A new edition of the Making History(s) cycle organized by Espacio La Poderosa has just opened at the Mercat de les Flors. Ten days of programming with 15 contemporary dance and performance proposals can be seen in different spaces in Barcelona until October 29. To the slogans that have accompanied this cycle in past editions such as the body, the archive and memory, care, finitude and motherhood are added this year, with proposals of different formats that reflect on these concepts. On this occasion, the cycle will have 12 different spaces in the city thanks to new alliances that have joined this initiative on its fifth anniversary.
There are fifteen proposals in various formats that complete the cycle program this year. Contemporary dance, performance, workshops, laboratories and activities for families and children can be experienced until October 29. This edition will address, through different creative processes, the different ways of being in the world that arise from the concepts that the cycle calls into question. The works of the artists who will participate in the fifth edition show “the processes of finitude, death, apocalypse and a look of catastrophe and the new ways of being in the world presented as a result of artistic practices,” comments Mònica Muntaner, representative of La Poderosa.
Among the proposals, the Barcelona premieres of Body of Work by Daniel Linehan, Necropolis by Arkadi Zaides, From Behind All Over by Arantxa Martínez and Mónica Episode 2: I want to see her dance by Federico Vladimir and Pablo Lilienfeld, a work in progress stand out which addresses different motherhoods, taking the mothers of both artists as a starting point, are some of the works that can be seen these weeks.
Body of Work, the work brought by American choreographer Daniel Linehan, reflects on the concept of memory. Based on his memories of past works and experiences such as the death of his father, he explores the ways in which memory endures in the body. Through this work he investigates the union between memory and the body. The work seeks to “explore memories and how they drive the creation and exploration of the body,” says Linehan. “It is an exploration of how memories live in the body,” adds the artist.
Another work is Necropolis, by the Belarusian artist Arkani Zaides. This work talks about the victims of the migration crises and about the migrants who have died trying to reach Europe. This documentary choreography, as presented by the artist, uses documents collected about the deaths of immigrants as a starting point and investigates the ways in which forensic practices are carried out. This work seeks to “investigate from bodily practice,” says Zaides. “It is a representation of the forensic investigation,” he adds.
The works can be seen in the different cultural institutions of the city of Barcelona that are part of this cycle: the Macba, the Mercat de Les Flors, the Antic Teatre, Frabra i Coats, El Graner and Hangar are some of the spaces that will house the artists’ proposals.
