Program Fira B! 2025
JUANCABALLO
Cía. Juan Berlanga
Friday, 3 de October / 18.00 h
Duración: 20'
JUANCABALLO is a dance piece inspired by a popular legend from Úbeda, reimagined through a contemporary physical and stage language. The figure of Juancaballo, half man, half horse, embodies the conflict between beastliness and reason, between instinct and identity, bringing to the stage a reflection on the body as a territory of struggle and transformation.
The choreography merges Spanish and contemporary dance, exploring the tension between impulse and restraint, strength and fragility. The performers embark on a physical journey where movements evoke galloping, resistance, and surrender, within a space that becomes both a battlefield and a rite of initiation.
On a scenographic and sound level, JUANCABALLO creates a minimalist yet powerful universe, where light and live or pre-recorded music generate an atmosphere of mysticism and contained brutality. The piece adapts to both conventional and non-conventional spaces, integrating the surroundings into its discourse.
Rather than telling a linear story, JUANCABALLO invites the audience to immerse themselves in a sensorial atmosphere that appeals to ancestry, myth, and collective memory, while exploring the limits of the body and its resonance through time.
Artistic team
- Dramaturgy: Alberto Conejero
- Performers: Arthur Bernard and Juan Berlanga
- Choreography: David Coria, Gaizka Morales and Juan Berlanga
- Costume design: Tíscar Espadas
- Music composition: Pablo Peña
- Lighting design: Azael Ferrer
- Photography: Crístel MJ
- Video: Jesús P Buján
Cía. Juan Berlanga
Cía. Juan Berlanga was born from the need to explore movement through a unique language, blending Spanish dance, contemporary dance, and stage research. Founded and directed by Juan Berlanga, dancer with the Spanish National Ballet and creator with a strong background in Fine Arts and Design, the company is committed to the intersection of body, space, and heritage.
Trajectory and Key Productions
JUANCABALLO (2023-2024)
Inspired by a legend from Úbeda, this piece investigates myth and its reinterpretation in popular imagination.
Premiere at Escena Patrimonio 2024, Plaza Vázquez de Molina, Úbeda.
Selected for ESTRENA’T DANSA 2024.
Upcoming performances within the 21 Distritos program (Community of Madrid, 2024-2025).
Ongoing contacts with festivals such as Cádiz en Danza, TAC Valladolid, and Teatro Principal de Inca for future presentations.
Research Lines and Future Projects
Development of an expanded format of JUANCABALLO, integrating new dramaturgies and stage spaces.
International expansion, exploring European and Latin American circuits.
Creation of new works in dialogue with tangible and intangible heritage, combining dance and visual art.
Cía. Juan Berlanga is committed to the expressive power of the body as a vehicle for storytelling, exploring the boundaries between the ancestral and the contemporary.
