NUS Cooperativa

What NUS Cooperativa does

NUS Cooperativa (legal name NUS Processos Socials i Creatius SCCL) is a non-profit worker cooperative founded in 2016 and headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is composed of seven interdisciplinary professionals combining performing arts, social intervention, and feminist economics, and operates without profit motive (sense afany de lucre). The organization delivers social theatre and participatory methodology services that translate pressing social issues — gender-based violence, bullying and cyberbullying, LGBTQI+phobia, obstetric violence, climate justice, and community participation — into interactive forum theatre productions, training programs, and process facilitation.

Its core product set is structured around five service pillars: NUS Teatre (forum theatre productions), Formacions i Tallers (training and workshops), Facilitació i Acompanyament (methodological accompaniment), A mida (custom projects), and Propostes Online (digital and streaming offerings). Notable productions include #1000LIKES (cyberbullying with a real-time audience mobile app), La Peluca (gender identities), Estàs de conya (gender-based violence), Microteatre a l'aula (classroom format), Perquè tot vagi bé (obstetric violence, co-created with Vall d'Hebron), and the recently launched Un Paradís (climate justice). The underlying 'technology' is a proprietary methodological framework fusing Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed, participatory action research, and feminist community facilitation, paired with a small portfolio of enabling digital tools (streaming, mobile app, audiovisual capsules).

NUS generates revenue entirely through project-based professional services contracts with public institutions, educational entities, and healthcare providers. Pricing is custom-quoted per project (multi-year contracts are referenced), with no standardized pricing published. Named clients include Ajuntament de Barcelona (DSAC + ICUB), Institut Català de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (IGOP), Hospital de Sant Pau, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, and multiple municipalities. The go-to-market is community-led, event-driven, and relationship-based, relying on direct outreach, website contact, and referral through the cooperative's reputation in the social and solidarity economy sector in Catalonia.

Name

NUS Cooperativa

Legal name

NUS Processos Socials i Creatius SCCL

Website

https://nus.coop

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NUS Cooperativa is a non-profit Barcelona-based worker cooperative that uses forum theatre and participatory methodology to address gender-based violence, bullying, community health, and climate justice for public institutions, schools, and healthcare organizations in Catalonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Theatre and Participatory Methodology Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Training, Workshops & Masterclasses (Interactive Sessions) (MPAGAOAJ), Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Social theatre performances
• Forum theatre education
• Participatory methodology training
• Community facilitation services
• Gender perspective consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Theatre Performances and Shows: NUS Teatre offers forum theatre performances addressing social themes (bullying, gender violence, climate justice, gender identity). Performances are contracted by educational institutions, municipalities, and healthcare organizations for sensitization and prevention purposes.
2. Training and Workshops: Customized training programs and workshops delivered to professionals, educators, healthcare workers, and community organizations on topics including gender perspective, conflict management, participatory methodologies, and community action.
3. Facilitation and Methodological Accompaniment: Methodological support and process facilitation services for public institutions, educational centers, and community organizations seeking to implement community perspectives and participatory approaches in their operations.
4. Bespoke/ Custom Projects (A mida): Tailored project development based on specific client needs, integrating theatre, training, and facilitation components as appropriate for each institutional engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NUS Cooperativa delivers forum theatre performances, customized training and workshops, and methodological facilitation services for public institutions, educational centers, healthcare organizations, and community groups. Its work addresses social themes including gender-based violence, bullying and cyberbullying, LGBTQ+phobia, community participation, conflict management, and climate justice, using Theatre of the Oppressed and participatory action research methodologies grounded in feminist and community perspectives. All services are offered as bespoke projects tailored to each client institution's specific needs.

Product overview

NUS Cooperativa is a non-profit cooperative offering a portfolio of social transformation services organized around five main pillars: NUS Teatre (forum theater performances), Formacions i Tallers (training and workshops), Facilitació i Acompanyament (methodological support and facilitation), A mida (customized projects), and Propostes Online (digital offerings). NUS Teatre includes specific productions such as #1000LIKES, La Peluca, Estás de coña, Microteatre a l'aula, and Perquè tot vagi bé. The Facilitació i Acompanyament service encompasses accompaniment to participatory processes, public facilities, educational centers, and theater companies, as well as methodological counseling for collective work. All offerings are grounded in feminist and community perspectives, using theater and creative methodologies to address social issues including gender equality, bullying prevention, and community health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NUS Teatre: Theatre productions and forum theatre performances addressing social themes such as gender, bullying, machismo, and LGBTQ+phobia. Includes shows like #1000LIKES, És de conya, La Perruca, Microteatre a l'aula, and others.

Products and services

• NUS Teatre (Forum Theatre Performances) Forum theatre performances addressing social issues including bullying, gender violence, gender identities, and climate justice. Delivered for educational institutions, municipalities, and healthcare organizations for sensitization and prevention purposes. Includes productions such as #1000LIKES, La Peluca, Estàs de conya, Microteatre a l'aula, Perquè tot vagi bé, and Un Paradís.
• Formacions i Tallers (Training and Workshops) Training programs and theatrical workshops covering participatory methodologies, community action, gender perspective, bullying prevention, conflict management, and creative facilitation skills for professionals, educators, healthcare workers, and community organizations.
• Facilitació i Acompanyament (Facilitation and Methodological Accompaniment) Methodological support and facilitation services for organizations, public facilities, educational centers, and community groups, including accompaniment to participatory processes, public facilities, vocational training centers, and theater companies.
• A mida (Bespoke / Custom Projects) Custom-designed projects tailored to specific client needs, integrating theatre performances, workshops, training programs, and methodological accompaniment adapted to unique organizational contexts of each institutional client.
• Propostes Online (Online Offerings) Digital and online offerings including streaming theatre performances (Historias Visibles, Código Binario) and audiovisual capsules addressing social themes for remote learning and engagement.
• #1000LIKES Forum theatre performance about cyberbullying and online harassment among youth, featuring a mobile application that connects audience members with actors in real-time during the show. Certified resource by Plataforma PDA bullying for cyberbullying prevention.
• La Peluca Forum theatre performance about gender identities for family audiences, inspired by the story 'La peluca de Luca', addressing gender stereotypes from childhood.
• Estàs de conya Forum theatre performance about gender socialization, romantic love myths, and gender-based violence in relationships, targeting young audiences from age 13.
• Microteatre a l'aula Short 30-minute forum theatre performances designed for classroom settings addressing gender-based violence and LGTBIfobia, with modular topic selection adapted per class group.
• Perquè tot vagi bé (Para que todo salga bien) Theatrical performance about obstetric violence designed for healthcare professionals, developed with Vall d'Hebron Hospital and commissioned by Institut Català de la Salut to reach over 500 professionals across all ICS hospitals with obstetrics and gynecology services in Catalonia.
• Un Paradís: A la recerca de la justícia climàtica Forum theatre performance focused on climate justice, exploring climate justice themes through NUS's participatory methodology for community audiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 500+ healthcare professionals through obstetric violence awareness performances across all ICS hospitals in Catalonia
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institut Català de la Salut (ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ICS commissioned NUS to deliver obstetric violence awareness performances across all hospitals with obstetrics and gynecology services in Catalonia, reaching 500+ healthcare professionals.
• Ajuntament de Barcelona (DSAC + ICUB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Barcelona City Council's Direcció de Serveis d'Acció Comunitària (DSAC) and Direcció de l'Àrea de Ciutat Educadora i Cultura als barris (ICUB) partnered with NUS on the EQUICOM project to incorporate or reinforce community perspective in 12 public facilities across Barcelona over one year.
• INDICminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021INDIC collaborated with NUS as one of three consulting entities in the EQUICOM project, each providing individualized accompaniment to 6 public facilities in Barcelona.
• Tàndem Social - Fundació MarianaominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTàndem Social and Fundació Marianao partnered in the EQUICOM project to lead the dynamization of a shared learning community space for participating facilities.
• Escola de l'IGOP (UAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with the School of Social and Community Action Policies (IGOP) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona for methodological training, welcome sessions, and participatory action research integration.
• Hospital Universitari Vall d'HebroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare professionals from Vall d'Hebron Hospital collaborated in co-creating the 'Para que todo salga bien' (For everything to go well) performance addressing obstetric violence, including Vanessa Garcia, Elena Carreras, and Vanessa Bueno.
• Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de DéuminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNUS provided methodological accompaniment to Community Rehabilitation Services of Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu for sensitization and prevention action teams.
• FarmamundiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFarmamundi commissioned NUS for a participative performance on gender, racism, and health based on research findings, presented at the III Congress for the eradication of sexist violence.
• Ajuntament de ReusminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReus City Council's Public Health and Citizenship Department collaborated with NUS on the Health and Emotions Day (Compartim Salut), including community health theatre workshops.
• Col·legi Oficial de Psicologia de TarragonaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOfficial College of Psychology of Tarragona co-organized the Health and Emotions Day with Reus City Council and NUS.
• Ajuntament de BarcelonaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBarcelona City Council commissioned NUS for the 'Querido Diario' workshop series as part of the 2020 Biennial of Thought, exploring pandemic experiences through theatre with children and families.
• Medicus MundiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMedicus Mundi collaborated with NUS to design and facilitate the International Gender and Health Day, bringing together professionals from Africa, Latin America, and Europe to share knowledge on gender-based violence.
• La Central del CircminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Central del Circ organized a debate day for circus professionals, with NUS facilitating two roundtable discussions on circus and community relationships.
• Ajuntament de Barcelona - Direcció de Serveis d'Acció ComunitàriacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDSAC commissioned the EQUICOM project to implement community perspectives in 12 public facilities across Barcelona.
• Ajuntament de Sant Cugat del VallèsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSant Cugat's Citizenship Section (technicians from Women's Rights, Coexistence and Mediation, and Health Promotion) received methodological support for collective work from NUS.
• Obra Social Sant Joan de DéuminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSant Joan de Déu's Social Work Division received mental health awareness team accompaniment from NUS.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Cardboard Citizens: UK-based applied theatre company using theatre for social justice with excluded communities. Closely comparable in mission, applied-theatre methodology, public-sector commissioning base and use of theatre as a tool for behavioural and social change.
• Tangled Feet: UK applied and immersive theatre company working with communities, corporates and public bodies on social themes. Comparable in combining theatrical craft with facilitation, training and corporate/community engagement work.
• Big Brum Theatre in Education: UK Theatre in Education company producing devised work for schools and communities on social themes. Comparable operating model of small-team devised-theatre-for-social-change targeting schools and public institutions.
• Teatro de los Sentidos: Sensory and participatory theatre company rooted in Spain/Colombia using immersive formats for community and educational engagement. Comparable in combining rigorous artistic methodology with social transformation objectives.
• Markeliñe: Basque Country-based forum theatre company specialising in social issues using Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed methodology — the same foundational approach NUS employs. Most directly comparable peer in Spain in terms of artistic methodology, social themes and institutional commissioning model.

Broad incumbents

• Teatre Lliure: Barcelona's publicly subsidised repertory theatre producing socially engaged contemporary work. Comparable as a Barcelona-based performing arts institution engaging with social themes, but as a larger, venue-based and publicly funded incumbent rather than a cooperative producer.
• La Fura dels Baus: Catalan-born experimental theatre company with global reach that has long intersected performing arts with social and community projects. Comparable as a much larger Catalan theatre brand with social/community commissions, though operating at significantly greater scale and broader artistic scope.

Emerging players

• 600 Highwaymen: New York-based devised theatre company producing work that interrogates community, identity and human connection through participatory formats. Comparable in scaling intimate devised-theatre experiences for public engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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