Azkuna Zentroa presents OSA+MUJIKA company’s Loser, created during the Azkuna Zentroa and Dantsateliers Rotterdam 2019 contemporary dance residency via a collaboration and exchange agreement with the dutch contemporary dance creation and exhibition centre. OSA+MUJIKA arose from the artistic meeting of Jaiotz Osa and Xabier Mujika, which combines two creative worlds such as dance and scenography/wardrobe. Their work Loser is a reflection on the millennials, their social relationships, dependence on networks and society’s expectations.
Description:
"Loser" is a reflection on the millennials, their social relationships, dependence on networks and society’s expectations. «I was always being told I was special. I also got told that I’d have everything I wanted in life, just because I wanted it. I crashed into the real world and immediately realised I was neither special nor would I have everything I wished for just because I wanted it. The need to show a problem free and perfect life, coupled with the need to accept a world which isn’t real in search of the path to cover the infinite emptiness, is what we the Millennials feel, as a criticised generation that hides the profound truth, namely, dissatisfaction».
Through a very physical choreographic language, always starting with the body, OSA+MUJIKA explores new forms of expression, taking enormous care with the dramatics in addition to the movement and choreography. According to the artists, «the aim of this piece is to present a bona fide millennial, with all his/her characteristics. This character will fight for his/her dreams and aims, while at the same time it will experience great frustration and rage. The changes in these inner turmoils of the character will be reflected in the difference scenes of this piece. Thus, while some are filled with positivity and euphoria, in others failure is the protagonist».
