16 - 18 Jul 2018
SPORÁ #2
The thinking body
The creator Vera Mantero proposes an encounter around composition / interpretation.
Relaxation, use of the voice, writing, breathing and free association are some of the means that we will use to reach movements, actions, structures and desired compositions that are already in us. We will explore some of these tools separately to incorporate them later in longer and complex improvisations, but also on the processes of composition. The particular states of conscience, the attention to external and interior signs (awareness), the use of space, objects and materials will also be important. Irony and empty hands will take us even further.
Formed in classical dance, dancer and choreographer Vera Mantero is considered one of the most prominent names of the New Portuguese Dance. She started creating his own choreographies in 1987 and has, since then, presented her creations, a personal combination of dance and performance, throughout all Europe, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Canada and the USA, as well as in Asian countries like Singapore or South Korea.
This meeting takes place at the same time as the presentation of Os Serrenhos do Caldeirão, exercises of fictional anthropology performance within the Grec Festival 2018.
This event is part of the Sporá Prógrams that also offers:
Salva Sanchis - from 11 to 15 June, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Amalia Fernández & Juan Domínguez - from July 25 to 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Paz Rojo - from October 22 to 26, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Mónica Valenciano - from November 26 to 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
* You can consult the specific information of each Sporá to know more about the guest creator's proposal.
VERA MANTERO está formada en danza clásica, la bailarina y coreógrafa Vera Mantero está considerada uno de los nombres más destacados de la Nova Dança Portuguesa. Empezó a crear sus propias coreografías en 1987 y, desde entonces, ha presentado sus creaciones, una personal combinación de danza y performance, por toda Europa, Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil, Canadá y los EUA, además de países asiáticos como Singapur o Corea del Sur.
Desde el 2000 se dedica también al trabajo de la voz, cantando un reportorio de varios autores y co-creando varios proyectos de música experimental.
En el 2002 recibió el Premio Almada (IPAE/Ministerio de Cultura Portugués) y en el 2009 recibió el Prémio Gulbenkian Arte por su carrera como creadora e intérprete.
Date: July 16, 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Price: € 50
In order to facilitate circulation through the program, affordable prices and discounts are offered:
€ 50 - 3 days Spóra: Vera Mantero.
€ 70 - Sporá 5 days: Salva Sanchis, Paz Rojo, Mónica Valenciano.
€ 90 - double Sporá 5 days: Amalia Fernández & Juan Domínguez.
20% - APDC members / AISGE partners / students at the Institut del Teatre.
20% - from the 2nd Spore
30% - from the 3rd Spore
(non-cumulative discounts)
* If you are interested in following the complete program, contact us.
Registration and inquiries at aula@lacaldera.info or by calling 93 415 68 51 during office hours.