LA DESNUDEZ

April 11 / 8:00 pm

60 minutes

Adults

This piece is a poetic reflection on the act of loving oneself. Two figures on stage trace an idea of polarity and a journey from death to love, accompanied by music —the musician— and the deep, metallic sound of wind through brass.

“La desnudez” evokes a place of intimacy where questions no longer exist. Beauty lies in the exposure of what is —in the simplicity of presence. Sometimes it’s the sublime touch of a hand exchanging warmth and sweat, sometimes the act of loving and sustaining love. It builds and destroys itself, like the act of breathing.

It is a dance of what enters each universe —what is swallowed to later regurgitate something new.

Two people who provoke the impulse to tighten the bond, yet wish to keep it loose enough to untie quickly.

The Nakedness is an act of death, like exhalation —emptying everything out so that something new may begin. At the same time, it is an act of construction, born from the illusion that this time, it might be definitive. The work could even be read backwards, revealing the journey and meaning of an emotional union —a piece that moves from black to white, from an enclosed space to an open one.

Daniel Abreu Company

Founded in 2004, the company has become one of the most distinctive and renowned formations in contemporary Spanish dance. Its creative identity is deeply connected to the universe of dancer and choreographer Daniel Abreu (Tenerife), whose work blends intense physicality with a visual and symbolic poetics shaped by his background in Psychology and his research into the body as a territory of expression.

Over the course of two decades, the company has premiered more than seventy productions presented in over forty countries across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, standing out for its physical language, emotional exploration, and ability to evoke inner worlds through minimal scenic resources. In parallel, Abreu has collaborated with other companies and artists, integrating influences from Canarian folklore, popular music, and flamenco, alongside creators such as Olga Cerpa, Mestisay, and Olga Pericet. Between 2018 and 2020, he served as artistic director of LAVA Compañía de Danza (Auditorio de Tenerife).

His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the National Dance Prize (2014), three Max Awards for “La Desnudez” (2018), the Réplica Awards (2019), the Godot Award (2023), and the Max Award for Best Choreography (2024), shared with Olga Pericet for “La materia.” His career brings together technical rigor, emotional depth, and a stage vision that transcends the limits of movement.