"The Band" by OtraDanza

La Banda is a street proposal, for all ages, with original music by Raquel Molano, set design by Luis Crespo, costumes by Ana Esteban, dramaturgy by Lucas Escobedo, choreography by Asun Noales and scenic direction by Escobedo and Noales.La Banda is a piece of dance and circus and is the first street show premiered by the OtraDanza Company.La Banda is a nomadic and chaotic family. Five fun characters, who could not be more different and diverse from each other, but who complement each other perfectly.La Banda breaks molds, breaks free from any structure or limitation. They are a team, they work together, they have fun, they share knowledge and experience, they are different but they can and know how to understand each other.In this metaphor of teamwork, represented by La Banda, we advocate for a space to share, finding the meaning of being, living and coexisting, from the small, subtle and simple. Sharing, connecting, adapting, reinventing, are the key words and implicit guidelines in La Banda.Choreography, music, dramaturgy, performance, acrobatics, juggling, dance and circus feeding back into each other. We seek a common ground from what makes us different, being genuine individuals, always traveling through the transcultural, innovation and cultural blending. From different and new paths: past, present, experience and reflection.Five performers, two men and three women, for a choreography created from the corporeal, the tangible, the skin… the body speaks and the mind reacts. With a clearly choral dramaturgy exalting the value of La Banda, of unity, as the sum of many individualities, highlighting the richness that each individual brings to the group. A sonic universe that, through raw guitars, electronic sounds and cheeky voices, travels between tension and tenderness, between surreal and playful scenes. Costumes with a taste of the past, but with a very current and contemporary vision. A set design that moves us through space, a common space that transforms and becomes another member of the team. All these elements form La Banda, a piece built from humor and physicality.Direction and ChoreographyAsun NoalesScenic DirectionAsun Noales | Lucas EscobedoPerformersMarta Santacatalina | Anna Sagrera | Carla Sisteré | Aarón Vázquez | Jorge CastroAssistantCarmela GarcíaInternsDahiana BetancourSet DesignLuis CrespoCostumesAna EstebanComposerRaquel MolanoMusicProduction and music engineering: Oscar Guzmán.Studio recording: Raquel Molano (keyboard and vocals), Oscar Guzmán (rhythm guitar and bass), Toni Mateos (drums) and Miguel Ángel Varela (lead guitar).