Dansa València, as a promoter of the Valencian professional sector, hosts in a showcase format the latest pieces by five local creators who have been selected by a commission of experts. The sample is for the programmers of the Circuit Cultural Valencià and other agents with the intention of increasing the presence of dance in local programming.
Activity for professionals.
Ercàs
Founded in 2019 and based between Valencia and Barcelona, this contemporary dance company has built a strong trajectory with four works: Réquiem, OBLIVION, sacrée, and ERCÁS, their most recent creation. Their work has been showcased at prestigious national and international festivals and has earned critical acclaim. Their choreographic language blends formal simplicity with structural complexity, establishing them as a key reference in the contemporary dance scene.
Building on the physical materials developed in the solo sacrée, ERCÁS expands the poetic and kaleidoscopic possibilities of three female bodies, turning them into a mutable canvas. It explores rituality, subtlety, and the plasticity of movement, challenging traditional perceptions of the body and its potential. Fluid movements and precise contractions form hypnotic patterns, reflecting the essence of metamorphosis and adaptability.
Direction: Silvia Batet
Performance: Laia Camps, Mar García, Raquel Romero
Choreography: Silvia Batet in collaboration with the performers
Music: Nara is Neus with the contribution of La Fraicheur
Costume design: Bárbara Glaenzel
Movement assistance: Anna Serra
Lighting design: Valentina Azzati
Distribution: MGM Marta-Guzmán-Management
Communication: Nico Mega.
A production of Festival Bucles and Espacio Inestable, through Graners de Creació. With the support of Fabra i Coats Fàbrica de Creació, La Visiva, Teatre Tantarantana and Institut Català d’Empreses Culturals.
Don’t take it personal
The piece explores a dancer’s journey through various styles and cultures, reflecting how each stage of her life influences her way of dancing. Dance transforms and evolves, capturing the essence of different moments and experiences.
A graduate in contemporary dance from the CSDV Nacho Duato, Jessica Castellón has participated in Taiat Dansa’s pieces Helena & Paris and Judith. Nominated for the IVC 2024 Awards as best dancer, she has worked with artists such as Farooq Chaudhry and Candela Capitán, among others.
Creation and interpretation: Jessica Castellón
Lighting: Boris Orihuela.
Riures
Riures is a show doomed to failure. Laughter attacks deform bodies, making the beautiful absurd and grotesque. They laugh at human ridiculousness and turn vulnerability into an empowering party.
Cristina Martí’s projects arise from the desire to find a place from which to observe the world from another perspective and reach where words cannot. To do so, she seeks very personal points of view to pose critical questions about the world.
Direction: Cristina Martí
Assistant director: Natalia D’Annunzio
Dramaturgy: Georg Sedlak
Choreography: Cristina Martí, Natalia D’Annunzio, Débora Ruiz, Julia Irango, Ana Lola Cosín
Interpretation: Débora Ruiz, Julia Irango, Ana Lola Cosín Torada
Sound Space: mei.
Fornow
Creation inspired by the philosophy of Kintsugi, in which pieces come together to create a new and even stronger version of a broken structure. The piece talks about fragility and identity; it celebrates resilience, finds beauty in scars and emphasizes the power of unity. AISGE Awards at the Bucles & Carme ‘N’ Dansa 2024 Competition for best female performer and best male performer; Carme ‘n’ Dansa Award for best indoor choreography.
After dancing in companies such as Jasmin Vardimon, DV8, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ana Rosa Manzanera launched her own project in 2018. Since then, she has received numerous awards and has received support from European creative centers and festivals. In 2024, she founded the duo Fornow with Alberto Serrano, who has appeared in pieces directed by Wayne Mc Gregor, Eva Martz, and Thomas Noone.
Idea, creation and interpretation: Ana Rosa Manzanera, Alberto Serrano
Music: Miguel Marín
Lighting design: Isaac Rovira and Randoll Rocafort
Photography: Nerea Coll.
With the support of: Espai LaGranja, Carme Teatre, Festival Bucles, Eva Martz, IAB and Espai de Dansa Sitges.
Ana Rosa Manzanera will be part of Impuls a la Dansa 2023.
Mantra By Night
La pieza explora las vivencias arraigadas en nuestra herencia sexual. Un rito de floración nocturna que abre un viaje hacia el universo íntimo de dos cuerpos conectados, a través de la repetición de secuencias de movimiento.
Venérea es una compañía de danza y plataforma cultural co liderada por Itxa Sai y Sybila Gutiérrez. Su misión es acompañar la transformación colectiva a través del arte y el cuerpo, generando propuestas amorosas y disruptivas que restauren la confianza en la humanidad.
Dirección: Venérea
Creación: Sybila Gutiérrez, Itxa Sai
Dramaturgia: Sybila Gutiérrez
Espacio sonoro: Itxa Sai
Música: Aynix.x
Vestuario: Jasanzo, LaHana
Venérea va a formar parte de Impuls a la Dansa 2024.
