No. La Venidera

Irene Tena and Albert Hernández, who make up the La Venidera duo, will première a modern dance performance on 17 and 18 October at Centro Danza Matadero - CDM that reflects on denial as a creative and regenerative force.

Through a poetic and symbolic narrative, the production proposes that denial is not an end point or a sterile absence, but a fertile condition that drives the search, intuition and creation. Both dancers explore the idea of “no” as emptiness, darkness, silence or disappearance, but also as a trigger for new questions and possibilities.

The piece forms part of the personal universe of its authors, who question their own artistic identity and career, and who face the present from a critical, contemporary and generational perspective. With a language that frictionally blends traditional flamenco and Spanish dance with the contemporary, the performance becomes a scenic and aesthetic investigation of art as resistance, transformation and memory. The production has received the artistic guidance of Marcos Morau, winner of the  National Dance Award 2013 and director of La Veronal.

Artistic File:

Venue: Centro Danza Matadero - CDM - Nave 11

• Directors, choreography and performance - Irene Tena and Albert Hernández
• Artistic Guidance - Marcos Morau
• Original Music and Composition - Manuel Urbina and Derek V. Bulcke
• Live Music and Performance - Derek V. Bulcke
• Flamenco Guidance - Marco Flores
• Special Collaboration (vocals) - Gabriel de la Tomasa
• Sound Design - Carlos Parra
• Stage Design - Paula González
• Lighting Design - Gabriela Bianchi
• Costume Design and Costume-Making - Santamarta
• Image and Audiovisuals - Abgonal, Jorge Rico and Derek V. Bulcke
• Executive Production: - Paola Villegas, Gabriel Blanco and Andrea Méndez (Spectare)
• Management and Distribution - Lola Ortiz de Lanzagorta (New Dance Management)
• Co-production - Centro Danza Matadero, Grec Festival and Fira Mediterrània de Manresa
• Support - Community of Madrid and INAEM
• Acknowledgements - María Pagés Choreographic Centre, Spanish National Ballet, Triana Dance School (Fuenlabrada, Madrid), Teatro Tomás y Valiente (Fuenlabrada, Madrid) and Teatre Núria Espert (Sant Andreu de la Barca, Barcelona)
• Image Credits - © Abgonal / © Dansa Valencia. José Jordán / Eva Mañez

Approximate Duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes
Recommended Age: All ages