Firmamento

La Veronal

March 26 – 27, 2024

Running time 75’

The celebrated dance company La Veronal, led by Marcos Morau, stages the universal adventure of those who, having crossed the threshold of adolescence, approach adulthood with their hopes and fears. The dancers' movements, broken gestures then recomposed into great tableaux vivants, transport us to a world populated by masks and marionettes, in front of a sky of infinite possibilities where everything seems achievable, just as endless as the opportunities appear for those who dreams of growing up. In the delicate journey from the abandonment of carefreeness towards adult responsibilities, Firmamento rediscovers imagination as a weapon to face the future, looking towards tomorrow with eyes full of expectation.

Founded in 2005 by Marcos Morau, La Veronal is a company formed by artists from a range of disciplines, including dance, film, photography and literature. Marcos Morau studied choreography at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, the Conservatorio Superior de Danza in Valencia and the Movement Research in New York. He has been awarded the National Dance Award 2013, granted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. La Veronal’s work has been presented in festivals and theatres worldwide, including: Théâtre national de Chaillot (Paris), Venice Biennale, Oslo Opera, Julidans Amsterdam, Tanz im August (Berlin), Roma Europa Festival, SIDance Festival Seoul, Sadler’s Wells (London), Internationale Tanzmesse (Düsseldorf). Marcos Morau won the Danza&Danza 2022 Award for best choreographer.

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For the performance on March 27, a poetic audio description is scheduled for individuals with visual disabilities. The poetic audio description is curated by dramaturg Camilla Guarino and artist Giuseppe Comuniello, made possible through a collaborative effort between Oriente Occidente, Festival Aperto (Reggio Emilia), FOG Performing Arts Festival (Milano), and Equilibrio (Rome). The performance includes the presence of strobe lights, loud noises, and smoke

Credits

idea and artistic direction: Marcos Morau
production direction: Juan Manuel Gil Galindo
choreography: Marcos Morau in collaboration with the dancers
dancers: Àngela Boix, Jon López, Núria Navarra, Lorena Nogal, Marina Rodríguez, Shay Partush
text: Carmina S. Belda, Pablo Gisbert
voice-over: Victoria Macarte, Nathaniel Ansbach
dramaturgy assistance: Mònica Almirall, Roberto Fratini
technical direction and lighting design: Bernat Jansà
stage manager, props and special effects: David Pascual
technical support on tour: Mirko Zeni
sound design and original music: Juan Cristóbal Saavedra
music: Laurie Anderson
set design: Max Glaenzel
costume design: Silvia Delagneau
animated illustration: Marc Salicrú
production and logistics: Cristina Goñi Adot, Àngela Boix
helmets and masks making: Gadget Efectos Especiales
puppets making: Martí Doy
costume making: A.I.T., Laura Garcia
set construction: Oscar Hernandez (Ou), Jorba-Miró
transportation: Pax 4Events

Firmamento is a production by La Veronal in co-production with: Grec 2023 Festival de Barcelona, Institut de Cultura Ajuntament de Barcelona, Oriente Occidente Dance Festival, Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque, Mercat de les Flors, Temporada Alta – Festival internacional de Catalunya, Girona/Salt, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Chaillot Théâtre National de la Danse, Festival Equilibrio, Fondazione Musica per Roma, Hessisches Staatsballett in the frame of Tanzplattform Rhein- Main, Triennale Milano

With the support of: INAEM – Ministerio de Cultura de España, ICEC – Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya