We are Emma Riba Santuré and Laura Alcala Freudenthal, two dance artists who have been working together since 2017 to share an artistic home: LaSúbita. A figurative home, a room of our own from which to work and promote projects together, with the invaluable support of Anna Feliu Rich (administration and production) and Patty Maestre Pera (distribution and touring production).

Anna Feliu Rich (administration and production)

Anna is an energetic and positive person who always supports our ideas and projects and helps us make them a reality. In 2021, she joined LaSúbita and has since become a key player in the running of the company.

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Patty Maestre Pera (distribution and
production on tour)

Patty was born prepared, attentive, and alert. She is always ready to lend a hand, supporting us with a smile and warmth to make us feel safe in moments of vulnerability. She joined LaSúbita in 2023, and we continue to grow together.

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Emma Riba Santuré
(artistic director)

Emma always picks up and lifts, accompanying projects as they are born and, above all, as they grow. She has an eye for detail and, with her strength, she sculpts things so that they are well finished. She and Laura started this company together and continue to want to evolve together and build this home that cares for them.

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Laura Alcala Freudenthal (artistic director)

Laura is intuitive and determined, a restless soul who is difficult to stop and who spreads her passion for everything she does. She is always planning something and her energy makes things happen. She and Emma started this company together and continue to want to evolve together and build this home that cares for them.

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LaSúbita

creates and produces shows

dance, welcomes Laura and Emma's interests, research, and projects, and creates spaces for exchange and reflection with colleagues in the sector. Our main areas of activity are: dance creation, training, exchange with the educational sector, and community action through dance, as well as the direction and creative production of curated or commissioned projects.

TRAINING

CREATION IN DANCE

COMMUNITY ACTION

EXCHANGE

CREATIVE DIRECTION

CASA ARTÍSTICA

CREATE

GENERATE CONTEXTS

PRODUCE

LaSúbita

has a circular operation

inherent to our understanding of dance (research, exchange with professionals and audiences, creation, and exhibition). In this loop, interaction between creative practice with professional and non-professional communities, as well as community projects, are key. We highlight projects such as: #practicasdeloinvisible, the “LaSúbita&amiguis Saturday training sessions,” community creation in Nilak-Rocafort (2022), and participation in the book “Mutare” by the Carulla Foundation (2023), together with 12 women from Rocafort de Queralt; the project “Ballar el barri | Community Danceoke” (2024), directed by Laura Alcala Freudenthal and produced by LaSúbita in collaboration with the ICUB for the MAC (Mercè Arts de Carrer) festival.

LaSúbita as an artistic house, allows us to

crear, producir y generar contextos para desarrollar nuestra práctica, siempre con la vocación de compartir, aprender y crecer en familia.

BIO LaSúbita

LaSúbita he has created the shows: "Aurèlia, Amèlia i Carles" (2017) in collaboration with David Menéndez and with co-production by the National Scene of Andorra; "A la panxa del bou" (2018), a piece of dance, theatre and street humour that plays with stage time, premiered at the ONAdance festival in Palamós; "POLS" (2019), a living and contemplative installation for unconventional spaces with the live participation of cellist Jordi Claret; "Olor de menta" (2019), which emerged after being selected in the project "Balla'm un llibre" of the APDC, the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Fundació Brossa, a short piece based on stage poems by Joan Brossa for libraries, schools and unconventional spaces; "Silver Ballad" (2021), the company's first full-length piece in the theatre, with the participation of many inspiring women (Cecilia Colacrai, Fil d'Arena collective, Núria Guiu, Anne Le Batard and Laura Morales), a project selected in the AlianSat programme and premiered at the Teatre SAT! As a sub-project of "Silver Ballad" #practicasdeloinvisible was born, a container of physical practices and reflections that arose during the creation process, converted into a workshop for audiences, a meeting space for dance workers, and a space for exhibition and connection with the public. #practicasdeloinvisible has been presented in contexts such as: Sismògraf 2021 festival, Sortutakoak and LABO 2022 festival, Nilak 2022, among others; "POP. A dance monologue" (2023), with the support of the Sismògraf festival, the Nau Ivanow, La Caldera, among others; "Danceoke POP" (2023), presented at the Figueres es Mou festival and at the Mercat de les Flors; "Foc i lloc" (2025), premiered at Fira Tàrrega; and "ona" (2025), a show designed for children from 2 to 5 years old, co-produced by the Mercat de les Flors and the El Petit Festival.

BIO Anna Feliu Rich (administration and production)

Professional in the field of performing arts and culture. Graduate in Choreography and Dance Performance Techniques from the Institut del Teatre (2012-2018), with a specialization in dance theater from the National University of the Arts (UNA) in Buenos Aires and trained in Management and Production of Shows and Festivals at the University of Barcelona (2019-2020). She brings experience in coordination, cultural management, and artistic and executive production in the field of performing arts.

In the field of production, she began her career as part of the production team for the Fes+Chapeau 2019 International Performing Arts Festival, co-coordinating the El Celler de Creació de la Carpa Revolució artistic residency program and working as executive producer on Raül Moreno's show Kru. In November 2021, she joined the dance company La Súbita, founded by Emma Riba and Laura Alcalà, where she currently remains. At the same time, she has worked in the coordination of the technical office of Barcelona Districte Cultural (BDC), in the executive production of the circus company Paki Paya and the dance company La Quebrá; She has worked at the Menorca en Dansa Festival managing the hiring of companies, participated in the coordination of Top Grups Teatre at the Teatre Poliorama, and worked in the production department of Tres per 3, managing the events area and the rehearsal room at the Teatre Poliorama. She currently works as a freelance production and distribution manager with the circus company 'eia and La Súbita.

BIO Patty Maestre Pera (distribution and touring production)

Journalist and account executive at communications agencies. She currently helps manage a performing arts space located in Barcelona, Pla Roig, as well as being a manager and distributor for emerging performing arts artists and a cultural events organizer. With one of the artists she represents, she has participated in the Fira Mediterrània in Manresa, in an activity promoted by Catalan Arts and Fira Tàrrega called Creative Lab. She has also been part of the Dansa Metropolitana Festival, Dansàneu Festival, Clubs Festival, and Barcelona Districte Cultural. She has worked in communication agencies, art galleries, and a newspaper. Later, she focused on cultural management and, between communication and her interest in the performing arts, she has followed the path of distribution and management. She studied Journalism and Public Relations at the Universitat Abat Oliba, and also has a Master's Degree in Digital Marketing and E-commerce. She also took a course in Community Management and training in cultural management.

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