https://hangar.org/en/agenda-hangar/mourae-en-creacio-i-museus-2026/

Hangar is collaborating with the Castell de Montjuïc on Creació i museus 2026, a programme promoted by the ICUB as part of the Festival Grec. This programme brings together resident artists from the city’s creative spaces with museums and cultural institutions in Barcelona. For this edition, long-term resident artist Mourae will present MITOLOGIAS NPC (Dones d’Aigua), a performance produced by Hangar and the Castell de Montjuïc. It will be performed on 9 July at 8:30 and 9:30 pm.

Three water nymphs gather at Montjuïc Castle. During their meeting, they discuss the state of water. Having existed since the beginning of time, they have witnessed the establishment of the Iberian settlement on the mountain, the construction and use of the area’s many fountains, and their subsequent abandonment. From the shadows, they have also observed the creation and use of the castle. Stories of life, death, progress and violence. As supernatural entities who mediate the landscape, they ask themselves what kinds of work make sense in a world where nothing is pure. From their unique perspective, they consider what can be done, starting by making themselves visible and sharing their thoughts with the people they meet.

Mitologías NPC (Dones d’Aigua) is a performative and interactive journey in which three mythological feminine figures carry sonic texts that blend the legends of the Alojas with the historical legacy of the castle and Montjuïc. This hydro-feminist and transvestite perspective opens pathways to imagining other worlds. This piece is part of the ongoing Mitologías NPC series, which draws on legends and structures from the oral traditions of the area in which the work is created to generate characters that reflect on contemporary issues.

This project has received support from the Barcelona Crea Grant (Creació i museus).

Credits
Text, direction, sound design: Mourae
Performance: Kha Villanueva, Iver Zapata, Mourae