Performance in Tabacalera, MADRID, New Year 2012

I am kind of person very active and in French I would said "touche à tout" (= into everything). During my Law study and lawyer time, I have been always doing some artistic activities (art installation, photos, sewing, dance, theater...). So during my journey, I have been always open to other activities than Dance improvisation.

I discovered Tabacalera, some years ago, during a business trip in Madrid.
An old tobacco factory used as an amazing backdrop to a hip collaborative art space putting together with the cooperation of local artists and the Spanish ministry of culture. Musicians, Painters, filmmakers, photographers, sculptors, dancers, theather, Circus, "do it yourself" place with a lot of material... Huge amazing building! I just fell in Love.

My first art project in Tabacalera with the art collectif Muestrarte has been "Salida interior" in collaboration with Voix Off, June 2011 (Video). We did an art installation in the basement of Tabacalera.
"Hilos de lana entremezclados creando una atmósfera de equilibro, y movimiento natural.
En la entrada del sótano de la Tabacalera, los artistas Jean Charles et Nezha, crean una Salida Interior que invita al público a re-descubrir el Espacio a través líneas re-dibujadas; una suspensión temporal."

"Salida Interior"

 I came back in Tabacalera with my sister Hanane and my brother Wadih for the 2012 New Year. We used to do art installations together (we did some in Barcelona, Lyon, Istanbul...), my favorite art colleagues!!!
So, we decided to create an art installation in the same place: "Trinidad" but this time with the idea of inviting people to perform inside.  

"Libre y unido, perpetual movimiento imitando un corazón que late... Expansión luego contracción. Todo parte desde un punto y todo se acaba en un punto.
3 puntos. Una infinidad de lineas inter-conectadas, que alejando y acercando estos puntos se vuelven con el tiempo inter-dependientes.
Un hilo rojo como garante de una union fraternal, fragil y fuerte al mismo tiempo, animandose alrededor de una red infinita.

3 puntos, 3 hilos, 3 vidas. un principio, un final."

"En esta instalaciòn se entreve la infinidad complejidad, y la magìa de las relaciones humanas. En segunda parte, performance de danza improvisada, la instalaciòn respire."

The organization of the performance was quite challenging, and it was only few days after the New Year's party, sic.

IMPROVISATION I love you!
I convinced 4 wonderful dancers Diana Bonilla (I met her in a CI workshop), Mamen Agüera, Cristiane Boullosa, and Jonathan Martineau (Butoh dance Master).
Victor Alonso, an amazing violonist. I met him some days before in a huge tunnel between 2 subway stops (Embajadores y Acacias, close to Tabacalera). I play flute with him and then I came back for dance with him playing! (see the video of our first meeting).
And Marco Ferraris for video and photo (I also met in a CI workshop).

Great improvisation... Here the Video of the performance.