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VAIVÉN Compañia Antonio Ruz

Vaivén is coproduced by Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and the friendly support of Festival de Otoño de Madrid, Sasha Waltz & Guests and L’animal a l’esquena. Synopsis Vaivén: a dytique in which each solo feeds from the other. A first solo, performed by Juan Kruz, in which he abandons his body to exhaustion, on a quest for the deepest emotion from which to transport that body to a physical state of exaltation and intoxication, of surrender in order to excess as the body’s ecstatic overdose, an addictive and addicted body, as matter, as source of energy and, above all, as an emotional catalyser. The solo performed by Antonio has the voice as its central point, from a body that holds to its integrity as an expressive and narrative tool. Through a repertory of songs from totally eclectic and heterogeneous periods and styles, sung live, the themes of uprooting, of exile, of farewells, of longing, are addressed through a character that appears nomad and homeless, in its literal sense, as much as in a metaphoric  and metaphysic  one. Credits and datasheet
 Premiered: 04/11/2014 / Available

Juan Kruz Díaz de Garaio Esnaola: Direction, choreography, performance and direction – musical arrangements
Antonio Ruz: Direction, choreography and performance
Olga García: Light design and technical direction
Juan Kruz Díaz de Garaio Esnaola / Antonio Ruz: Stage and costume design
Lutz Nerger: Recording engineer and sound consultant
Special thanks to Andreas Kern by its interpretation to the piano in Mad world.
Compañia Antonio Ruz
Founded by its director and choreographer, Antonio Ruz, following a successful bid during Centro de Danza Canal Madrid first call for residencies selection with the project No Drama. The company revolves around the research of movement; fleeing from labels while seeking interdisciplinary cooperation, such as arts at large and contemporary music, creating a fresh an innovative approach to the dance. By involving itself in every stage and aspect of the creative process a 360 approach to a production, from choreography to set to stage is obtained. Pieces often question the body, its perception, ...

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