Choreographic interpretation of an Antoni Tàpies painting. Music by Carles Santos with the Heura company dancers. Unique Catalan modernism.
An interpretation of the eponymous painting by Antoni Tàpies featuring dancers from the Heura-company and a minimalist score composed by a modern musical phenomenon, the incomparable Carles Santos. The painting was recreated as a stage set in which the dancers wearing grey and coloured costumes perform their often acrobatic choreography. Something like an albeit modestly scaled celebration of Catalan Modernism. –Rotterdam
He has been active as a director, screenwriter and actor since 1976. His oeuvre consists of four short films, five fiction films, two television films, two documentaries and two episodes for Spanish television series. Villaronga’s impressive full-length film debut Tras el cristal (1987) is still seen as a controversial work. He has also made strong films with a surreal edge, such as El nino de la luna (with a soundtrack by Dead Can Dance and a lead role for the band’s singer Lisa Gerrard, 1989), El mar (2000) and Aro Tolbukhin. En la mente del asesino (2002), all of which are bringing increasing international recognition for Villaronga’s work. His new film Pa negre (2010) had its premiere in competition at the San Sebastian film festival, and won a Silver Shell for actress Nora Navas. –Rotterdam
