Averno
Marcat Dance

  Saturday / October 21 / 7:30 p.m.
 60 min
 €20 and €22
Theater
Header imageDerek Pedros, 2023

Dante's Inferno—and Dante's entire Divine Comedy—is the great epic poem of Christianity. Everything takes place in the afterlife and everything is expressed through dialogue... and the body, as a consequence of the central truth of Christianity: the Incarnation. Gestures, attitudes, postures, facial expressions speak to us of pain, compassion, fear, and hope. Averno is an expressive challenge: a dance performance that captures the atmosphere of Hell, which through the art of the body in motion, a suffering and vulnerable body, seeks to point to something beyond."

Gabriel Insausti ( Professor of Contemporary Literature, University of Navarra).

Dante's Inferno serves as the starting point for a personal exploration through dance of human emotions and contradictions. A transformative journey into his own inner self. 

Mario Bermúdez, immersed in a splendid moment of choreographic maturity, embarks on a journey into the "hell" of the creator, of the artist in his creative process. It is not necessarily a negative experience, but rather a revealing one that opens up to transmutation.

The artist embarks on this journey to find his true essence, his most intuitive, primitive, and untamed self. In the process, he will confront his fears, his daring, his fragility, and his strength. Averno is about passion and renunciation, the thirst for knowledge and its limits, consciousness and intuition, and, ultimately, the need to transcend.

The MUN premieres the Italian theater version of Averno, following the debut of its Roman theater version at the Itálica Festival on July 11.

ARTISTIC CREDITS

Choreography and direction: Mario Bermúdez Gil

Dance performers: Mario Bermúdez, Catherine Coury, Marilisa Gallicchio, Javier de la Asunción, Andrea Pérez, David Eusse, Raúl Melcón

Rehearsal Director: Catherine Coury
Composition and Musical Design: Jose Pablo Polo
Dramaturgy: Isabel Vázquez
Stage Costume Design: Moises Nieto
Lighting Design: Mamen BGil
Executive Production: Mamen BGil
Distribution: Danzas del Mundo
Management: Claudia Morgana
Communication: SURNAMES

With the support of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Italica International Dance Festival, and the University of Navarra Museum.

MARCAT DANCE

It is the artistic home of Mario Bermúdez Gil, the award-winning Spanish choreographer, and American dancer Catherine Coury, co-founder of the company. Based in the rural village of Vilches, in Jaén, the company is dedicated to working on each creation from a basis of creativity and movement, without forgetting another fundamental pillar: the training they provide all over the world.

Marcat Dance believes in the power of imagination, in embracing creativity, and in the continuous exploration of the body's dynamics. The group connects with the human spirit and finds inspiration in different cultures, rituals, and landscapes around the world. Since its founding in 2016, the company has performed internationally and shared its teachings, traveling throughout the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and America.

His many shows have won awards such as Best Male Dance Performer (MAX Awards 2023), Best Show of the Year (Lorca Awards 2022, PAD Awards 2021 and 2020), Best Original Music (PAD Awards 2020), Best Male and Female Performance (Lorca Awards 2022, PAD Awards 2021), Best Choreography (Escenarios de Sevilla Awards 2019), and have been finalists in three categories of the MAX Awards 2020 and winners of the Max for Best Dancer 2023. They have received First Prize in Choreography in four international choreography competitions (2016-2019). Averno has been awarded three Escenarios de Sevilla Awards 2023: Best Dance Show, Best Female Dancer, and Best Costumes.

The company has won three Escenarios de Sevilla Awards: Best Dance Show, Best Dancer (Catherine Coury), and Best Costumes (Moisés Nieto). 

MARIO BERMÚDEZ GIL

In addition to his creations with Marcat Dance, he has been a guest choreographer with other leading international companies such as the Spanish National Dance Company, the Scapino Ballet in Rotterdam, Hung Dance Taiwan, il Nuovo Balletto di Toscana, and the National Company of Wales. He recently promoted the creation of the Vildanza Festival, which is held every summer in his hometown of Vilches (Jaén), where professional contemporary dance performances are offered.
 

With the support of:

RELATED ACTIVITIES

SEP 21, OCT 7, OCT 13, and OCT 21 - 6:00 PM COME AND SEE THE DANCE 

OCT 11 - 7:30 PMEXPLICA DANZA WITH TONI JODARThis activity is free with your ticket to any dance performance during the season. 

OCT 20 - 2:00 p.m.THE LANGUAGE OF GAGA Masterclass with Catherine Coury

OCT 25 - 7:00 p.m. HOW TO DO THINGS WITH...ORIENTE María Pagés - El Arbi El Harti