Subject: Itsaso A. Cano
A disturbing journey that delves into our feelings and questions our behavior patterns, asserting that we are much more than skin and bones.
WORLD PREMIERE
The Zuk Dance company will hold an artistic residency at the University of Navarra, culminating in the world premiere of the show Materia.
General admission: €16 and €14
"Cover your memory with the mask of who you will be,
and frightens the girl you once were"
- A. Pizarnik -
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Our body, which makes our existence possible, is an indispensable instrument of expression that shapes our behavior and identity. But what if our behavior consists of our body's response to that need for expression? Who determines our behavior? Who directs our steps? Materia questions the movement of the body as that which governs our thoughts and our spirit. A movement that is in turn governed by the culture of masks, of what is socially desirable and acceptable. It immerses us in a world in which, as Voltaire suggests, "We are pure machines, feelings, passions, tastes, talents, ways of thinking, speaking, or walking." Through the language of urban and contemporary dance and circus, Materia invites us to enter a world ruled by the masks that hide our faces. The original music for this show appears on stage as another character alongside the dancers, offering the audience the fragility and strength that the live voice has as a communicative element. Voice and movement are one. On this occasion, the company will enjoy the special collaboration of several dancers from Navarre who will participate in a choreographic workshop based on the show. |
ARTISTIC CREDITS
Address. Itsaso A. Cano
Production. Miguel PG
Production Assistant: Vicente Romero
Music composition and performance. Sofía Comas (singer), Guillermo Medín and Gonzalo Rivas (electronic music)
Dancers: Julia Lith, Ada Continente, Macarena Bielski, and Selene Martínez
Costumes and lighting. Eleni Chaidemenaki
Photography and video. Harria Productions
ZUK PERFORMING ARTS
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Zuk was founded in Madrid in 2012, under the direction of Navarra Itsaso A. Cano. The company stands out for its contemporary productions, which incorporate dance and the performing arts through music, audiovisuals, and direct contact with the audience, all combined with a unique choreographic language that arises from the encounter between urban dance and contemporary dance. The director's work has been shown in the Spanish capital at the "La Noche en Blanco" festival, the Reina Sofía Museum, the National Library of Madrid, the Teatros del Canal, La Cuarta Pared, El Teatro Madrid, La Sala Mirador, the CC Paco Rabal, Teatro La Latina, and Matadero de Madrid, among others. Nationally at festivals in Valencia, Oviedo, Barcelona, Córdoba, Navarra, Zaragoza, Castellón, Vigo... and internationally in China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, and Brazil. First prize in the Madrid Dance Values Competition for the work "Y Park." In 2017, two nominations for the 2015 Max Awards for Best Choreography and Best Private Production for the show "Halka." Winners of the 2014 Madrid Young Creators Competition with "Box." Audience Award at the Carlos III University Single Piece Competition 2013. Winners of the Madrid Young Creators Competition 2013 with "Zuk." |
Itsaso Alvarez Cano
She is the director of the company, a dancer, and a choreographer, with a degree in Contemporary Choreography from the María de Ávila Conservatory of Dance. Her academic studies began in classical ballet and contemporary dance, to which she later added choreography, theater, and traditional dances such as the Sacred Dances of Gurdjieff, Sufi Whirling, Butoh Dance, and finally Gestalt Psychology.
Itsaso is a multifaceted creator who directs and choreographs stage shows, musical concerts, choreography for film, dance videos, and music videos.
He has worked with artists such as Luz Casal, Marta Sánchez, Vanesa Martín, Rafael Amargo, and Miguel Bosé, among others. He choreographed the film Los Mundos Sutiles, which was nominated for two Goya Awards, and received two MAX Award nominations for his show Halka.
The director also combines her work as a choreographer with teaching. She has just completed three years of training in Gestalt Psychology at the A.E.T.G. She is interested in creative work based on the individual and listening, using dance as a means of self-knowledge and creation as a means of personal and collective transformation.
The most recent workshops were held in Singapore at the Dance Lab Project and at SIM University in collaboration with the SGAE Foundation, where she developed a laboratory on Identity, and last November as part of the Intensive Workshop Program at NUS (National University of Singapore), where Itsaso was able to develop different technique classes and a creative laboratory.
Date
November 9, 2018
Time
7:30 p.m.