso, La Piconera, Observatori del Cos, as well as giving intensive workshops in Barcelona, Madrid, Menorca, Lisbon, London, Brighton and Taipei, and coaching individual projects, 2010-20
SALÓN ST PAU/SALÓN DE SANTS– host and performer, regular arts event, Barcelona, 2013-20
UNTITLED AS YET– performance with visual artist Mana Salehi in Plaça Reial, Barcelona, August 2020
I’M ALIVE IN HERE– duo with musician Luis ‘El Pepe’ Bolivar, Cabaret Lecoq, Sala Fènix Barcelona, January 2020
LAVA in TAIWAN– Butoh dance and voice performance with Hu Chia Dance Theatre, Music forum-Mar Teaux Cafe, Taipei, November 2019
EXIT…! International Butoh Festival– participant and performer, Schloss Broellin, Germany, August 2019
FREE FALL– duo with musician Luis ‘El Pepe’ Bolivar, Onyric Summer Festival, Oracles Theatre Barcelona, June 2019
BLACK IN WHITE– Butoh dance and voice performance with musicians Dani Molina (saxophone) and Fabio Cerina (guitarra eléctrica), 60º Aniversario de la Danza Butoh, Espai AiR Barcelona, May 2019
THE NEAR DEATH ENSEMBLE– dance and vocal performances with the experimental music group TNDE, Jamboree, Mágia Roja, Sinestesia, Collaboration Station, Barcelona, 2018-19
COMFORT– Butoh dance and voice solo, Festival Alma Negra Madrid, December 2019
OS– duo with musician Luis ‘El Pepe’ Bolivar, Butoh Day Barcelona, Observatori del Cos, July 2018
CORPOLOGÍAS– collaboration with the artist collective Corpologías, Santa María de Cervelló, Barcelona, 2018
PART– trio with musician Chris Orton and light artist Antonio Curcio at the Cabaret Lecoq, Barcelona, 2018
SONG CYCLE– DesConcierto – butoh and voice solo, Experimenta Menorca, 2017
EL GRITO DEL ALMA– intensive workshop, Experimenta Menorca, 2017
SONG CYCLE– Track#5 – butoh and voice solo, Bleeding Hearts at the Rialto Brighton, 2017
SONG CYCLE– End of the River and World Alone – butoh and voice solo, Segundo Encuentro de Butoh de Zaragoza, 2016
ENCOUNTERS– voice and movement impro piece with Xelís de Toro, performed at Hundred Years Gallery, London, 2016
PAISATGES EN MOVIMENT– butoh solo – collaboration with the catalan land art association LAAC, Happening 2016, Begues
SONG CYCLE– The River and Beyond – butoh and voice solo, opening of the London Latin Arts exhibition Vermillion, London, 2016
MODULAR– Collaborative piece with the musician Chris Orton, first performed at Sala Fènix, Barcelona, 2016
SONG CYCLE– The River – butoh and voice solo, Hors Lits Barcelona, 2016
CABARET LECOQ– various short solo pieces – Sala Fènix, Barcelona, 2016
STEMS Migrating Hybrid Arts Festival– creative director and performer, Barcelona-Oslo 2015
EXCÉNTRIC CABARET– several short solo pieces, Sala Fènix, Barcelona, 2015
MIGRATIONS– voice/dance solo, BUTOHS, Teatre de l’Ènjolit, Barcelona, 2015
VOZ EN MOVIMIENTO- voice workshops based on butoh dance and physical theatre, 2010-15
VANISHING POINT- voice/dance solo, Barcelona in Butoh Festival 2014
PENELOPE OBSERVATORI-group butoh performance, Compañía Cuerpo Transitorio, Barcelona in Butoh Festival 2014
100 FLOWERS FOR CARLOTTA IKEDA– vocalist in the group performance at the Catalan Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona in Butoh Festival 2014
CITTA INVIVIBILE- music video by Andrés Bartos, Locomotive Pictures, 2014
LAPIN– character of Nina in the short film directed by Andrés Bartos, Locomotive Pictures, 2014
VOYEUR- voice of main character in the film byOlpama Films, 2014
IN DESCANTO– voice/dance piece, performed in Barcelona at IN-Prescindibles (La Poderosa) and Cápsula de Nuevas Tendencias Escénicas (Espai 30), 2014
CÁPSULA DE NUEVAS TENDENCIAS ESCÉNICAS- creative director and producer, Espai 30, Barcelona, 2014
IN DESCANTO- film version, directed and shot by Andres Bartos, Locomotive Pictures, 2014
ORIZZONTE– group performance for the opening of the Barcelona in Butoh Festival 2011
CANTO BAILADO– voice/dance solo, Barcelona in Butoh Festival 2011 (Nau Ivanow), also performed at various art spaces in Barcelona, 2011-2012
¡DÁDIVAS!…eSO eS– street theatre show, 2013-2015:
Paderborn Arts Fair, Stebulku Salis (Lithuania), Chalon dans la Rue, Regensburg Festival, La Mercè 2012 (Barcelona), and various festivals around Spain including Almansa, Viladecans, Vilassar de Dalt Festival and Laguna del Duero.
OSADIA– Performance/street theatre, 2007-2015:
Festival of Latin Cultures (Macau), Daidogei (Shizuoka, Japan), Womadelaide (Adelaide, Australia), Festival of the Arts (Detroit, USA), Just For Laughs (Montreal, Canada, and Nantes, France), Tollwood (Munich, Germany), Hanover Fair (Hanover, Alemania), Nice Carnaval (Nice, France), Nantes Festival (Nantes, France), Angers Festival (France), Liverpool European City of Culture (Liverpool, UK), Showtime (Olympic events, London 2012)…
JINGLE– voice coaching for visual artist Laia Estruch, 2011-12
EL ACTO– investigation project with visual artist Tamara Kuselman, 2011
ME LLAMO CLAUDIO– performer for visual artist Tamara Kuselman, 2009-10
EL VIAJE DE PENÉLOPE– butoh dance piece with Cuerpo Transitorio dance company, Barcelona in Butoh Festival 2009, sala Miscelanea
JOSÉPHINE & CIE.– chanson française/cabaret performances,2006 -2010