Between play and control, harmony and chaos. Between these extremes is the new choreography by Guy Nader and Maria Campos, who bring the complexity of nature, viewed as the union of many diverse organisms, to the language of movement. Just as particles move around with extreme precision yet randomly and unpredictably, this show is the physical outcome of a quest embodied by the group of nine dancers audiences will see on-stage. They are constantly reorganising and reinventing themselves, always seeking balance and the utmost perfection. Might this be a display of resilience in the face of this chaos that is the ultimate fate of all physical systems? Material elements and sound give shape to the collective organism which dances on-stage to the sound of music composed by Coti K., which uses repetitive rhythmic patterns to convey a sense of controlled chaos. It is a kind of ode to life and its fragile environs.
It is the new choreography by GN|MC, a company based in Barcelona since 2006 that emerged from the partnership between Guy Nader and Maria Campos. Their works have been performed in festivals and on stages all over the world, and they have created choreographies for major European and Asian dance companies. Winners of the 2019 City of Barcelona Award in the dance category and the 2017 Der Faust Award in Germany, the company is comprised of the Barcelona-based dancer and choreographer Maria Campos, who was trained in Austria and the Netherlands and has worked with companies like Meekers, Protein Dance, Sol Picó and Àngels Margarit / Cia. Mudances, among others, and the Lebanese choreographer and dancer Guy Nader, a graduate of the National Fine Arts Institute of the University of Lebanon in Beirut.
Co-produced by the Grec 2024 Festival de Barcelona, Mercat de les Flors, La Biennale di Venezia / Biennale Danza 2024, Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque, Kurtheater Baden (Switzerland).
In collaboration with Roca Umbert, Graner - Centre de Creació and L’Estruch.
With the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Catalonia.
Idea and concept: GN|MC Guy Nader | Maria Campos. Directed by: Guy Nader, Maria Campos. Created and performed by: Alfonso Aguilar, Maria Campos, Joana Couto, Guy Nader, Pierre Lison, Jovana Zelenovic, Francesco Grilli, Olatz Larunbe, Mimi Wascher. Music composed by: Coti K. Lighting design: Conchita Pons. Technical director: Albert Glas. Sound technician: Jonatan Martínez. Set design: GN|MC. Costumes: Adriana Parra. Assistant director: Claudia Solwat. Executive producer: Raqscene, MGM-Marta Guzmán Management, Yara Himelfarb. International distribution: PLAN B - Creative Agency for Performing Arts
