Exhausting Space

Photographs by Charles Paul Azzopardi

Exhausting Space

The Spanish choreographer Iván Pérez is well known for his poetic, clear dance style, which is stripped down to its bare essentials. He now employs this style to interpret the way we relate to each other in our complex world. Our world, where everything is connected, but boundaries can easily be transgressed. Presented as an adaptation of his previous work Attention, the doors are closing! created in Moscow, three dancers use every corner of the theatre surrounded by the audience. Tirelessly and affectionately, they exhaust perspectives of personal space and use their bodies in search for unity. Even though the boundary that separates intimacy from intimidation is fragile, the dancers push the limits anyway. Tenderly they discover new possibilities for human connectedness.

Tnejn(2) is a double bill framed by a strong mediterranean sensibility by two Spanish choreographers. Dutch choreographer Iván Pérez Avilés is one of the most exciting emerging international dance makers today. He also acts as Associate Choreographer to finMalta and the company is proud that he will be re-staging his highly acclaimed work ‘Exhausting Space’ as part of this evening (the work was originally commissioned by and premiered at the Korzo Theater in The Hague, 2015). Presented as an adaptation of his previous work ‘Attention, the doors are closing!’ created in Moscow, three dancers use every corner of the theatre surrounded by the audience. The programme concludes with a short work by Spanish – Malta based choreographer Lucía Piquero. ‘Petrichor’ was originally created on the 2015 – 2016 group of ZfinMalta apprentice dancers. The work was received with enthusiasm and will now be re-staged for the main company dancers of ŻfinMalta.

Production team

Choreography: Iván Pérez Avilés