Oro negro is a solo in 2 bodies with live music.
Oil, the black gold which has transformed the world, is the metaphor with which the dancer and choreographer Poliana Lima has created this piece. It is poetically associated to the excavation process of a treasure and places emphasis on the elements and identities that were denied and excluded from dominant Western culture.
In Oro negro, the body is the instrument which unearths, and the object unearthed is where the diabolical is revealed: the soft, vulnerable and perishable flesh; the erotic female from the perspective of a woman’s desire; blackness and popular. Oro negro is conceived as a territory of living memory and a place where biographical, family, community, socio-cultural, mythical and spiritual dimensions are articulated and become readable. This conception of body enables the exploration of footprints left by the tacit processes of conveying habits, customs, violence, pain and pleasure throughout several generations. It allows us to explore these multiple identity, cultural and temporal dimensions which make up the body as a diverse dynamic yet unstable conglomeration.
After its premiere in the Abadía Theatre as part of the 40th Autumn Festival in 2022, Poliana Lima is presenting her new work in Azkuna Zentroa, where she developed part of the creative process.
Description:
Dancers: Poliana Lima & Miguel Ángel Chumo Mata Concept, direction & choreography: Poliana Lima Choreography assistant: Lucas Condró Dramaturgy: Javier Cuevas Lighting design: Carlos Marquerie Sound design: Óscar Villegas Original music: Pablo Sánchez Photography: Álvaro Gómez Pidal Video: Álvaro Gómez Pidal Production: Isabella Lima Co-production: Poliana Lima & Mapas Fest Sponsors: Autumn Festival, Madrid City Council, Azkuna Zentroa, San Cristóbal de la Laguna City Council, Canal Theatres & Tenerife Auditorium.
