Cia. Las Martas is comprised of six artists who execute balancing, juggling and dancing acts to a soundtrack that includes salsa, cumbia and forró. They take turns playing the saxophone, trumpet, cymbals, bass drums, clarinet and other instruments, while also performing ad-libbing comedy, in so-called gags or improvisations. Presented as an itinerant procession, the company’s […]
Smashed breaks the boundaries between circus, theater and dance, in a performance that addresses the conflicts created by power games. The tension grows as the show unfolds and gender connotations are revealed, hinted by the composition of the cast. They are two women and seven men, who try to dominate the situation. Apples are the […]
On a dark stage without a set, the light falls on the performer and the acrobatic instrument that will accompany her at all times: a hanging bamboo mast known as maestrim. Hollow inside and rigid on the outside, but also flexible, the bamboo enables an infinite number of gestures. The minimalist dramturgy is influenced by […]