A solo for me is dual. I explain. On the one hand, you have the absolute freedom to work alone and your way, to change every day according to how you feel, how are you … It’s you, and nobody else. Facing yourself and your work.

On the other hand, at the same time, you have absolute and non-shared responsibility for the outcome. Behind the whole process of a single is a harder part that is often not seen.

It takes a lot of willpower to go and rehearse alone every day, without anyone directing you and saying, “Come on, come on, let’s start here.” In this situation is very hard. You are and you feel alone.

After dancing with different companies like Meters of Ramón Oller, in 1995 Marta Carrasco undertakes a new solo career as a creator and performer with the dance-theater show Aiguardent.

From this moment, it combines the creation of own shows – Aiguardent (1995), Blanc d’ombra, Recordant Camille Claudel (1998), Mira’m (2000), Eternal? Yes, I do not! (2003) and Ga-gà (2005) – with the choreographic direction of other shows such as: Pesombra, on the poetry of Salvat-Papasseit; A jungla de les ciutats, by B. Brecht (dir. Ricard Salvat, 1998); The Maniquí, by M. Rodoreda (P. Planella, 1998); A little night music by S. Sondheim and H. Wheeler and Lulu by F. Wedeking (di Mario Gas, 2000 and 2001), Blood Wedding by F. García Lorca (dir. F. Madico 2001), Ronda from Mort to Sinera, from S. Espriu (di Ricard Salvat, 2002), Diàfan, from Pep Bou (2003) and the theatrical version of the musical El otro lado de la cama (JM Mestres, 2004). In 2005 he participated in the feature film by Carlos Saura, Iberia.

Among other awards, Marta Carrasco has received the one of the Theater Critique of Barcelona 1996-1997 by Aiguardent and Pesombra. The Armchair (Audience Award) of 1999 and 2001 by Blanc d’ombra and Mira’m respectively and two Max of the Performing Arts by Aiguardent. In 2005, the Generalitat de Catalunya has awarded him the National Dance Award in recognition of his career.