IT Dansa presents “Whim” from home
Barcelona, SPAIN - This one is pretty awesome. It shows us what can be done with existing pieces of dance even when we are all distanced apart. It’s invigorating, whimsical, and wondrous and set against the backdrop of one of the most magical cities in the world.
With the rest of their tour around Europe cancelled for the year, the dancers of IT Dansa (the Young Dance Company of the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona) continue to dance from home, in the distance, and despite the confinement imposed by COVID-19. They do so with the same vigour and joy as seen in this excerpt from on of their pieces “Whim (Fractured Fairytale)” by the world renowned choreographer Alexander Ekman and set to music by Vivaldi.
IT Dansa is a pedagogical project created in 1996 as part of the Theatre Institute of Barcelona
as a post-graduate course to improve the training of young dancers.
The company has premiered more than 30 choreographies by renowned artists and performed over 300 shows around the world.
Artistic direction
Catherine Allard
Team of dancers
Beth Andrews, Ange Clementine, Albert Carol, Marc Comellas, Leonardo Farina,
Aleix Labara, Ioar Labat Bernio, Venetia Jia Yee Lim, Alexander López, Jaume Luque,
Berta Martí, Gaizka Morales, Elisabet Morera Julia Razquin, Nora Svendsgard and Úrsula Urgelés.
Interns: Gloria Garcia and Yamil Ortiz.
Rehearsal direction
Nora Sitges-Sardà and Mathilde van de Meerendonk