Would you be able to describe your favorite taste in words? And a scent? What would it be like to dance based on tactile, auditory, or visual sensations? The proposal of the sentiens research in these sessions is to take the senses and perception as a starting point to get to know our body and its movement possibilities, to explore new ways of relating to one another and to the environment. New ways to feel space or time, to perceive reality, and to stimulate our imagination. Beyond the five senses that we normally know, there are others that are less familiar, and each of them is a whole universe that we can discover through movement and dance.
Emma Villavecchia studied contemporary dance at Bennington College, USA. Between 2016 and 2019, she co-directed the dance collective Three Planes Collective. She currently lives in Barcelona, where she participates in artistic and pedagogical projects in collaboration with other artists and centers (La Visiva, Casa Virupa, Laboratori d’Arts Contemplatives, Cascades) and develops stage and audiovisual creations (Rítmia and Babelian Circles). She has presented her projects at the Mercat de les Flors, Casa Elizalde, Sismògraf Festival, Galería Cadaqués, and international videodance festivals, among others. She teaches dance, rhythm, and body awareness classes and workshops. Recently, she has been interested in artistic creation in educational contexts (EnResidència, Tot Dansa, Tots Dansen, Mapadeball), where she has worked with adolescents, trainers, and teachers in collaboration with María Fernanda Soberón. She has completed the Meditation Course at Casa Virupa and is training as a Somatic Movement Educator at Movimiento Atlas, the official Body-Mind Centering® school. This year, she is starting a Master’s in Research in Education at UAB, specializing in art, body, and movement.
Emma Villavecchia will carry out Sentiens weekly at Escola Enric Granados (4th grade) during the 2024-25 school year.
The educational program of Graner is part of the Caixa d’Eines (Toolbox) program, promoted by the Pla de Barris de Barcelona, which consists of introducing artistic practices into the school curriculum with the aim of reducing inequalities between the neighborhoods of the city. The mediation by Graner is carried out by Mireia de Querol.
