Repertoire
Aksak
The term "aksak" pervades the entire performance. Aksak is a Turkish word meaning ‘lame’, and it is an irregular rhythm, typical of Balkan folk music, originating from primitive popular dances.
It is not a recreation of folklore or manners but a feeling of oppression and isolation that underlies the entire work. From beneath this tension, man seeks to find suitable conditions allowing him to break beyond the barriers of reason in order to reach something more elevated. The plot in this work plays an essentially structural role; the content is secondary and limited to a few basic concepts that refer to Plato’s Myth of the Cave.
Aksak, with a proportion of 2/3, is applied to all of the aspects of the work and it plays an essential role in the compositional processes. The temporary processes are rhythmic, melodic, formal or structural and they at all times create a result that can be heard, always through sensation, a priority element in this creation alongside time: both sensation and time are the common denominators of the worlds of Dance and Music.
- World premiere by: Compañía Nacional de Danza at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (Spain), June 25th 2010
It is not a recreation of folklore or manners but a feeling of oppression and isolation that underlies the entire work. From beneath this tension, man seeks to find suitable conditions allowing him to break beyond the barriers of reason in order to reach something more elevated.The plot in this work plays an essentially structural role; the content is secondary and limited to a few basic concepts that refer to Plato’s Myth of the Cave.
Aksak, with a proportion of 2/3, is applied to all of the aspects of the work and it plays an essential role in the compositional processes. The temporary processes are rhythmic, melodic, formal or structural and they at all times create a result that can be heard, always through sensation, a priority element in this creation alongside time: both sensation and time are the common denominators of the worlds of Dance and Music.
Información
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Choreography:Gentian Doda
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Music:César Aliaj (Laura Oliver de la Guerra, violoncello; María Orejana Salinas, piano; Alejandro Sancho Pérez, percussion; Fernando Colás Sánchez, recording)
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Set Design:Susana Riazuelo
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Costume Design:Jaime Noel Roque de la Cruz
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Lighting Design :Nicolás Fischtel (A.A.I.)
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Assistant to choreographer:Dimo Kirilov
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Running time:25' 31''
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Premiere cast:Isaac Montllor, Michael Carter, Francesco Vecchione, Stein Fluijt, Joaquín Crespo, Daan Vervoort, Javier Monzón, Luisa María Arias, Ana Mª López, Stephanie Dalphond
