Si lo profundo estuviera en la superficie is a speculative choreographic fiction that accompanies a human community’s encounter with an unknown form of life. Its presence gradually reconfigures the group’s social organization and mutual perception, affecting them on a psychophysical level through the distortion of the senses, physiology, and language. Over time, the group faces a series of dilemmas: what is at stake when their humanity meets an intelligent life form that governs it? Should they adapt or resist? What happens when positions diverge and those who were once alike become strangers? And, if the transformation is irreversible, what will remain of their humanity?
Combining theatricality, choreography, and experimental music, the piece traces this community’s journey at the intersection of speculative literature and contemporary global concerns. It critically examines how human reactivity manifests in times of crisis, revealing the fragility of our ideas of community and identity. It also explores human adaptability, proposing new social organizations: questioning speciesist hierarchies, imagining interspecies relationships, and thinking through forms of non-verbal communication. Si lo profundo estuviera en la superficie invites the audience to accompany this community’s encounter with a radical otherness, disturbing the meaning of being human while offering perspectives for rethinking our futures within a critical dystopia.
Practical information
- Friday, October 9
- At 7 pm
- At Graner (c/Jane Addams 14-16)
- Free admission with reservation through the form on this page
