Fragments of Earth

Matria Libre – Arte sin Fronteras presents a piece of political dance where bodies become matter in movement, leaving ephemeral imprints in space, as if they were scars of a time that has been erased and rewritten. In this piece, dance is not merely gesture, but also an inscription, a draft, a kind of writing made of presence and absence, where each step resonates as a mark of identity and collective memory. The dancers pass through invisible glazes, revealing and concealing fragments of reality, as if they were digging into the material of the forgotten. Between earth and air, between weight and ascent, the dance traces a path towards a type of spirituality that is not found in form but in the empty space it leaves behind.

Matria Libre – Arte sin Fronteras is a pioneering company of political dance. Their piece Sabia Tierra [Wise Earth] was presented at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. The company recently won an award at the Lens Dans Video Dance Festival, for the piece Abolición de la Guerra [Abolition of War]. The company’s artistic proposal is based on the revival of ancestral knowledge and the creation of corporeal language in the pursuit of justice, which is universal and broadens frontiers. The company is comprised of dancers Ada Saliou and Mayaymara Behoteguy Chávez.

Ada Saliou is a distinguished dancer, choreographer and master of African dance. Through his unique corporeal language, he expresses deep emotions and delves into socially relevant topics like immigration and the environment.

Mayaymara Behoteguy Chávez is a dancer and international activist. Steeped in the context of magic realism, and deeply influenced by the struggle for social justice, she has converted her dance into a cry against capitalism, able to awaken consciences and activate change.

A session of  the second edition of the series The Chairs of Tàpies