Recuerdo nº7
recuerdo nº7 is a director duo comprised of Enrique López and Javier Ara
they develop their art at the crossroad of dance and music.
This was meant to find you (Biennale Danza 2024)
year: 2024· dance piece · length: 35 min
choreography/direction: recuerdo nº7
music: Alex Aller,Javier Ara
performers: Sofia Baglietto,Daniele Bracciale, Somer February,Piera Gentile,Kannen Glanz,Victoria Martino Troncoso,Francesco Polese,Alberto Serrano.premiere: 26.07.2024, Arsenale Isolotto, La Biennale Di Venezia
We contain multitudes
year: 2023 · dance piece · length: 16m 28s
choreography/direction: recuerdo nº7
music: Oliver Coates
performers: Adrián Bolaños, Alberto Alonso, Asia Paiola, Berta Vallverdu, Candela López-Villaseñor, Laura Gogeascoetxea, Leire Marimón, María Dalmau, Melissa Cely, Nacha Sofía, Nicolás Martínez, Paula Jofre, Sara de Talavera, Sara Luquero, Sara Pérez Olson.premiere: May 2023, Sala Mirador (Madrid)
Me parece que sufro lo que en mi profesión llaman nostalgia
year: 2022 · dance piece · length: 55m
choreography/direction: recuerdo nº7
music: Javier Ara, Alex Aller
light design: Irene Ferrer
performers: Enrique López, Javier Ara, Claudia Boschpremiere: 25. November 2022, SAT Teatre (Barcelona)
Me parece que sufro lo que en mi profesión llaman nostalgia (short version)
year: 2021 · dance piece · length: 14m 32s
choreography/direction: recuerdo nº7
music: Javier Ara, Alex Aller
performers: Enrique López, Javier Ara, Claudia Bosch, Natalia Garcíapremiere: 28. November 2021, Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona)
SAT Teatre prize · 1st prize Certamen Coreográfico Distrito de Tetuán (Madrid)
Enrique López Flores began his studies in contemporary dance at the Professional Dance Conservatory of Barcelona. After that he joined IT Dansa, the young dance company of the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona, under the artistic direction of Catherine Allard, where he danced choreographies by Alexander Ekman, Ohad Naharin, Jiři Kylián, Rafael Bonachela and Sidi Larbi. From 2018 to 2021 he worked at Hessisches Staatsballett under the direction of Tim Plegge and Bruno Heynderickx. From 2022 he works as freelance dancer and combines it with the development of his own artistic work.
Javier Ara Sauco studied music in his hometown of Huesca, Spain. After that he came to dance as a student of the Superior Conservatory of Dance María de Ávila in Madrid. In 2015, he became a member of the young company IT Dansa in Barcelona under the artistic direction of Catherine Allard. From 2018 to 2021 he danced in Hessisches Staatsballett under the direction of Tim Plegge and Bruno Heynderickx. After that, he finishes his superior dance studies in Institut del Teatre in Barcelona and starts working as a freelance dancer. In 2022 he participates in the Biennale Dance College in Venice under the direction of Wayne McGregor. There he met Saburo Teshigawara and since then he began to collaborate with his dance company KARAS, dancing in several projects around Europe and Japan.