Kenòpsia

Kenopsia, from the Greek kenosis (emptiness) + opsia (to see).

Kenòpsia proposes a street performance, designed to be performed in the street in groups of two spectators, with the help of a map.

There is no longer any town or village where the plague of the hard surface square has not arrived. Architectural follies, urban planning frauds and political machinations have taken spaces away from citizens and handed them over to speculation, decadence or hostility.

Kenòpsia is the party of the neighbourhoods against the party of the big top. The recovery (if only for a few moments) of all those spaces that we were promised, but that have never become ours.

Original idea and creation: Las Calatrava (Nil Martín, Laura Riera, Cristina Sanz-Gadea and Júlia Valdivielso)

Direcction: Júlia Valdivielso

Performance: Laura Riera, Nil Martín

Scenic space and costumes: Mariona Signes

Executive production: Judit Martínez Gili

Creation production: Cristina Sanz-Gadea

Accompaniment in research: Erik Harley (@periferia.periferia)

Timely accompaniment in research: Marina Garcés and Andrés Rubio

Artistic accompaniment: Cristina Celada (El Pollo Campero Comidas para Llevar)

Poster photography: Désirée Gómez

With the support of Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya (OSIC), Fundació Carulla (Beca SOS Cultura), Sala d’Art Jove (Premi Art Jove Creació), /Unzip (Beca Art al Barri), Festival Z, Escena Poblenou (Embrions), Nau Côclea, Museu Terra, Teatre Jardí de Figueres, Fàbrica de Creació Fabra i Coats, CC Navas

Acknowledgements: Albert Burguera, Clàudia Cantero, Paula Castillo, Cris Celada, Roser Collell, Alba Cuenca, Sara Domènech, Maria Donoso, Mariona Esplugues, Erik Harley, Camille Latron, Cinta Paloma, Andrés Rubio, La Sala de Escritores, L’Última Merda Col·lectiu, La Cremallera, Cia. Llum de Fideu