CONDEDUQUE CONNECTS ITS ARTS PROGRAMMING WITH LATIN AMERICA
Condeduque, one of Madrid’s leading cultural centers, has unveiled its seasonal program, which establishes a strong connection with Latin American art and thought. The municipal institution, which recently appointed the Mexican writer Jorge Volpi to oversee the center’s cultural direction, has also redesigned its proposals into seven areas of activity, reinforcing connections between the various performing arts and exhibition spaces.
The visual and performative arts will feature, in particular, key initiatives aimed at building ties with the current Latin American art scene. In this vein, Condeduque has announced the launch of a Latin American performance cycle featuring the Argentinians Tiziano Cruz and Matías Umpierrez, the Mexican Lukas Avendaño, and the Chilean Malicho Vaca. These three events will take place in double sessions during the months of October, November, and January.
Malicho Vaca Valenzuela will present his award-winning Reminiscencia to Madrid audiences, who will have the opportunity to witness the acclaimed Chilean piece. This work, a documentary-style exploration, also develops a new, unidentified theatrical genre through which to reflect on our relationship with technology and artificial intelligence.
In WAYQEYCUNA, the final part of the trilogy Three Ways of Singing to a Mountain, Cruz narrates the search for traces to inscribe them in the present in a reflective manner. Just as Andean women weave quipus to preserve memory, the performance revisits the author’s childhood in search of the recollections and memory of his community, questioning how racial hierarchies function and how neoliberalism exerts influence.
In Requiem para un alcaraván, Lukas Avendaño explores how the power of ritual can transcend borders and be applied in multiple directions. His performance encourages the creation of a shared space and invites interaction through the call of the moving body. Finally, Umpierrez will present Play, in which an installation displays analog devices that once determined the circulation of ideas and discourses shaping contemporary societies, creating soundscapes.
Also noteworthy is the exhibition of the Argentine artist Mariela Scafati, Rosa, rosar, rosarum, rosae, rosis, her first institutional solo show in Spain, which offers a survey of her career, developing through diverse approaches to form, concept, and color.
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