SATURDAY, JULY 14 HOUR (RUNNING T.) VENUE DISCIPLINE ORIGIN ARTIST/GROUP SHOW DESCRIPTION Fusion of music and dance to create a piece of contemporary street dance or unconventional 8.00pm AUD spaces. Duet featuring musician Xabier Zeberio DANCE Spain Amaia Elizaran Pool / Bloc and the dancer Amaia Elizaran, characterized by (40’) TZ the search of a choreographic and musical lan- guage which emerged from improvisation. Three musicians come together to surprise the 8.00pm AUD audience with their own compositions, different MUSIC Spain (Canary Jose Alberto Medina Prohibited Sound versions and visions that express the maturity of (30’) SF Islands) & The Joses each one of the components as well as an ener- 11–15 S/C de Tenerife getic search that is present at all times. A woman finds her husband with another wom- july2018 8.20pm an. The lovers are surprised, the wife says noth- GUI THEATRE Colombia Teatro Petra Yo no estoy loca ing, does not make a fuss; she invites them to (75’) eat. The story of a woman that does not stick to traditional. Showcases Programme Big names of rap, reggae and urban Canarian WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 INAUGURATION 8.50pm AUD Spain (Canary music join percussion in a project open to exper- MUSIC Islands) Veneno & Dj Arrocin Bacillus Cereus imentation and influenced by different sounds (30’) PZ and trends. HOUR (RUNNING T.) VENUE DISCIPLINE ORIGIN ARTIST/GROUP SHOW DESCRIPTION Founded in 1983, the Tunisian National Theater is a 9.40pm AUD Pioneers of the new Colombian Music, Curupira 7.00pm public entity whose objective is the development MUSIC Colombia Curupira La Gaita Fantástica puts on a show that gets everyone on their feet Théâtre National of theater, through production and distribution. to dance with their fantastic cumbia, full of poly- GUI THEATER Tunisia Tunisien Violence(s) Violence, a work released in 2015, talks about the (30’) SF rhythmic catharsis and psychedelic harmonies. (110’) Tunisian revolution and the constant struggle of young people in search of “the free world”. At the international vanguard of theatre, Los Benito Cabrera is a folklorist, timplist and cul- 10.00pm Colochos bring to life a violent as well as ac- 9.30pm AUD tural promoter. He is best known for playing the GRA THEATRE Mexico Los Colochos Mendoza claimed version of McBeth. Set in the hectic rev- MUSIC Spain (Canary Benito Cabrera Canarias: vino al timple, a small traditional string instrument that (120’) olutionary Mexico, this revision of Shakespeare’s (75’) SF Islands) mundo he has managed to introduce in fields that a few classic arouses passions. years ago were completely unsuspected. Created in the year 2000, Nómadas works on 10.10pm AUD crossing the space barrier. La Cía brings con- DANCE Spain (Canary Nómada Dulces bestias temporary dance to all types of audiences and (55’) CT Islands) in all kinds of spaces, seeking better communi- mapasmercadocultural.com cation between the artist and the public. Fusion, hip-hop and Canarian accent are the THURSDAY, JULY 12 10.30pm AUD Spain (Canary Material de credentials of these eight musicians who MUSIC Islands) Contrabando Parte del Paisaje bring us Cuban and Senegalese percussions, (30’) PZ Romanian violins, Latin metals and a rhythmic HOUR base and Canarian voices. (RUNNING T.) VENUE DISCIPLINE ORIGIN ARTIST/GROUP SHOW DESCRIPTION Wesli is a troubadour and artist committed to Muovere Cia Founded in 1989, acts in projects of formation, 11.20pm AUD 4.00pm creation, promotion and research in Dance. The MUSIC Haiti Wesli InmiGrand the rhythm of his machines, fusing afrobeat, TEA DANCE Brasil de Dança Desvio reggae and the rare Haitian in an incredible dis- Contemporânea team is composed of a network of hybrid lan- (30’) SF play of irresistible energy on stage. (60’) guage artists, all renowned for their recognition. Beselch Rodríguez is one of the most outstand- SUNDAY, JULY 15 4.40pm AUD Spain (Canary ing timple players in the Canary Islands. He has MUSIC Islands) Beselch Rodríguez Hábitat three recordings on the market, several projects HOUR (30’) SF he has produced and he has offered more than (RUNNING T.) VENUE DISCIPLINE ORIGIN ARTIST/GROUP SHOW DESCRIPTION one hundred concerts. A project that brings dance closer to socie- Albadulake was born out of the need for expres- 11.00am AUD Spain (Canary Tenerife Danza - Ten un romance con 5.30pm sion, to develop an open performance vision, DANCE Islands) Danza en Comunidad tu vida ty, working in places and with people who don’t GUI CIRCUS Spain Cía Albadulake GENOMA B usually have access to it. without text and dynamic, where the movement, (40’) TZ (65’) music and games are the protagonists. A play to awaken the imagination of children With electronic rhythms and guitar riffs, this fa- through nonliving objects. With more than 1,600 5.30pm AUD ther / son duo explores basic and universal 12.00am AUD Tian Gombau-Teatre MUSIC Brasil Combo Cordeiro Combo Cordeiro THEATRE Spain de l’home dibuixat Piedra a piedra shows performed in 38 countries and a nomi- rhythms of Tecnobrega, Boi Bumbá, Carimbó, (30’) PT nation to the Max Theater Awards, this is a play (30’) CM Cumbia and Guitarrada with versatility. recommended to enjoy as a family. Cheerful and comical, suggestive and pro- Dancer, choreographer and teacher born in found, between the earth and the air, a show in- 5.30pm AUD Gran Canaria, Morales is also the creator of his 12.50am Spain (Canary Spain (Canary CIRCUS Sinakt Teatro Circo Barocococlassique spired by history through the Baroque, Rococo DANCE Islands) Cía. Daniel Morales IRM own productions, where he explores new move- TEA Islands) and Neoclassical styles. A delicious theatrical (40’) CT ment languages using urban and contempo- (50’) game about superficial relationships and con- rary dances. trived manners. Forty singers and instrumentalists form the 6.20pm AUD Spain (Canary Canarian folk group Los Gofiones, born in Gran MUSIC Los Gofiones Castillos en el aire Canaria. With an extensive number of albums (30’) PT Islands) and important recognitions, they explore new musical and theatrical formulas. The group was born in 2008 with the desire of 7.00pm TEA Fuenteovejuna. Breve creating innovative projects. They present the THEATRE Spain Associació Obskené tratado sobre las ove- story of the famous village that, tired of the (65’) PZ jas domésticas atrocities of a corrupt and rapist commander, WE ARE MAPAS decides to unite to fight and kill its oppressor. Nuri is one of the most powerful promises of 7.10pm AUD African Futurism. With an eclectic style, it pre- Organizers: MUSIC Denmark Nuri Drup sents a mix of deep bass, organic percussion (30’) PZ with polyrhythmic rhythms, creating traditional music and contemporary electro. 8.00pm AUD Since 2004, Ertza aims to create freely through DANCE Spain Ertza Meeting Point the interaction of different artistic disciplines. This company invites the public, in a playful and Sponsors: (15’) TZ aesthetic way, to take an active role. Influenced by the sounds of Equatorial Guinea, 8.00pm AUD jazz and gospel, Nelida is already one of the MUSIC Equatorial Guinea Nelida Karr Influencias contemporary musical revolutions. Singer, com- (30’) SF poser, pianist, guitarist and cellist, her music Collaborators: shows a broad cultural panorama. Bibiana Monje performs this autobiographical 8.30pm Spain (Canary comedy that premiered in 2017, which won the GRA THEATRE Impulso Lacura Replica Award for Best Show in 2017. In a hu- (90’) Islands) morous way, Monje explores universal themes such as intimacy, family and identity. 8.50pm AUD African rhythms with jazz and blues influenc- Supporters: MUSIC Equatorial Guinea Álex Ikot Band Village Rthymns es come together in this multicultural band that (30’) PZ rescues the roots of Guinean dance and folklore. THURSDAY, JULY 12 FRIDAY, JULY 13 HOUR HOUR (RUNNING T.) VENUE DISCIPLINE ORIGIN ARTIST/GROUP SHOW DESCRIPTION (RUNNING T.) VENUE DISCIPLINE ORIGIN ARTIST/GROUP SHOW DESCRIPTION Cristina Ramos is the most versatile singer in Four young people are in a square. It could be the square of any city. There is music playing 9.40pm AUD Spain (Canary the music scene in Spain, and a worldwide viral 8.10pm AUD MUSIC Cristina Ramos Rock Talent phenomenon. Her audiovisual show Rock and DANCE Spain Kukai Dantza Topa and young people start dancing. It is nothing (30’) SF Islands) Talent mixes explosive classic themes of op- (30’) TZ unusual for them. Its their form of expression. era and rock. Dancing makes them who they are. The Companhia do Chapitô uses comedy to The struggle for survival and the strength to find 8.40pm question physical and social reality. It has been 10.00pm AUD Jerahuni Movement Chirorodziva/The the power and overcome the sorrows that tor- THEATRE Portugal Companhia do Electra creating, since its foundation in 1996, multidis- DANCE Zimbabue Factory Sleeping Pool ment us daily are the main plots of this original, GRA Chapitô ciplinary shows that are based on the physi- (60’) CT innovative and intensely accurate show. (60’) cal work of the actor in a collective process and constant development. Septet created by Gabriel Nobrega, who in ad- From stimulants to tranquillizers, from speed dition to playing the piano also composes and is to sleeping pills, from pills for sexual enhance- 8.50pm AUD 10.30pm MUSIC Brasil Silibrina O Raio responsible for the music arrangements which GUI THEATRE Spain Nueve de Nueve La Extinta Poética ment to contraceptives. Performing artists from combine sounds of Brazilean music with jazz, (80’) different disciplines come together to create a (30’) PZ creating a very spontaneous and vibrant show, play that radiates all their knowledge. full of “Brazilianness”. The Beachers is a group founded in 1966, With a broad stage proposal, this Spanish com- 10.30pm AUD its music is inspired by the rhythms of the 9.10pm AUD ZukDance Performing pany incorporates contemporary and urban MUSIC Panama The Beachers Cincuenta Caribbean and the Panamanian musical tradi- DANCE Spain Arts Company Y Park dancers, as well as acrobats to their shows.