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Josep Maria Miró (Prats de Lluçanès,
Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, 1977) is a playwright and theater director from
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. He is known by plays such as ''Archimedes’ Principle'', ''Nerium Park'' or ''The Nicest Body Ever Seen Around These Parts''. He writes his plays in
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.


Biography

Josep Maria Miró graduated in Direction and Dramaturgy from the Theater Institute of Barcelona and in Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB.).Ministry of Culture of Spain
/ref> University of Girona
/ref> His plays have been translated into over twenty languages, with approximately 100 world premieres and numerous publications. He has also undertaken various dramaturgies and stage adaptations. He has directed both his own plays and works by other authors, including ''El carrer Franklin'' (''Franklin Street'') by
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, '' La voix humaine'' by
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, and productions for the series Liturgical Dramas at the Monastery of Santa Maria de l'Estany in 2009, 2010, and 2011. In 2022, Miró received the Spanish National Dramatic Literature Award, granted by
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for his play ''The Nicest Body Ever Seen Around These Parts''. Magí Camps
La Vanguardia, October 14th, 2022
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/ref> In 2020, he won the XLV Theater Born Award for the same text,
/ref> making him the first author in the history of the prestigious award to win it three times (previously in 2011 with ''Archimedes’ Principle'' and in 2009 with ''The Woman Who Always Missed Her Flight''). Among his numerous other awards are the Max Award 2019 for Best Theatrical Author for ''A Nice Place'',Raquel Vidales
El País, May 20th, 2019
/ref> the XIV Rosalía de Castro Award 2022 for his career in
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, and the Jardiel Poncela Award 2023 for his play ''The Monster'', granted by the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers SGAE.Fundación SGAE, November 23rd, 2023
/ref> His play Archimedes’ Principle, with over fifty productions worldwide, has been adapted into film twice: ''El virus de la por'' (''The Virus of Fear'') (2015) by Catalan production company Els Films La Rambla directed by
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/ref> ,IMDb The Virus of Fear
/ref> and ''Aos teus olhos'' (''Liquid Truth'') (2017) by Brazilian production company Globo directed by
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/ref> In 2017, Sala Beckett of Barcelona organized a series dedicated to "The Theatre of Josep Maria Miró," and in 2024, La Abadía theater of Madrid programmed a series of his works under the title "Miro’s Universe." Starting in 2015-16 academic year, Miró joined the faculty at the ERAM, the undergraduate degree program in Performing Arts at the
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, where he still coordinates the academic section devoted to Dramaturgy. He regularly teaches courses and workshops at the Obrador of Sala Beckett in Barcelona, as well as numerous workshops and seminars, both in
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and abroad. In 2023 he was awarded with a residency in
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by the Ramon Llull Foundation .


Plays

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/ref> * ''La dona que perdia tots els avions'' (''The Woman Who Always Missed Her Flight'', English translation by Dustin Langan) (2009.) * ''Gang Bang: Obert fins l’hora de l’Àngelus'' (''Gang Bang: Open until the Angelus'') (2010-2011.) * ''El principi d’Arquimedes'' (''Archimedes’ Principle'', English translation by Dustin Langan) (2011.) * ''Nerium Park'' (''Nerium Park'', English translation by Sharon G. Feldman) (2012.) * ''Fum'' (''Smoke'', English translation by Dustin Langan) (2012.) * ''Estripar la terra'' (''Tearing Up the Earth'') (2013.) * ''Obac'' (''Shady'') (2014.) * ''La travessia'' (''The Passage'', English translation by Sharon G. Feldman) (2015.) * ''Cúbit'' (''Ulna'') (2016.) * ''Olvidémonos de ser turistas'' (''Let’s Forget about Being Tourists'') (2017.) * ''Temps salvatge'' (''A Nice Place'', English translation by Sharon G. Feldman) (2017.) * ''L’habitació blanca'' (''The White Room'') (2020.) * ''El cos més bonic que s’haurà trobat mai en aquest lloc'' (''The Nicest Body Every Seen Around These Parts'', English translation by Sharon G. Feldman) (2020.) * ''La majordoma'' (''The Lady Butler'') (2020.) * ''Restos del fulgor nocturno'' (''Remains of the Glowing Night'') (2021.) * ''El monstre'' (''The Monster'') (2023.) * ''Jo, travesti'' (''Me, Trans'') (2023.)


Short Texts

* ''El col·laborador'' (''The collaborator'') (2014.) Short piece part of the show Mensonges organized by Fréderig Sonntag and Verónique Bellegarde. * ''No és ben bé això'' (''It's not exactly the same'') (2014.) Short piece for the show Llibràlegs, based on Jordi Prat i Coll's idea of short pieces designed to be represented in bookstores/libraries. * ''Rai'' (2016). Short piece for the charity show “From Damasc to Idomeni” organized by Barcelona Playwrights,
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and the
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of Barcelona. * ''Desenfocat'' (''Out of focus'') (2019.) Brief piece within the activities programmed by the Sala Beckett in Barcelona on the 30th anniversary of the death of
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. * ''Jo'' (''Me'') (2019.) Short piece for the project “The end of tolerance” of the European program Fabulamundi. * ''Cor de pollastre'' (''Chicken heart'') (2020.) Short piece written for the Mousson d'Été 2020. * ''Transhumance'' (''Trashumancy'') (2022.) Radio piece for “Històries de l’altra bana” by “Sala 4” of Ràdio 4 (
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) / Sala Beckett.


Dramaturgies and Adaptations

* ''Cocaine, absenta, pastillas de valda and cafè amb llet'' (''Cocaine, absenta, pastillas de valda and coffee with milk'') (2009), from texts by various authors. * ''5 contes diferents'' (''5 different stories'') (2010-2011.) * ''Com si entrés en una pàtria'' (''As if you entered a country'') (2010), based on texts by
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. * ''Los libres cautiverios de Ricardo y Leonisa'' (''The free captivities of Ricardo and Leonisa'') (2014), inspired on ''The Liberal Lover'' by
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. * ''Esperança Dinamita, de cuplés i cançons de revista'' (''Esperança Dinamita: couplets and songs from the varietés'') (2014), based on couplets and other materials from this popular genre and Barcelona nightlife from the first three decades of the 20th century. * ''Neus Català, un cel de plom'' (''Neus Català, a leaden sky'', English translation by Helena Buffery) (2015), based on the novel by Carme Martí and various documentary materials about
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. * ''L'aplec del Remei'' (''The Gathering for Our Lady of Good Remedy'') (2016), based on the
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. * ''An aquell temps que ets animals parlaven'' (''Upon that time when the animals talked'') (2019) based on popular
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stories. * ''L'amic retrobat'' (''Reunion'') (2019), based on the homonymous
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. * ''Els homes i els dies'' (''Men and days'') (2022), from the complete narrative work of David Vilaseca. * ''Reis del món'' (''Kings of the world'') (2023), based on the homonymous novel by Sebastià Alzamora.


Awards

* Theater Born Award 2009 for ''The Woman Who Always Missed Her Flight''.Ultima Hora, September 22nd, 2009
/ref> * Theater Born Award 2011 for ''Archimedes’ Principle''.
/ref> * VII Quim Masó Award 2013 for theater project for ''Nerium Park''. * Jaume Vidal i Alcover Ciutat de Manacor Award 2013 for ''Nerium Park'' * Frederic Roda Awards (Ex aequo) at the LXV Nit de Santa Llúcia – Festa de les Lletres Catalanes 2016 for ''The Passage ''.Omnium Cultural, December 11th, 2015
/ref> * Max Award for the Performing Arts in the category of Best Theatrical Author 2019 for ''A Nice Place''. * Theater Born Award 2020 for ''The Nicest Body Every Seen Around These Parts.'' * Spanish National Dramatic Literature Award 2022, granted by the Spanish
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for ''The Nicest Body Every Seen Around These Parts'' * Enrique Jardiel Poncela Award 2023, granted by the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers SGAE for ''The Monster''. * Quim Masó Award 2023, for ''The Monster''.Europa Press, 15 octubre 2024
/ref> Marta Cervera
El Periódico, 15 octubre 2024
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References


External links


Official website

Excerpt of the text The nicest body ever seen around these parts, English translation by Sharon G. Feldman

American Theater, November 9th, 2023,The Body Politic in Josep Maria Miró’s Plays

Biography at the official website of the University of Girona

Biography at the official website of Catalan Drama
* ttps://www.salabeckett.cat/en/membre/josep-maria-miro/ Biography at Sala Becketbr>Biography at IMDB
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