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A journey from Russia to the Mediterranean with a stop in a fantasy world: National Dance Company Wales opens MUN's performing arts season on October 3 and 4
nterpretará two different programs: in both functions will present Tundra, by Marcos Morau, which on the first day will be preceded by Folk, by Caroline Finn, and on the second by Atalaÿ, by Mario Bermúdez Gil.
National Dance Company Wales has presented this Wednesday the show that will inaugurate this October 3 and 4 the new season of Performing Arts of the University of Navarra Museum. The company will offer two different programs: both days will interpret Tundrawhich on the first will be preceded by the piece Folk and the second by Atalaÿ.
It is her premiere in our country after a long tour that has taken her to stages in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and, until a few days ago, Japan. Tickets for the show, sponsored by Zurich and for which the last seats are already sold out, cost 26 and 20 euros.
The presentation, which took place at the sports center of the University of Navarra, where the dancers are rehearsing, was attended by Victoria Roberts, rehearsal director of the company's new pieces, and three of the ten dancers, Queenie Maidment-Otlet, Cyril Durand-Gasselin and Marine Tournet.
Roberts pointed out the keys to the three choreographies that will be brought to the Museum Theater stage. About Tundra, by Marcos Morau, he pointed out that the choreographer began to develop this work two and a half years ago, fascinated by "Russia, the Revolution, its folklore and its music. He has created an abstract, structural, architectural work, with a very documented staging". In addition, his training as an architect has been essential in creating the work.
Durand-Gasselin recalled that when she began working with Morau together with Tournet, the choreographer explained that he was looking for "robotic movements with the idea of molding the bodies according to them". For her part, the dancer has emphasized in this piece "the feeling of working in group, in community. It is not about standing out as an individual. It is a very visual piece, with cannons and all subject of effects".
In contrast to this work, Roberts has pointed out that in Folkby Caroline Finn, "each performer creates her own story, has her own idiosyncrasy, her own personality". It is a fairy tale, set in a fantastic and mysterious universe. Dancer Queenie Maidment-Otlet shared her experience on this work: "Caroline teaches us very precise movements and then we financial aid to work on certain aspects on our own. We generate a lot of movements that, little by little, are mixed with other elements. She starts with defined environments and then distorts them, from order to chaos".
About Atalaÿby Mario Bermúdez Gil, the director detailed that it is inspired by southern Spain, where the choreographer lives: "From many points of the coast you can see North Africa and he has worked with the concept of watchtower and incorporated elements from different cultures. Durand-Gasselin pointed out that the piece is based on the four elements (earth, water, air and fire): "We work on the relationship between the body and the mind related to the four elements. It is not the search for a defined form, but for an interpretation".
Asked about the expectations for their debut in Pamplona, the director and the dancers assured that the audience's response "is always different and unpredictable, but we hope they enjoy it".