Espacio Abierto celebrates Dance Day with its own production directed by Laida Aldaz Arrieta

Quinta de los Molinos Open Space, a center based on the field of culture, tourism and sports, celebrates World Dance Day with its own production and festival Zinetika, directed by Laida Aldaz Arrieta. In perspective – open space he performance Specific location (Created specifically For a place) It is based on the encounter between dance, architecture and music in non-theatrical spaces, which will be presented on Sunday 28 April in three performances (10:30, 12:00 and 1:30 pm).

“Dance has always had an important weight in Espacio Abierto’s programmes, and being able to count on Laida to bring this art closer to our families is a true luxury,” says Beatriz de Torres, Artistic Director of Espacio Abierto.

Laida Aldaz transforms non-scenic spaces into scenic spaces, reinterpreting them and giving them another meaning. In fact, although the series In perspective They have also been created in other places – such as the Oteiza Museum in Navarra, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Condestable Palace in Pamplona or the Euskadi Institute of Architecture in San Sebastian – and in each of them the piece takes on its own identity. Each architectural space is unique and generates different creative processes to create a new work every time.

As its name indicates, the show – a tour of the centre's various interior spaces – plays with perspectives and evokes a cinematic atmosphere. On this occasion, the show includes five dancers (Clarissa Costaliola, Stefano Mattillo, Maeder González, Manon Jacquelin and Laura Gutierrez), accompanied by live music, composed especially for this show by Juanma Uriza.

Audience from In perspective – open space You'll see the same choreography, but from very different perspectives, because you'll walk along as the show develops to discover different dance scenes inspired by the textures, colors, lights, perspectives and other elements that make up the show. Inhabited space.

Leda Aldaz says: “The audience in this work is active, alive, moving, and excited…” He adds: “He approaches with the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen, but with curiosity and the desire to live a new artistic and family experience.” “The way the audience comes out after this experience is something that interests me a lot,” he admits. This interaction with the audience is present at all times, as the piece is created in full view of the audience and the entire process is shared with them.

Laida Aldaz (Navarra)

Laida Aldaz Arrieta is a multidisciplinary and, in many cases, self-taught artist. He has a special interest in integrating the arts and his works focus on the relationship between body and space. Her curiosity pushed her to create, direct and produce works in various artistic fields. Throughout her career, she has danced with numerous choreographers and artists and taught classes at international schools and festivals.

She is the director of El Trastero Creativo, an association with which she implements several artistic projects, and the director of Zinetika, an interdisciplinary festival where the relationships between dance, cinema and new technologies are explored. She is also co-director of the La Faktoria Choreographic Centre. Likewise, thanks to the Leonardo grant, the artist experiments with the interior and exterior spaces of various heritage buildings in Madrid and Bilbao that have fallen into oblivion, attracting the audience to them, who walk during the performance.