Dance day in L'Hospitalet
FLAMENKÒLICA
La Vidala Flamenca
11 am
Jardí de Can Sumarro
12 minutes
La Vidala Flamenca, headquarters of Cia. Iván Góngora, a company that promotes dance and creation, presents FLAMENKÒLICA. A visual exploration of a perpetual movement that is born and dies in space, creating shapes in a precise present.
Creators: Iván Góngora, Laura Mestres and Neus González – Directed by: Iván Góngora and Laura Mestres – Performers: Neus González
K•ORRIENTE
FREEBODIES
11.15 am
Plaça del Poliesportiu
20 minutes
K•ORRIENTE is a piece that explores constant change and the way everything evolves, combining order and chaos through dance. FREEBODIES, an intensive training programme founded by Nadine Gerspacher, offers 15 young dancers the opportunity to work with international choreographers and present their creations in professional settings.
Creator and director: Pau Arnal – Performers: dancers from the young company Freebodies
Rel i Grapa
Víctor & Raúl Pérez Armero
11.45 am
Jardí de Can Sumarro
35 minutes
Rel i Grapa arises from the need to bring together dance, tradition, contemporaneity and the friction that can be found between these concepts. A tribute to our origins with a contemporary perspective, where tenderness, sensitivity, and mutual understanding form the foundation of the relationship between the Pérez Armero siblings.
Creator and director: Víctor Pérez Armero – Performers: Víctor Pérez Armero and Raúl Pérez Armero
Balla, Balla, Ballarina! [Dance, Dance, Ballerina!]
Antigua i Barbuda
12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 5.45 pm and 7 pm
Racó Plaça
15 minutes
A giant mechanical ballerina, five metres tall, presides over the Territori Dansa space. Four times throughout the day, it comes to life and dances for fifteen minutes in a powerful aesthetic statement and an exhibition of mechanical beauty. The Fàbrica de Somnis dance school will participate in the evening session at 7 pm, Balla, Balla de nit, Ballarina [Dance, Dance at Night, Ballerina].
Creators: Jordà Farré and the whole Antigua i Barbuda team
11ONZE [11ELEVEN]
Cia. Vero Cendoya
12.45 pm
Courtyard of the Museu d’Història
20 minutes
11ONZE by Vero Cendoya celebrates difference through dance, drawing inspiration from the literary universe of J.M. Espinàs and his fight for the inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The piece pays tribute to the author’s simplicity and depth in a vibrant conversation between literature and movement.
Creator and director: Vero Cendoya – Performers: Laia Martí, Vero Cendoya and Adele Madau
Mover montañas [Moving Mountains]
Alberto Velasco
12.45 pm
Plaça del Poliesportiu
40 minutes
In this dance/theatre performance, Alberto Velasco evokes the emotion of folklore through a non-normative body, queer identity, and a contemporary language. By sparking collective emotion through tradition, this piece moves mountains.
Creator, director and performer: Alberto Velasco
The Sad-Mad Method
Cia. Carla Sisteré
1.45 pm
Plaça Poliesportiu
20 minutes
The Sad-Mad Method is an explosion of energy and emotions. Carla Sisteré and Anna Sagrera throw themselves into a vibrant choreographic journey from defeat to ecstasy, with laughter, shouting, and popcorn, culminating in a confetti-filled celebration of self-love.
Director: Carla Sisteré – Performers: Anna Sagrera and Carla Sisteré
TRIP
OM RASA
5.30 pm
Jardí de Can Sumarro
15 minutes
Trip is a journey into the abstract from the everyday, where a group of friends shares the intimacy of their minds and the virtuosity of their bodies. Om Rasa, directed by world Krump champion Arias Fernández, is presenting its first creation here with the new generation of Krumpers in Spain.
Creator and director: Arias Fernández / Om Rasa – Performers: Selam Ortega, Maëlle Omnés, Andrés Morales, Miguel Galindo
TRIP is a co-production by the City Council of L’Hospitalet and the OM RASA company.
Simplemente queremos bailar [We Just Want to Dance]
Ruski Dance Company
5.30 pm
Jardí de Can Sumarro
20 minutes
Simplemente queremos bailar is a demonstration of the work carried out at the Ruski Dance Company school. People of all ages, dancing to different styles of music, who simply want to dance the way they enjoy it, and showcase their art. Fancy joining in?
Created by: Ilya Vybornov – Directed by: Ruski Dance Company – Performers: Ruski Dance Company students and teachers
Les Hereves [The Female Heirs]
Jiménez + Nogal
6 pm
Courtyard of the Museu d’Història
30 minutes
An improvisation influenced by flamenco and contemporary dance, by both experimental and traditional movement. Les Hereves has a changing nature: it evolves and adapts to the stages that host it, as suggestive and unconventional as the piece itself.
Directed by: Jiménez + Nogal – Performers: Guillem Jiménez, Pol Jiménez, Lorena Nogal, Marta Nogal
El baile de la zurda (La Cerda) + Vibracions ACA Marismas del Guadalquivir and Ruski Dance Company
18.00 h
Jardí de Can Sumarro
Tablao/Sarao flamenco evening show
¡La Capitana! Espacio Flamenco
6.35 pm
Plaça del Poliesportiu
30 minutes
The ¡La Capitana! training space dissects the concept of tablao flamenco to transform it into a creative and immersive place that occupies public spaces. This reimagining of traditional and festive “palos”, or styles, with a touch of live electronic music, will blur the boundaries of flamenco.
Director: Jose Manuel Álvarez – Performers: Artists in training at ¡La Capitana! Espacio Flamenco
Gran Ballada de Swing [Great Swing Dance]
Mr. Dani & The Apolo Jumpers
7.30 pm
Plaça del Poliesportiu
90 minutes
A dynamic quintet performs swing and rhythm ’n’ blues classics from the 1940s and 50s, with energy and style that will transport you to the nostalgic era of the Lindy Hop. With hits by Louis Prima, Louis Jordan, and Fats Waller, they offer a thrilling and fun show that will have you dancing non-stop.
Creator: Apolo Jumpers – Director: Dani Alonso – Performers: Oriol Vallès (trumpet), Dani Alonso (trombone), Lluc Casares (saxophone), Marc Martín (piano), Albert Martínez (double bass), Xavi Hinojosa (drums)
In collaboration with Barcelona Swing
