SWANS
Madrid, Spain 2024
(A 6-meter tall sculpture, hand-knitted from steel wire.)
At Teatros del Canal
With Nessa Ellen Ryan
Photo by Lourdes Cabrera
A reflection of the moon, a cloud, vapor, dew, ripples in the water, and the lake: a reference in space.
For two months, the same movement is repeated over and over, perfecting itself with the same rigor as classical ballet techniques.
"One of the conflicts hinted at in the trajectories of the artists involved in this creation, and which also spills over into the acto blanco (white act), is the sacrifice of innocence or its eternalization at the cost of life. From the context of fantasy and darkness provided by the second act of classical ballet, and with a certain notion of a second chapter in the lives of these performers, this creation seeks to become an exploration of each artist's altered identity. It imprints a poetic and necessarily never-conclusive exploration onto a documentary and autobiographical narrative, delving into the place where classical dance resides within them."
Direction and choreography: Mar Aguiló
Performers: Ariane Servagent, Chantel Foo and Samba Injai
Musical composition: Aire and Miguel Álvarez-Fernández
Lighting design: Víctor Colmenero
Scenography: Elena Rocabert
Sculpture: Elena Rocabert and Nessa Ellen Ryan
Costume design: Andrea Pimentel
Dramaturgy: Miguel Álvarez-Fernández
Artistic accompaniment: María Jerez
Cinematography and photography: Lourdes Cabrera
Production: Mar López and Clara Pampyn
