BABIRUSA DANZA
Babirusa Danza, was founded in 2006 by Beatriz Palenzuela and Rafael de la Lastra. Since its creation they have premiered various productions for theatres and non-conventional spaces in which they show contemporary dance, physical theatre, video dance, and video mapping: De Museumnacht (2006), Lines (2008), Folds (2009), Videodanza Communication Breakdown (2010), Animal Mood (2011), ¿M.R.U.M.? ¿Can You Give Me a Movement? (2012), Tar and Feathers (2014), No title yet... what if we were swallowed by an animal? (2017) y The Nature of Silence (2018).
Their choreographer Beatriz Palenzuela has received different awards such as First Prize Festival molina de Segura 2014, First Prize in the “DeUnaPieza” (in one piece) Contest at the Carlos III University in Madrid, 2013, second prize for Video Dance II Capturadanza 2010, The Barcelona International Dance Exchange Award for the Choreographic Contest of Madrid 2010, a scholarship for the International Festival “Contact Meets Contemporary”, and AISGE Award for Outstanding Dancer at the Choreographic Contest of Madrid 2006.
Their choreographer Beatriz Palenzuela has received different awards such as First Prize Festival molina de Segura 2014, First Prize in the “DeUnaPieza” (in one piece) Contest at the Carlos III University in Madrid, 2013, second prize for Video Dance II Capturadanza 2010, The Barcelona International Dance Exchange Award for the Choreographic Contest of Madrid 2010, a scholarship for the International Festival “Contact Meets Contemporary”, and AISGE Award for Outstanding Dancer at the Choreographic Contest of Madrid 2006.
The company has shown its work at different festivals such as Body Navigation Festival in St. Petersburg, the IDN Festival Mercat de les Flors, Madrid en Danza, American Dance Festival, USA, International Theatre and Street Arts Festival in Valadolid, Festival Vila-Real en Dansa, the Choreographic Contest in Madrid and Choreographers Festival in the Community, Festival Iberoamericano de Cadiz, danza_MOS Conde Duque Madrid, Tanzmesse Dusseldorf.
Actually is part of the collective Coreógrafos en Comunidad in Conde Duque Madrid integrated by Sharon Fridman, Mey-Ling Bisogno, Beatriz Palenzuela, Camille Handson, Manuel Rodriguez, Jesus Rubio, Janet Novás and Pablo Esbert.
BEATRIZ PALENZUELA MARTINEZ: Direction, choreography and performer.
In Classic Dance she has studied with Iom Beitia and Royal Academy of Dancing. In Contemporary Dance in Carmen Senra (Madrid), Henny Jurriens Stiching (Ámsterdam) and Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid.
She has performed as a dancer with Larumbe Danza, Teresa Nieto, Michell Man , Pedro Berdäyes and Sharon Fridman. She was a member of Trasdanza 2008 with the choreographers Damián Muñoz, Carmen Werner, Daniela Merlo, Michelle Man, Nicolas Rambaud and Teresa Nieto.
She found Babirusa Danza with Rafael de la Lastra where develop her task as choreographer ans performer creating: “De Museumnacht”, “Lines”, “Folds”,“Communication Breakdown” y “Ánimo Animal”.Short after founding Babirusa Danza she obtained the Prize as “Oustanding Dancer 2006 allowing her to attend the American Dance Festival 2007, during the celebration of the XX Certamen Coreográfico, in Madrid.
In ADF she took part in The Forsythe Project with Richard Siegal , Nik Haffner and Dana Caspersen, she has also studied Composition along with David Dorfman and Zeleste Miller, Improvisation and Contact with Ismael Huston Jones and Curt Haworth, Modern dance Technique with Abby Jager ( Trisha Brown) and Mark Haim and Magistral Classes with Jenifer Nugent, Eiko and Koma, David Dorfman and Iguana Dance Theatre.
With the production “Folds” she was invited to perform for the first time in the Body Navigation Festival of Saint Petersburg in October of 2009 and obtained artistic residencies in El Navegatorio and R.E.S.A.D. Madrid.
With “Communication Breakdown” Beatriz Palenzuela was price-winning with 2º Prize Videodance II Concurso Capturadanza Teatro de Madrid 2010 and Prize B.I.D.E. Barcelona International Dace Exchange in XXIV Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid 2010.
In B.I.D.E was price-winning with a grant to assist to Festival Internacional Contact Meets Contemporary Göttingen 2011 and selected to participate in Festival Video CanalMono Barcelona in May 2011.
Her last production ¿M.R.U.M.? (Can you Give me A Movement/Gift?) was invited to participate in XXV Choreographic Competition of Madrid 2011 as a Videoinstallation. The scenic project has been developed thank to Temporary Residencies of Canal Dance Theatre and an Artistic Residency at Eduardo Úrculo Cultural Centre of Madrid. In this project has collaborate Paso a 2/Choreographic Competition of Madrid, Tetuán District, Proximidad Cultural Ayuntamiento de Madrid and A.C. Gruñidos Salvajes. Currently, ¿M.R.U.M.? (Can you Give me A Movement/Gift?) has got a Technical Residency at Choreographic Centre Larumbe Danza in Coslada to continue developing the project.
Actually is part of the collective Coreógrafos en Comunidad in Conde Duque Madrid.
RAFAEL DE LA LASTRA GARCÍA: Asistant director, creation and performer.
He studied Interpretation in Cuarta Pared, Madrid and Phisic Theater in Taller de Formación y Creación Teatral directed by Mª Mar Navarro y Andrés Hernández and Mime Workshops in Theatre School Amsterdam.
Contemporary Dance with Michelle Man, Beatriz Palenzuel, Sharon Fridman, Marta Carrasco, Iñaki Azpillaga,10&10 Danza and David Zambrano in Madrid, in Amsterdam on the Henny Jurriens Stiching and in American Dance Festival he participate in The Forsythe Project with Richard Siegal , Nik Haffner and Dana Caspersen, estudied Composition with David Dorfman and Zeleste Miller, Improvisation and Contact with Ismael Huston Jones and Curt Haworth, Modern dance Technique with Abby Jager ( Trisha Brown) and Mark Haim and Magistral Classes with Jenifer Nugent, Eiko and Koma, David Dorfman and Iguana Dance Theatre.
He worked to El Curro DT in XVII Festival Internacional Madrid en Danza 2002, Els Comediants and Babirusa Danza where is creator and performer.
He found Babirusa Danza with Beatriz Palenzuela where develop her task as choreographer ans performer creating: “De Museumnacht”, “Lines”, “Folds”,“Communication Breakdown” y “Ánimo Animal”.
With the production “Folds” he was invited to perform for the first time in the Body Navigation Festival of Saint Petersburg in October of 2009 and obtained artistic residencies in El Navegatorio and R.E.S.A.D. Madrid.
In 2011 he participated in Festival B.I.D.E Barcelona International Dance Exchange where was selected to participate in Festival Video CanalMono Barcelona 2011 and Festival International Contact meets Contemporary Göttingen 2011.
Actually is part of the collective Coreógrafos en Comunidad in Conde Duque Madrid.
He found Babirusa Danza with Beatriz Palenzuela where develop her task as choreographer ans performer creating: “De Museumnacht”, “Lines”, “Folds”,“Communication Breakdown” y “Ánimo Animal”.
With the production “Folds” he was invited to perform for the first time in the Body Navigation Festival of Saint Petersburg in October of 2009 and obtained artistic residencies in El Navegatorio and R.E.S.A.D. Madrid.
In 2011 he participated in Festival B.I.D.E Barcelona International Dance Exchange where was selected to participate in Festival Video CanalMono Barcelona 2011 and Festival International Contact meets Contemporary Göttingen 2011.
Actually is part of the collective Coreógrafos en Comunidad in Conde Duque Madrid.