Biography

Pau Matas Nogué was born in Barcelona in 1993. Graduated in Audiovisual Communication and classical guitar, he works in the theatrical and audiovisual fields as a director, screenwriter, playwright, musician and sound designer. He tries to explore the arts from a humanistic and global perspective, assuming different roles depending on the project. As a director, he has recently directed shows such as Tumbalafusta and Gola, partnering with Xavier Bobes and Oriol Pla respectively. .

As a playwright, he has written works such as Travy, an award-winning show that has been touring since 2018, and the aforementioned Tumbalafusta and Gola (Barcelona, 2024). He has also taken an external look at dramaturgy in several projects.

As a sound designer and composer, he has created soundtracks and designs for more than 40 theater, street arts and dance shows. In the field of research, he has coordinated a dossier for the magazine (Pausa.) on the contemporary creation of sound designs.

Artistic project

Secretàrium is an artistic and sociological project that explores the nature of human secrets through their anonymous collection, encouraging reflection on the emotions, values and associated social dynamics. It is not interested in state secrets or digital privacy, but in the role that secrets play in cultural relations.
The piece is located in The Secretariat, in a public environment. There, participants can share a secret anonymously. Once the secret is given, they are invited to enter The Warehouse of Secrets, an installation where The Secretary, the character of the piece, guides them through a journey that takes them into the world of secrets. At the end of the visit, each participant receives, in exchange for their own, a secret from someone in another part of the world, thus establishing a distant and at the same time intimate connection with another reality.
The collected secrets are analysed from a sociological perspective to identify emotional patterns and cultural differences, and the results are presented in the form of data and comparative reflections through a website. With a sustainable scenography, Secretàrium wants to provide data and knowledge to participants and festivals in a creative way, and invites us to introspection and cultural dialogue.

Format : theatrical installation

Size of audience : 5 people every 10-15 min, for much of the day

Specific location : outdoor space 

Timing / duration : 10-15min to share the secret, 10-15min to visit The Warehouse of secrets, 5-10min to read the analysis on the website