Dance at the end of the month
The programme for the last Saturday of every month during the first quarter of the year is dedicated to dance. Art history and museums do not consist only of objects: indeed, dance and choreography have been an inseparable part of the most radical experiments in art. In the case of Minimalism, the importance of the relationship between the object, space and body led to it being considered a new theatrical genre, while artists like Charlotte Posenenske introduced choreographic elements into their work.
This is why Dance at the end of the month will open on the last Saturday of January with Carmelo Salazar performing in the galleries of the exhibition Charlotte Posenenske:Work in Progress. The choreographer and dancer from the Canary Islands has made an in-depth exploration of the limits of dance from various physical experiments in which the limits of the stage are extended. On this occasion, Salazar will enter into dialogue with Posenenske’s work, its variability and the social critique it presents.
In February, Senior Curator at Tate Modern Catherine Wood will open the session with a lecture on Posenenske’s work and its transitional character, comparing it with conductors and nodes that act as transition points from one state to another. The lecture will be followed by Invisible labor (Invisible Labour)by Paz Rojo, who for more than a decade has been questioning the power of the body, dance beyond the market, anonymity and the possibilities of cultural production outside the framework of the production of value.
To close the quarter, the Museum will participate in the Quinzena Metropolitana de la Dansa (Metropolitan Dance Fortnight) with Soliloquios (Soliloquy), a piece by Jon Maya, Cesc Gelabert and Andrés Marín.
Free MACBA Saturday thanks to Uniqlo:
Programme
Catherine Wood and Paz Rojo
Senior Curator at Tate Modern Catherine Wood will open the session with a lecture on Posenenske’s work and its transitional character, comparing it with conductors and nodes that act as transition points from one state to another.
After the lecture, Dance at the end of the month present Invisible labor (Invisible Labour) by Paz Rojo, who for more than a decade has been questioning the power of the body, dance beyond the market, anonymity and the possibilities of cultural production outside the framework of the production of value.
Carmelo Salazar, Non Show Work in Minimal Ground
Dance at the end of the month will open on the last Saturday of January with Carmelo Salazar performing in the galleries of the exhibition Charlotte Posenenske: Work in Progress. The choreographer and dancer from the Canary Islands has made an in-depth exploration of the limits of dance from various physical experiments in which the limits of the stage are extended. On this occasion, Salazar will enter into dialogue with Posenenske’s work, its variability and the social critique it presents.
Soliloquios (Soliloquies)
We are reviving the work Soliloquios, organised and later postponed for the Quinzena Metropolitana de la Dansa (Metropolitan Dance Fortnight) and originally planned to conclude an End of the Month quarter dedicated to dance. In Soliloquios, Jon Maya, Cesc Gelabert and Andrés Marín are located in three of the museum galleries while the public is free to circulate among them. Three personal trajectories and three views on art converge in the same space and time, punctuated by the sound installation of Luis Miguel Cobo, which proposes a constant and simultaneous acoustic contamination.
Original Idea: Jon Maya
Choreographic conception: Cesc Gelabert
Dancers: Cesc Gelabert, Jon Maya, Andrés Marín
Musical creation: Luis Miguel Cobo
Lighting design: David Bernués
Production: Kukai Dantza (Jon Maya, Doltza Oararteta, Nagore Martínez)
Soliloquios is a project developed from several artistic residences at the University Museum of Navarra.
* Due to the curfew in effect, it is important to keep your ticket as proof of attending a cultural activity.
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