Contemporary dance programming in Chile and Spain

Contemporary dance programming is expanding across Chile and Spain. In San Carlos, Chile, the Agrupación Cultural ‘Danza La Independiente’ is set to premiere ‘Variaciones Sobre el Estar: Fragmentos de presencia para la escena’ at Teatro La Matriz, a work directed by Rocío Celeste that incorporates permaculture-inspired methodologies.

In Spain, the Centro Niemeyer has launched its inaugural contemporary dance cycle, ‘Umbrales habitados’, directed by Manu Badás, to address a historical lack of dance programming at the venue. Other scheduled performances include Laura Morales’s ‘Ser Pastora’ at Teatro Leal, which examines rural memory, tradition, and the concept of transhumance, and Cia. Maduixa’s ‘Dominare’ in Buñol, a production exploring power dynamics through dance and new technologies.

Additional performing arts events in Spain include flamenco artist María Pagés premiering the autobiographical work ‘Bilbao Square’ at Centro Danza Matadero in Madrid. In Valencia, the 14th edition of the Bucles Festival focuses on intergenerational movement under the theme ‘Balla fins al final’. Other regional activities include a revival of the play ‘Libros cruzados’ at the Auditorio de Tenerife and an open week of dance classes hosted by Mayeusis in Vigo.