MDV danza. Arquitectos del aire

24 de junio, Thursday

7:00pm Auditorium 18€ / 15€ with Az Card Tickets: Az Info and azkunazentroa.eus

THREE VISIONS OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE WHERE MOVEMENT IS UNDERSTOOD AS AN ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE.

Arquitectos del aire, by MDV danza, is the creation of a multidisciplinary team that works with movement and spatial occupation from three different viewpoints, those of its choreographers: Mario Bermúdez (Jaén), Pol Jiménez (Barcelona) and Mikel del Valle (Bilbao). These are three visions of contemporary dance where movement is understood as an architectural language. Dance is the movement of the body in space, and architecture organises and prioritises space through construction. Both are forms of occupying space, filling the air over time.

Three industrial buildings converted into cultural spaces are the source of inspiration for this project. Each building is located in the choreographer’s place of origin: Naves del Barranco in Seville, CaixaForum in Barcelona and Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao.

Spatial occupation is a common substrate in architecture and dance. There is an underlying geometry to bodies and space. A corporeal mass, a membrane, as a covering material, which generates atmospheres during movement, reaching different structural corners of the void. A metaphor that perfectly reflects the appropriation of the bodies in the space they occupy and converts the dancer into a receptacle of different spatialities through the use of choreography. Three buildings and three choreographic visions that cause us to reflect on the industrial heritage through a danced architectural journey.

ARTISTIC SHEET Author and Artistic Direction: Mikel del Valle Choreography: Mario Bermúdez, Pol Jiménez and Mikel del Valle Set design: Cristian Álvarez Wardrobe design: Iñaki Cobos Lighting design: Álvaro Estrada Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Julio d’Escrivan and others Technical equipment: Álvaro Estrada and Cristian Álvarez Distribution: D 8 Sorkuntza Faktoria Set production: Cristian Álvarez and Construcciones Agra Performers: Claudia Bosch, Ana Fernández, Julen Flores, Rober Gómez, Jose Ruiz and Mikel del Valle Photography: Zazu Mata Audiovisuals: Iratxe Rodríguez Advice and external review: Vicky P. Miranda

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Mikel del Valle (Bilbao) He trained as a classical dancer with Ion Beitia and Carmen Roche, and moved to contemporary dance with a scholarship to the Andalusian School of Dance. He graduated from the Antonio Ruiz Soler Professional Conservatory in Seville and the Maria de Avila Conservatory of Dance, specialising in choreography. He has worked as a performer for Ramón Oller, Matxalen Bilbao, Blanca Li and Jon Ugarriza, among others. He was granted the ‘Best Dancer’ award at the Alcobendas Choreography Competition in Madrid.