A skilful fusion of dance, industrial design and queer aesthetics, Andrea Peña & Artists’ BOGOTÁ opened the 17th Venice Biennale. A radical and innovative large-scale work.
A choreographer with a hybrid background in dance and design, Andrea Peña is known for her rigorous conceptual creations, conceived as installations in which the body dialogues with materiality. Of dual Canadian-Colombian heritage, here she reexamines her Latin American roots with a resolutely post-colonial eye. Created in collaboration with nine performers and a dozen associates, BOGOTÁ recreates the dynamic, high-contrast landscape of the Colombian capital, where chaos, collective resilience and exuberant creativity intertwine. Inspired by Latin American baroque and age-old magical realism viewed from a queer perspective, the work delves into the themes of death and rebirth that are so deeply rooted in this culture. Visceral, transgressive and mesmerizing; a bold venture, halfway between stage performance and dance theatre, that transcends boundaries!
Andrea Peña & Artists is a company renowned for creating critical, alternative and spatial worlds that break with our notions and understanding of a sentient humanity. Intrigued by the depths of individuality, a theme rooted in her bi-cultural origins, Peña’s choreography is imbued with vulnerability, complexity and dynamic physicality, extending beyond simple movement by means of conceptual research. With a background in industrial design, her works are influenced by the visual arts and spatial qualities, focusing on the body as matter that exists in relation to time and space.
December 11-12-13-14, 2024 – 7 PM
Duration : 80 minutes
REGULAR : 49 $
Choreography Andrea Peña & Artists
Performers Nicholas Bellefleur, Charlie Prince, Jo Laïny Trozzo-Mounet, Jean-Benoît Labrecque, Jontae McCrory, Erin O’loughlin, Francois Richard, Frédérique Rodier, Chi Long
Artistic Direction Andrea Peña
Dramaturgy Angelique Willkie
Scenography Jonathan Saucier, Andrea Peña
Rehearsal Direction Helen Simard
Technical Direction Conrad St-Gelais
Lighting Hugo Dalphond
Sound Direction Debbie Doe
Costumes Jonathan Saucier, Polina Boltova
Visuals Bobby Leon, Felixe Godbout-Delavaud, Antoine Ryan / Kevin Calero, Andrea Peña
Graphic Design Rico Rica
Production Polina Boltova, Isaïe Richard
Tour Management Isaïe Richard
Agency Mickaël Spinnhirny / CAPAS • Label de danse
Co-production Agora de la danse, Danse Danse, International Festival of Contemporary Dance: La Biennale di Venezia