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Choreographer: George Céspedes
Music: Sigur Rós, Trentemoller, Marilyn Manson, Philip Glass, Ludovico Einaudi, Autechre
World Premiere: July 11, 2017, Colours International Dance Festival, Stuttgart with Los Hijos del Director
80 min for 6 dancers
In his new piece he reflects on the current situation of his homeland, which is currently undergoing enormous changes - and on the global mechanisms and systems affecting it: “How they are influencing us, how they have the power to control and bend us, how they make us forget who we really are!” The choreographer sees his work as a form of resistance against the alienation of human spirit. The production is a close collaboration between Céspedes and his dancers using a musical collage that extents from heavy metal and modern electronica to the work of Cuban singer-songwriters.
“There is not far the day when the humanity will become aware that biologicaly is confronted to choose between, the suicide and the worship.”