The history of Verges is also the story of the people who have contributed to the village’s cultural life and the continuity of its traditions.
Artists, writers, musicians and participants in the Procession have made different contributions. Some have reached audiences beyond the village; others belong to the everyday work of preparing, performing and passing on a shared celebration.
This page brings together people born in Verges or closely connected with the village. The musical career of Lluís Llach and the literary work of Maria Perpinyà show how local cultural life intersects with the history of the Procession.
Their biographies distinguish these contributions: stage direction, adapting and writing texts, musical arrangements, performing roles and providing support. The continuity of the Procession depends on collective work, including that of many people who do not appear in this selection.
Explore their lives and their individual connections with Verges:
Notable figures of Verges
- Mateu Feliu — A participant in the Dansa de la Mort who performed different roles over the course of his involvement.
- Carles Perpinyà — A director associated with the stage reorganisation of the Procession during the 1950s.
- Maria Perpinyà — A poet who adapted and selected earlier texts and contributed passages of her own to the performance.
- Quim Gil — A musician, arranger and teacher whose contribution to the Stabat Mater drew on an existing melody.
- Siset Mir — Involved in equipment and support work for the Procession, singing and cooking the Sopa de Verges.
- Pere Perich — A performer and director of the Procession whose oral recollections also helped preserve the memory of an earlier drama of Death.
- Lluís Llach — A singer-songwriter connected with Verges who gave a concert in 1976 that helped finance the Manages’ new equipment and, decades later, played a central role in renewing the Procession between 2009 and 2011.
