Arnau Millà Benseny

Musician, Soundpainter, and educator. Founder and Artistic Director of the Col·lectiu Free’t. Classically trained, he specialized in contemporary and experimental music at ArtEZ University of the Arts (Netherlands) and in electronic and sound composition at the IDC, Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona).

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As a creator, he develops interdisciplinary projects that bridge live composition, improvisation, and diverse artistic languages, always seeking meaningful connections between people and their environment.

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He collaborates regularly with contemporary dance and theatre companies, creating original music and sound art works.

 

A certified Soundpainter and member of the Soundpainting International Think Tank, he contributes to the ongoing development of the language of live composition worldwide.

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Arnau is also part of the Haptica Project at the University of Tokyo, directed by Dr. Y. Suzuki, which develops technological systems that translate auditory and movement-based art into tactile sensations — an inclusive tool for blind and hearing-impaired audiences.

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In recent years, he has directed Soundpainting and improvisation projects for musicians and dancers across Catalonia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Germany, , Taiwan and Colombia, both artistically and pedagogically. His collaborators include Nobuyoshi Asai, Norihito Ishii, Atsuko Arai, the Deviate.co Company, On&Off Dance Company (Korea), Oyacho Kadono Auditorium (Japan), Taipei Male Choir, Krisyal Choir of Hsinchu, University of Bologna, CI Camp d’Italia, and Axis Syllabus Nomadic College (Berlin).

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