Titana is not in the dictionary. According to the Royal Spanish Academy, it is a masculine name meaning “a person of extraordinary power who stands out in some way.” Three experienced dancers, choreographers, and dance company executives took over the proposal to name an ambitious proposition: Titanas. Here Sol Picó from Alcoa, Charlotta Ofverholm from Sweden and Anna Ventura Natsuki from Catalonia come together to demonstrate their desire to continue creating, dancing and experimenting beyond the age of 50.
Judit Farrés, the fourth Titana, the creator of the music that plays live with electronic rhythms depending on the movements of the artists, also joins them live. The offering, which will premiere in Valencia in 2021, will come to the Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona from the 2nd to the 5th of this month.
«A show that combines the energies and experiences of three creators with similar careers. It was not easy to find women like me who were over 50 years old, who continued to advance their own companies as choreographers and still gave everything on stage,” Sol Picó admitted.
Wherever they go, a women’s choir accompanies them. There will be Actea choir, consisting of 17 voices, at Mercat. Beyond singing, they also play a role in the work. “The chorus is like an extension of ourselves, where we sometimes confront ourselves or trigger ourselves,” the choreographer adds. The work talks about identity, how it is formed and how to get rid of it in order to be truly free.
“There is very little text in this work, most of it is sung,” says Picó. The piece contains apocalypse, rebirth, primitive and wild titans. Its creation aims to experiment beyond pre-established patterns or ideas. “This is a story that speaks of absolute freedom,” Picó emphasizes. An empowering story that highlights women’s negotiating capacity and resilience, their allergy to wars that shed the blood of humanity.
«It’s not all flowers and flowers in this world, but we must fight and take advantage of women’s ability to reach agreements. Unlike us men, we don’t worry about who has the biggest or longest hair. We are more practical. That’s why we know wars are pointless.”
Titanas aims to break aesthetic stereotypes. Although there are ensemble pieces, each creator has their own star moments as soloists in this work. Picó takes the opportunity to dance flamenco en pointe, inspired by bullfighting. A moment full of poetry and courage. “I like to break conventions in the art world,” she says.