RESOLUTION OF CALLS FOR CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCIES 2021

On Saturday, March 13, met at the headquarters of the CCMP of Fuenlabrada, the jury chaired by María Pagés and composed of Iratxe Ansa (choreographer), Rafaela Carrasco (choreographer), Luis Lozano (programmer), Olga Baeza (journalist) and El Arbi El Harti (director of the CCMP). Mamen Adeva, cultural manager, acted as secretary.

The jury has been congratulated for the success of the first call of the Residencias Coreográficas de Fuenlabrada. A total of 39 projects have been presented. Of these, 28 are led by women and 11 by men. Of these projects, 24 are of contemporary dance, 13 of Spanish dance and flamenco and 2 of classical dance.

The jury appreciated the quality of the projects presented and the relevance of the candidates, underlining the interest of the young talents.

After the corresponding deliberations, the jury unanimously agreed that the choreographic residencies be awarded to the following projects:

1.- CREATIVE RESIDENCES

  • Knock. Essay on the memory of Tangen Benzal.
  • TRANS=FORM by Fabian Thomé Full Time Company
  • No-Exit by Manuela Barrero (RESERVA)

2.- RESEARCH RESIDENCIES

  • Bekristen / Christians (Chapter II) by Luz Arcas – The Phármaco
  • Mother Tongue by Eduardo Vallejo Pinto – Ogmia

 3.- TECHNICAL RESIDENCES

  • Thalamus of Monica Iglesias
  • Eat me again by Mey-Ling Bisogno

Obeying the philosophical line of the Centro Coreográfico María Pagés, whose action is drawn from the experience and values of its founder, the jury has decided to create a new category of residencies, under the name Proyecto Ballena (Whale Project). The main objective of the latter is to welcome and accompany young creators, offering them not only spaces but also creative, technical and administrative advice.

The following projects have been selected for the Whale Project:

  • Forge of Blanca Lorente Padilla
  • Luna Sanchez Moving in – La Basal
  • Thinking Lorca by Javier Moreno – Almoranza
  • IN-SIDE by Lucía Montes and Mado Dallery

Also, in view of the quality of the projects and candidates, the jury has decided to invite the following companies to develop their creations:

  • Project 2020-2022 by Patricia Guerrero
  • Encajas? by Júlia Gimeno, Nuria Martínez and Virginia Muñoz – Danza3

The Fuenlabrada Choreographic Residencies are an initiative developed by the María Pagés Choreographic Center in collaboration with the Fuenlabrada City Hall. The programmatic alliance of these two institutions seeks, on the one hand, to vindicate dance as one of the essential expressions of culture in Spain and, on the other, to promote research, creation and reflection on the choreographic world from Fuenlabrada, at a regional, national and international level.

The residency program supports choreographic creation projects in all its disciplines and vindicates dance, promoting its creative spaces committed to citizenship.