29.05 — 01.06
Marlene Monteiro Freitas, Israel Galván Lisbon-Seville
RI TE
dance
| ⧖ +-45min | €25 / €18 | re-creation
The encounter between Marlene Monteiro Freitas and Israel Galván seemed destined to happen. It's as if an invisible thread runs between the Cape Verdean choreographer and the Sevillian dancer. At one end is Monteiro Freitas, well known to previous festival audiences, whose choreography combines extreme precision and freedom, mechanical movements and expressionism. At the other end is Galván, one of the world's best-known flamenco dancers, whose trademark rapid-fire footwork is punctuated by stillness and silence. They had long wanted to bring their two seemingly distant worlds together, united by a passion for rhythm and the ability to combine tension with fiery expressiveness. They are on stage, a wall behind them, inescapably exposed to the audience. Facing each other, they weave a new – and yet immediate – communication: a grammar composed of choreographic steps, snappy gestures and sudden interruptions. They interact like creatures getting to know each other, mixing challenge and seduction in an arrangement that might echo a bullfighting dance. Daily improvisation keeps the dialogue alive. It is a breathtaking encounter between two incredible artists, a moment of pure joy and humour, an animated conversation using only the language of the body.
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Zinnema
Concept and performance: Marlene Monteiro Freitas & Israel Galván
Coproduction: Théâtre de la Ville, Festival d’Automne à Paris
Performances in Brussels with the support of the Spanish Embassy in Belgium
