May 5 (Tue) at 8:00PM - DANCE
Cia. Sònia Gómez
My Mother and I (Mi madre y yo)

Sònia Gómez’s choreography is characterized by boldness, honesty, and a willingness to share her personal experiences with the audience. In My Mother and I, she incorporates text and movement, sharing the stage with her mother to portray a difficult, hostile, yet intimate relationship between daughter and mother. Performed by Rosa Vicente and Sònia Gómez.

May 6 (Wed) at 8:00PM - DANCE
Societat Doctor Alonso
Volume II (Volum II)

Societat Doctor Alonso irreverently mixes genres and styles to find its own way to occupy the stage. Volume II takes place on an empty dance floor: a dancer is lost in her own world and ignores everything around her, including the music being played by a very peculiar DJ. Together, dancer Sofía Asencio and improvisational musician Nilo Gallego create a surprising show, packed with contagious energy. Conceived and choreographed by Sofía Asencio and Tomàs Aragay, founders/directors of Societat Doctor Alonso.

May 7 (Thu) at 8:00PM - DANCE
Mal Pelo
Bach

María Muñoz, together with Pep Ramis, is the co-founder of Mal Pelo, a creative group that has developed its own artistic language via movement and theatrical explorations. In this solo set to The Well-Tempered Clavier, Muñoz transposes Bach’s musical harmonies into physical movements that combine subtletly and precision, freedom and rigor.

May 8 (Fri) at 8:00PM - DANCE
Àngels Margarit/Cia. Mudances
Solo for Pleasure Only (Solo por Placer)

Àngels Margarit, a member of the first generation of contemporary dancers who came out of the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona in the 1970s, founded her own company in 1985. Intimate, pensive, and evocative, this solo—choreographed and performed by Margarit herself—explores the tension inherent in the act of creating a work of art. Margarit brings a powerful, almost feline grace to this simple, yet hypnotic dance, which unfolds to the sounds of ancient Arabic themes.

Catalan Days is a multidisciplinary festival in New York City featuring leading artists from Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Produced by the Institut Ramon Llull, the festival includes dance, film, literature, classical, jazz and electronic music, plus world famous Catalan cuisine, and is held in partnership with the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Jazz Standard, Lincoln Center’s Film Society, PEN American Center World Voices, Carnegie Hall, and the CUNY Graduate Center.

For information about Catalan Days festival events occurring at other venues, please visit: www.llull.cat/catalandays.

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