Eyes inward
iXa – Elena Castellanos

  Wednesday / October 11 / 7:00 p.m.
 17 min
 Free admission with MUN admission
Exhibition halls

“The spirit of the man who dreams is fully satisfied with what he dreams. The arrogant unknown of possibility ceases to be formulated. Kill, fly faster, love whenever you want.”

(André Breton, 1924)

Taking the dream world as its starting point, Ollos cara adentro seeks to explore the surrealist conception of dreams; that place where the limits of logic, reason, consciousness, and even conventions of taste are broken down, opening a door between each individual's inner and outer worlds.
 

Original idea: Elena Castellanos

Creative assistance: Xián Martínez

Choreography and performance: Elena Castellanos and Xián Martínez

Elena Castellanos

(Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real) She began her training in classical dance at the José Antonio Ruiz Professional Dance Conservatory in Albacete and graduated in choreography and performance from the Madrid Higher Dance Conservatory. She also obtained a Master's Degree in Artistic, Literary, and Cultural Studies from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She currently works as a freelance dancer. She began her career as a dancer with the Nouvo Balleto di Toscana (Florence), where she danced for renowned creators such as Davide Bombana. She then continued her career in Spain, working for companies such as Kor'sia in Spanish Suite, The Lamb, and Somiglianza;Jesús Benzal in Lo que ocurre en un instante and Todas las despedidas; and for iXa in Cinzas and Pioneras. She has also worked for other choreographers such as Manuel Rodríguez and Mar Aguilló on different projects. She has received the Outstanding Contemporary Dance Dancer Award at the Tetuan Choreography Competition and collaborates with different companies as a photographer, such as ELAMOR and La Basal.

XIÁN MARTÍNEZ

(Vigo, 1996) She began her professional dance training at the Mariemma Royal Professional Dance Conservatory and later graduated in choreography and performance from the Madrid Higher Conservatory of Dance. As a performer, Martínez has been part of the Basque company Dantzaz from 2019 to 2021, where she has performed repertoires and taken part in creations by various authors such as Vita Osojnik, Martin Harriague, Thierry Malandian, and Itzik Galili, among others. Subsequently, and to the present day, she has pursued her career as a freelance dancer. She has worked on projects in France, Germany, and Spain with artists such as Álex Ollé, Marta Pazos, Sol Picó, and Toni Mira. Since 2019, Martínez has co-directed iXa, a platform focused on the arts of movement that aims to bring dance to locations and audiences with less access. From this platform, she has created the stage pieces Pioneras/Aitzindariak and Nik.Eu, both currently on tour, and Tacto and Ollos cara adentro. She has also created works for other platforms such as Yellow Lemon, Xeneración Z, and Nun Zira? She is also the choreographic assistant for Marta Alonso Tejada's new production, Dancing Queen.

iXa

It began as a multidisciplinary cultural project, where dance and movement are the tools of communication. Through performances, mediation projects, and other related activities, iXa aims to connect the collective imagination with the contemporary scene of the performing arts. 

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