The Julidans festival is held annually in July in several venues in central, south and west Amsterdam. Throughout its 23 years of existence, it has become a must for lovers of modern and innovative contemporary dance. The festival has a varied programme featuring a selection of controversial, unconventional and surprising shows. Leading figures and up-and-coming artists are invited to the event to present their work in different venues.
In 2014 the festival has invited Spanish company La Veronal to perform its show entitled Siena, whose participation is supported by AC/E through the PICE programme for the internationalisation of Spanish culture.
Siena, Marcos Morau’s new show, takes a look at the history of Italian art beginning in the Renaissance, a period when humans regained awareness of themselves, and ending in today’s world. Siena represents man’s constant, absolute need to contemplate the human being. To observe and recognise human forms, actions and presence because, deep down, Siena is the wish to carry on observing it eternally to the point of confusion.
This new work continues to draw from other artistic disciplines such as film and literature.
Marcos Morau won the 2013 Time Out award for best creator of the year, the coveted SebastiàGasch prize (awarded by the FAD foundation for the Arts and Design) and the 2013 National Dance Prize in the Choreography section. His creations have earned him prizes in all the national and international choreography competitions he has entered: the Hanover Choreographic Competition, the Copenhagen Choreographic Competition, the Madrid Choreographic Contest, Masdanza/Festival Internacional de Danza de Canarias, best show at FiraTàrrega, Valencia Crea and the International Biennial of Young Artists from Europe.
In 2014 the festival has invited Spanish company La Veronal to perform its show entitled Siena, whose participation is supported by AC/E through the PICE programme for the internationalisation of Spanish culture.
Siena, Marcos Morau’s new show, takes a look at the history of Italian art beginning in the Renaissance, a period when humans regained awareness of themselves, and ending in today’s world. Siena represents man’s constant, absolute need to contemplate the human being. To observe and recognise human forms, actions and presence because, deep down, Siena is the wish to carry on observing it eternally to the point of confusion.
This new work continues to draw from other artistic disciplines such as film and literature.
Marcos Morau won the 2013 Time Out award for best creator of the year, the coveted SebastiàGasch prize (awarded by the FAD foundation for the Arts and Design) and the 2013 National Dance Prize in the Choreography section. His creations have earned him prizes in all the national and international choreography competitions he has entered: the Hanover Choreographic Competition, the Copenhagen Choreographic Competition, the Madrid Choreographic Contest, Masdanza/Festival Internacional de Danza de Canarias, best show at FiraTàrrega, Valencia Crea and the International Biennial of Young Artists from Europe.