Natalia Fernandes will share her working methodology at Graner next April through a laboratory to kick off her residency with the professional community. We are looking for a group of up to 18 people who wish to participate in the “INVENTED ANATOMY” laboratory, which will take place at Graner from April 10th to 12th, 2024 (10 am to 2 pm). The group will be formed through this call, and a selection will be made from all the applications received.
Invented Anatomy, or how to have a dancer’s body
As part of her residency in Graner’s Practical Methodologies, Natalia Fernandes is opening this laboratory to kick off her residency with the professional community. She will present and share the most important pillars of Invented Anatomy practice—sweat and thought. Dancing as an intellectual exercise / Thinking as a physical practice.
In the laboratory sessions, with the practice of Invented Anatomy, we will explore the body as discourse—combining mechanics and imagination as parts of the anatomical study. We will move our butts and our discourse. We will shake the flesh and the word. Together, we will explore physical and choreographic discourses, paying attention to the “inventions” of the dancing body and the body observing the dance.
Natalia Fernandes
Natalia Fernandes is a Brazilian performer and creator based in Spain since 2017. Her dance training spans both the university context and the contemporary scene in São Paulo. In addition, she has experience working with various choreographers and has taught in different countries.
In Spain, she has worked with Jesús Rubio Gamo, Celso Giménez/La Tristura, Poliana Lima, Miquel Barcelona, among others.
In 2017, she began her research on the INVENTED ANATOMY method, which received support this year from Graner, La Poderosa, Espacio Nyam-Nyam, and C.C. Barceloneta. Also in 2017, she started developing her original work in Spain, with her most recent creation *El Carnaval No Es Alegre – TINY-DESK* debuting at the TNT 2023 Festival and Conde Duque in Madrid. It is in the non-static balance between her work as a performer, her teaching practice, and the creation of her own projects where her body dances.
Participant description:
The workshop is open to the entire professional community of dance and theater, as well as writers.
The profile we seek includes all professionals interested in the body, movement, and writing.
Practical information:
Laboratory dates: April 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2024
Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
Location: Graner, center for dance and live arts creation (c/Jane Addams 14-16, Barcelona) How to get there
Ideally, we request 100% attendance availability (with flexibility) with a maximum of one absence—one of the days.
50 €
The laboratory will be conducted in Spanish
