Jarana

Jarana is a dance piece that investigates traditional collective dances that have disappeared or are in danger of disappearing, and the possibility of imagining new traditions in a social and technological context in transformation.

The project is presented as an inquiry into traditional collective dances, some already disappeared and others endangered, and into how new traditions might emerge in a social and technological environment that is changing rapidly. It closes a trilogy devoted to collective practices, so it stands as the final instalment in a series of works on this same axis.

The proposal reflects on the human need for connection and belonging, and on the role that celebrations and traditions play in building the identity of each territory. It is a gaze that joins memory and the present, and that poses questions rather than answers about what remains of shared rituals.

Jarana is offered as a dance show at the Teatre Monumental in Mataró, and will interest those drawn to contemporary dance who are curious about the collective dimension and the relationship between tradition and community.