The First Political Choreography Conference features a series of free lectures and workshops to create tools to explore the new forms of creating choreographies, seen as an intrinsically social art form and a medium of political repercussions.
- 3 and 4 May. 10 am to 6 pm
- La Caldera les Corts (Carrer Eugeni d’Ors 12 – Barcelona)
- Full programme
- Free admission. Limited capacity. Prior registration is required
The First Political Choreography Conference features a series of free lectures and workshops to create tools to explore the new forms of creating choreographies, seen as an intrinsically social art form and a medium of political repercussions.
Organised as part of the research of the Doctorate in Philosophy of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and EINA, the event features the participation of:
- Aina Alegre, choreographer, dancer and actress
- Gastón Core, artistic director with Sala Hiroshima
- Tània Costa, art researcher and coordinator of the EINA-UAB University Master's in Research in Art and Design (MURAD)
- Roberto Fratini, playwright, researcher and teacher
- Sara Gómez, visual artist, choreographer and former MURAD student
- Jèssica Jaques, doctor of philosophy
- Vera Livia García, dancer, performer and actress
- Aimar Pérez Galí, dancer, performer and educationalist
- Victoria Pérez Royo, stage arts researcher
- Paula Velasco, doctor of philosophy
- Gerard Vilar, doctor of philosophy and coordinator of the EINA-UAB University Master's in Research in Art and Design (MURAD)
- Laura Vilar, performer, choreographer and educationalist
The organisation of the conference has been possible thanks to the sponsorship of MINECO, research project, FFI2012-32614 FFI2012-32614 “Aesthetic experience and artistic research: cognitive aspects of contemporary art”; the collaboration of the La Caldera Les Corts Dance and Stage Arts Creation Centre, which is hosting the project; and the support of EINA, University School of Design and Art of Barcelona, and the publication Quiasmo.
