cross border slogan of the next edition April at the Dancewhich r for the first timeebasa city line and travels with his programming to Murcia. festival born in 2011 inside Elche hand in hand with the choreographer asun noalesand five years later, Twined with Alicante in 2016 expanding its content, now adding the Circo and Romea theaters in Murcia. contemporary danceto be staged Between 11-30 April.
This represents another step in the consolidation of this festival. 35 artists and companies from different regions, in total approx. 70 dancers distributed among the thirty appointments in the calendar.
“I spent a long time with the idea of getting closer to Murcia, because we are next door neighbors. we are neighbors and why don’t we develop some actions there too? the festival empowers us all,” says Noales, director of the OtraDanza company, who enjoys challenges and is starting to make it happen this year. “Pioneering inter-community project in the eastern corner of the country”also bet Sustainabilitysince the three cities are less than an hour’s drive away, and with that, we can “spend more days on demonstrations, we reduce production costs and travel expenses and join forces”.
at the festival special events and shared programming in each cityIt tries to instill dance culture every year (and there are already twelve), bringing it closer to new audiences and continuing to surprise or seduce the loyal audience. Most of the shows are free and tickets cost between 10 and 15 euros.
Join this next issue three national dance awards: Iratxe Ansa (in 2020), Andres Marin (2022) and Jon Maya, by Kukai Dantza (2017). Ansa is the choreographer with Igor Bacovich. CreActionto show Metamorphosis Dance Marín and Maya are the winners of two Max 2022 Awards (choreography and lighting), represented in large format at the Teatro Principal in Alicante on April 19th. Tomorrowwhere do they converge flamenco and basque folkloreIt will be shown on April 30 at the Gran Teatro de Elche.
April in Dance opens With an advanced workshop from Alicante Gustavo Ramirez SansanoThe creator of Titoyaya Dansa will be at L’Escorxador in Elche on April 11, hosted by the Gil-Albert Institute, which will host a preview of video creation on the 13th. airportrelated to Federica Sansano and NoalesThe fruit of the Petricor dwelling developed in Tabarca.
Street performances will be watched in three pieces on the terrace of L’Escorxador and Secadero de Las Cigarreras in Alicante on April 14 and 15 respectively. unofficial (Appetizer), from Catalonia; finalists for the three Max 2023 awards, Marcat Dancewith strangeAndalusia and Room (live) from the Basque Country.
Another of the finalist teams in Max 2023 runerelated to Lali Ayguadé CompanyA space from Catalonia, which can be seen on April 22 at the Teatre Arniches, also embodies the beauty of their bodies longingOn April 16 with dancer Paloma Calderón from the company of Cristina Gómez (winner of three Valencia Performing Arts awards).
Premieres in the state
Many of these works will be seen in the province for the first time with premieres. Tiring Field, related to Dance Theater Heidelberg Who runs Alicante? Ivan Perez AvilesIndependent works by young artists like or at Elche on April 21 Ignacio Fizona, Carla Sisteré, Edu Migró or Colectivo Banquetwho will bring their latest project to the festival at the gala at the Gran Teatro Elche on April 23. emergingAlicante will host on April 27. with tereta honeythis time in the Fundación Mediterráneo Cultural Class with dancers from Alicante working out of the state, for example Eneko Amoros (Toulouse Ballet), Fernando Carratala (English National Ballet) or sonia garciaamong others.
Celebrating its third year in cooperation with the festival. ROTTEN In its expanded program with interventions on dance, performance and live arts starting with the Museum Consortium go figurean inclusive offer sharon fridman April 26
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