After the summer break, the CAAC once again opens its monumental spaces to contemporary dance. This Sunday, September 13, the fall season of the third edition of “Danza en el CAAC” kicks off with two 30-minute pieces each; admission is free while seats last, and the performances begin at 12:00 p.m.
The first performance is “Sr. Mopa” by Juan Luis Matilla, a choreographer, dancer, and musician who describes the piece as “a dance concert.”
The piece, based on the book *Idiota*, explores deliberately simple emotions—laziness, impatience, sadness, disgust, fear—with the artist facing the audience head-on from the very beginning.
Matilla is responsible for the choreography, music, texts, and performance. Trained alongside Roberta Zerbini and Manuela Nogales, among others, he has collaborated with companies such as La Tarasca, La Imperdible, and the international group Cocoondance.
This is followed by “To Be Show” by Alberto José Lucena, who arrives at the CAAC in the midst of a tour after being recognized as Best New Show of 2024 at the 15th Andalusian Dance Awards.
The piece explores the desire to be everything and the fiction of the body on stage, with Lucena himself serving as director and performer. His work blends movement, humor, and a sense of complicity with the audience to transform the everyday into something that defies classification.
Both performances will take place in different spaces within the museum’s historic complex, establishing a dialogue between the artistic works and the architecture that houses them.
The rest of the series, through November
The program continues on October 11 with “Extender como si pudieras” by Julia Laport and “Bailar conmigo” by Víctor Zambrana. The series will conclude on November 8 with “Cantilación” by Olga Santín and “Soy un baile” by Rosa Romero.
All sessions will begin at 12:00 p.m. and will also be free admission.
The 2026 edition of the series is curated by María González Vidal and is part of the programming of the Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art, which is under the jurisdiction of the Regional Ministry of Culture, Historical Heritage, and Sports of the Regional Government of Andalusia.
