Coda in motion. Cul de Sac. Kor'sia

The work, winner of the First Creative Residency Award of the XXI Concours of the 21st Choreographic Competition for Young Companies 18Les Synodales 19 in Sens (France), takes as its starting point various scenarios inspired by the sculptures of Juan Muñoz.

ROGER SALAS

Born in Holguín (Cuba) in 1950, he has been the dance and ballet critic for the newspaper El País for 28 years. As a critic and chronicler, he has been an enlightened witness to the most important events in the field worldwide, awarded and recognized by the ballet profession in the most demanding performance forums, from the Venice Biennale to the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg and La Scala in Milan. His lectures have reached the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

In addition to giving lectures in different parts of the world, he is the author of numerous books and articles on dance and ballet. 

Enigma and irony, surprise and dialogue. The characters represent the impossibility of deciding where to go, anchored in a labyrinth with no way out. The monochromatic aspect, the foggy and impenetrable place, drawn and fictional, allude to life itself, where characters explore, grow, and develop in order to find a new direction.

The 15-minute piece Cul-de-Sac was presented by Kor 19sia at the XXIème Concours Chorégraphique Jeunes Compagnies 18Les Synodales 19 in Sens (France) in October 2015, winning the First Prize for Creative Residency (1er Prix Résidence de création), with a financial contribution for the production of the complete piece in 2016. The president of the jury was Brigitte Lefèvre.

MEMBERS OF KOR'SIA

Mattia Russo (choreographer/dancer). In 2008, he graduated in dance from the Teatro alla Scala school in Milan, directed by Frederic Olivieri, and since then he has been a member of the Ballet de la Generalitat Valenciana, Introdans, and in 2012 he joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza under the artistic direction of José Carlos Martínez.

Diego Tortelli (choreographer/dancer). He studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Rome and at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He has been a member of various companies such as Balletto dell'Esperia, Luna Negra in Chicago, and Le Ballet National de Marseille. He currently works for the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich and as an assistant for The Bakery.

Antonio de Rosa (choreographer/dancer). He began his ballet studies at the Accademia Nazionale di Roma. He has worked at the Scuola di Ballo Teatro alla Scala, Maggio Fiorentino (Florence), and the Arena di Verona. In 2009, he joined the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where he remained until 2011, when he joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza under the direction of José Carlos Martínez.

Giuseppe Dagostino (playwright). Graduated from the Alla Scala Academy in Milan. He was hired by the National Dance Company, working under the direction of Nacho Duato and José Carlos Martínez. In recent years he has worked with international choreographers such as Angelin Preljocaj, Jiri Kylian, Matz Ek, Johan Inger, and William Forsythe.

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