MADRE PERLA

Madre Perla is a hypnotic poetical proposal based on the idea of the desert as a symbol of the spaces and relationships we inhabit. Integrating dance and stillness on a vertical setting, this piece invites us to contemplation.

Production details

Category

Contemporary Dance, Vertical Dance

Performance space

Site specific

Premiere year

2024

Duration

35 minutes

Director

Co-creation: Maitane Sarralde, Magalie Lanriot

Choreographer

Maitane Sarralde, Magalie Lanriot

Performers

Maitane Sarralde, Magalie Lanriot

Music/Sound

Tiago Cerqueira

Set design

-

Lightning

Diurno

Costumes

-

Production

Co-produced by the Basque Government and Getxo Town Council

Others

External eye: Blanca Arrieta

Language

There is no text

Minimum space required

Vertical wall with a minimum height of 11m and width of 8m with the possibility of installation.

Number of people on stage

3

Number of people on tour

4

Educational and Mediation Activities

Workshop, Colloquium, Open rehearsal

Company: Maitane Sarralde

The company emerged when Maitane Sarralde felt the need to look into new approaches to aerial dance. In 2022 they created Desªnuda. A “solo” piece of contemporary suspended dance. A second project, Madre Perla, surfaced in 2023. A contemporary piece of wall dance. A co-creation between Magalie Lanriot and Maitane Sarralde.
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