OTEMPODIZ / BAKTANA

"OTEMPODIZ", ERTZA

In the West, time is measured, bought, sold, planned and organised... but there is almost never enough of it. By contrast, in Africa time is experienced, it is something you have, something you do, an asset that is almost never lacking. Otempodiz is the result of an exchange and creation project between Euskadi and Mozambique, which shows the power of dance for experiencing time in an absolute present.

ERTZA was created in 2004, directed by the dancer and choreographer Asier Zabaleta, with the aim of opening up a new space for choreographic creation, without ties or conventionalisms, creating projects in collaboration with artists from other disciplines. Their productions pose questions about human and social contradictions, inviting the audience to reflect on current themes. ERTZA has presented its productions in the following countries: China, the Philippines, Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Israel, Russia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Poland, Mozambique, Portugal and Spain.

"BAKTANA" LAZUZ COMPANY

Baktana narrates the meeting between two men: a juggler obsessed with his world of flying objects, and an acrobat who can only express himself through movement. In the midst of misunderstandings and questions, their curiosity leads them to seek each other out, in a show that combines dance, acrobatics and juggling.

A contemporary circus and acrobatic dance company founded by Itamar Glucksmann and Ron Beeri, originally from Israel, who trained professionally in France and Sweden and currently live in Spain. Their creations take circus art to new technical and artistic achievements.