Laia Santanach

Laia Santanach – Tradere (Studio Residency 2021)

Choreographer, dancer, and educator Laia Santanach examines, from a contemporary perspective, the representation of bodies within Western traditional practices (not necessarily dance-based), which, in order to be transmitted and shared, require physical commitment even a form of bodily sacrifice.

Her work is structured around two axes, reflected in the dual meaning of the title Tradere: to transmit (tradition) and to hand over (to surrender, to relinquish). Built around four actions running, jumping, generated movement, and weight Tradere stages how questions of transmission and temporality are embodied through the repetition of gestures drawn from Western traditional dances.

With Tradere, Laia Santanach explores the manifestation of ritualized practices and performances, aiming to capture those collective moments of celebration in which bodily sacrifice gives rise to community.

Credits

Conception Laia Santanach
Interprètes Anna Hierro, Mario G. Sáez, Julia Sanz, Carlos Martorell et Laia Santanach
Musique originale Carlos Martorell
Dramaturgie Victoria Szpunberg
Conseil spécifique: Maribel Ponferrada (anthropologue) et Miquel del Pozo (historien de l’art)
Mise en espace et en lumière Joana Serra
Création costumes Kike Palma
Management et développement de projet Caroline Giffard
Support de production Elclimamola
Video-danse Ignasi Castañé
Photo Jofre Moreno
Coproduction Fira Mediterrània de Manresa, Ballet National de Marseille, Mercat de les Flors.
Collaborations Festival Dansàneu, PimOff (Milan), Laboratori Tísner (Barcelone), Obrador-espai de creació (Deltebre), Eufònic, Centre Chorégraphique du Canal (Madrid), Roca Umbert (Granollers)
Support Generalitat de Catalunya.
Création : vidéo en octobre 2020 à la Feria Mediterranea de Manresa
Version extérieure le 31 juillet 2021 au festival Dansàneu (Pyrénées espagnoles)
Version salle le 18 mars 2022 au Mercat de les Flors (Barcelone)